Junk yard truck axles

RUBI4US said:

I am looking for ideas on upgrading my axles on a beer budget.

Ideally I would be ordering a pair of PR60's, but I didn't win the Powerball this week!

What should I be looking for at the local pick-a-part?

I am hoping to get set up for 40" tires in the not so distant future.

Most of the wheeling up here in Western Washington is mud or rocks.

Rubi is currently a bone stock 08 JKUR.

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Elusive said:

Heres the real problem.
What do you want?
dana 60's with coil overs right?
so plan on a whole new suspension, 8 lug wheels, tires, hydro assist to turn the big meats, gears, lockers, axle shafts, driveshafts, new tie rod with larger ends, new drag link, new track bar, now the upper control arm is too high and hits the radiator or oil pan on compression so you either lift it more or limit flex or turn it into a 3 link. Also new ball joints, axle U joints, wheel bearing, hubs.
I've had both dynatrac and junk yard axles. Dynatrac axles break just like junk yard axles. I have the skills to cut and turn the axle C's and I set up my own gears and made my own brackets but I still had thousands into the junk yard axle. I really enjoy building axles so when I recently found a single rear wheel front ford 60 in a junkyard I bought it for my rubicon (for $300!) A year later I sold it because the jeep does everything I want it to now.

Now lets build a rear axle!

I'm saying plan on having near $20000 into either route. probably more.
if you do it all yourself plan on having $15000 into a rig that drives crappy.

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Elusive said:

Heres the real problem.
What do you want?
dana 60's with coil overs right?
so plan on a whole new suspension, 8 lug wheels, tires, hydro assist to turn the big meats, gears, lockers, axle shafts, driveshafts, new tie rod with larger ends, new drag link, new track bar, now the upper control arm is too high and hits the radiator or oil pan on compression so you either lift it more or limit flex or turn it into a 3 link. Also new ball joints, axle U joints, wheel bearing, hubs.
I've had both dynatrac and junk yard axles. Dynatrac axles break just like junk yard axles. I have the skills to cut and turn the axle C's and I set up my own gears and made my own brackets but I still had thousands into the junk yard axle. I really enjoy building axles so when I recently found a single rear wheel front ford 60 in a junkyard I bought it for my rubicon (for $300!) A year later I sold it because the jeep does everything I want it to now.

Now lets build a rear axle!

I'm saying plan on having near $20000 into either route. probably more.
if you do it all yourself plan on having $15000 into a rig that drives crappy.

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