Axle upgrade ..

fiend said:

Maybe go with 1350s over 1310s if you think 37s are in your future.

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danford.lau said:

I’m using Robert Kobal (RK Haus) from Yorba Linda . He came highly recommended from other jeepers . Spoke with him and he will be sliding in the sleeves and welding only at the ends . He’s confident it adds strength to the axles although not sure how much . It won’t weaken . Figure at this point it’s better than nothing


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jesse3638 said:

I'd go 1350's on 35's. I had a trail upgrade to a 1350 when my 1310 grenaded the t-case yoke and CV joint.

I believe the reported added strength is 20 or 30% if I remember correctly per manufacturers specs. But as previously mentioned you'll be limited to the Rubi elocker as you won't be able to run the required axle shafts for an ARB.

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Exodus Jeeps said:

.......but if you’re like everyone else you’ll end up upgrading your axle down the road anyways so consider it money saved.
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Good2Go said:

Q: if you’re upgrading in the future would you be able to move Prosteers into the new axle? Or are they stuck once they are pressed in to the old one?


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zimm said:

I skipped the sleeves after seeing how invasive the install is. They drill big holes all through the tube of the axle in order to plug weld the sleeves to the tubes.

I did the c-gussets. I'm installing pro-steers when they arrive next week along with revolution chromoly axle shafts.

I geared to 4.88 when I was on 35's and loved it (on a 3.6 engine). Now that I'm on 37's, kinda wish I had done 5.13, but it's only a 180rpm difference in the end.

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danford.lau said:

Are Rubi e lockers an issue ? Do a lot of people end up changing to ARB? I was hoping to keep using those indefinitely .


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JKDream said:

Debatable, when mine bent, the tube was pulling out of the diff because the plug welds broke.
Not sure how sleeves would prevent that, nor let me drive home.

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danford.lau said:

Are Rubi e lockers an issue ? Do a lot of people end up changing to ARB? I was hoping to keep using those indefinitely .


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jesse3638 said:

But as previously mentioned you'll be limited to the Rubi elocker as you won't be able to run the required axle shafts for an ARB.

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fiend said:

I seem to recall that, when I looked into it a few years ago, OX made a 30 spline locker for the front Rubicon housing. I haven’t checked recently though ....

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jesse3638 said:

Thanks, I wasn't sure of the options out there. I just remember ARB's could not be used as they required the 35 spline shafts.

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danford.lau said:

Nice . I assume hydro steering isn’t necessary for 35s? I drove about 100 miles today and steering already feels more solid . Hope it will be back to standard soon


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