Why Would Someone Swap From 30 To 29 Splines? Find Out In This Video!
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- We run the Jeep ZJ 93-98 Grand Cherokee rear axles in most of our jeeps, mainly for the 4-link setup. So they have the dana 35 which is trash for off road and they have the Dana 44A which we have been running. Well with hundreds of Jeeps I managed to run out of axle shafts so we had to make a huge change. Maybe this is a smart decision!!
You guys wheel a hole lot different, then the guys in Moab. I’m sore just watching. Thanks so much.
I'm not a Jeep guy but I like your videos. I think you and I share the same "make it work however you can" attitude and I appreciate that.
I appreciate that!
I think the 8.25 is under rated I beat the hell outa mine. And it’s welded
Dont worry about what other youtubers do. Keep doing you man!!!! Me personally... i would love an hour long video every day. Even if you are doimg simple stuff. I dont watch sports, and modern tv shows suck... id rather watch you work. Been a mechanic 20+ years and learn a ton from you.
Dex, it's like we are at a Jeep XJ/ZJ/WJ clinic! Man! Tons of great info!
Passing along knowledge is a sign of a generous heart.
Keep the time lapse AND the elevator music! It has now become a trademark of your videos.
Learn something new on every video. Found out my tj rubicon isn’t as tough as I thought….. no worries, cause it’s pavement pounder. Great video!
I would love to see a full process of you building one of your rigs
Its on the list!!
You mention the 8.25 chrysler and the AW4 in your videos. What do you tend to use for transfer cases and front axle?
I always thought the d44 was the king of rear ends on a budget, this was a super informative video for me!
The time laps is good. They help get the point across without being boring.
I agree. Makes you feel like you ain’t missing action
I want to see all the steps, I just don't want to see 5 minutes of each step. Cut of the bracket, grind off the boogers, weld on new bracket. Done! @@dexjs
Like these type of videos an the long vids are nice also love the thrashing videos
Thanks for sharing, great knowledge sir 👍
A 29 spline 8.25 with 33s even 35s can handle some good abuse. With a rear disc brake conversion you can keep the axle from shooting out if it does break. This channel proves the capabilities of xjs without tons and tires pretty well. No need to spend 10k on axles that add a lot of weight and resistance for a stock 4.0.
That’s my goal to prove that point. Cheap easy fun.
How do your gaskets always stay on the thing you are working on? Valve covers, diff covers how are they always blue and on there?
Love watching your videos man I always look forward to seeing every new video. Always learning something new every time I watch
Why wouldn't u use a 1st generation liberty 8.25 for a wj? Has same upper triangle, disk. Lug pattern. And a ford kinda yoke- drive shaft flange = no u joint trapped. Just wondering
Hey Dex, I see my bf watches your channel a lot. Like every video😂. I was wondering if he could get this one part from your collection that he can't find and have you sign it lol? If at all possible. It would really mean a lot to him and make him happy. If so, lmk where I could privately message you.
RED, WHITE AND BLUE Merica hell yeah 👍👍
i like when both yall working different projects
Love your content buddy thanks for sharing all your knowledge with us
Hey man... i know those washers work.. i did it on my track bar years ago. But next time i do it.... im going to get a stick of 1" dom .250 thickness. Then cut it 1/4-3/8" length to weld on. It will be alot stronger and that stick of tubing will make a ton of those pieces
I’ll tell ya my 96 Dakota sport with a 318 magnum and a nv3500 she was regular cab short bed 4x4 had a 8.25 with 3.21 gears burning her off one day I grabbed 2nd and stripped all the teeth right out of the spider gears welded her solid a year later articulating hard in some big dry mud holes in 4hi it broke the axle shaft right where the c clip goes splines we’re perfectly in tact being young and dumb I filled the entire thing with weld on both sides and could not replace the shaft and never could find a 3.21 8.25 so I sold it regretted it ever since have a 98 5speed 318 4x4 now and it has 9.25 front and rear with 3.92 gears got some 31 10.50 15s mudders on her with a 10 wide steel wheel she looks good same exact wheel set up I was running on the 96 I like jeeps as well just pretty die hard Dakota guy 😂😂
you know what you need my friend is a cnc plasma table. they are pretty easy to use, a lot less scary than you would think but you can make TONS of good stuff like brackets/etc pretty quickly.
Ya'll ever seen A factory track bar bracket cause death wobble? I got my engine installed plus the front bumper winch and Barnes steering gearbox brace and now i can't even get over 50 mph without it going nuts. It's got a 5in re lift and trailforged crossover heim joints steering kit and it happened all of a sudden. It's all new within 2100 miles. It never did it till the engine got installed and those sold motor mounts put in. I'm a mobile tech every day and I'm freaking tired of working on my rig. Nothing has real play in it but i think i can see the trackbar mount flex while having someone turn my steering wheel. Gonna figure out how to measure it and see i guess.
I have Chrysler 8.25 in my 89 and has 175000 on it. Still going strong.
Keep up the content Dex! love it all!
Work that algorithm man. I may be getting a ZJ in the near future. Might have to pick your brain on a few things.
Yes I like the whole video, even the parts you asked about. Studying these for getting my own going.
Glad it was helpful!
Best lift for 31s on a 98 xj
you should do a vid on welding tips
Square holes are for carriage bolts....that would also give you a rounded head
although I agree they are extremly weak bolts
Own a 98 TJ with out the c clip never had a problem with axles 👍🏻🇦🇺brought a new 97 TJ and one of the last 06 TJs never a axle problem also owned 3 XJs never a axle problem plus 3 other XJ in the family never a axle problem 100% true . 👍🏻🇦🇺yes there been used in fire 🔥 wood 🪵 business lots of paddock work on farms never in all these Jeeps have we had a axle problem the TJ I manly drive has close to half million ks XJ and TJs for life . Keep up the good work . 👍🏻🇦🇺.
How you treat yours like that abs it survives I daily drove a 01 for years and the rear end self destructed. It’s been parked since. 180,000 miles on it.
I live in Tennessee I got a tj on one tons how much would u charge to put 5.38 gears in I have the gears
I'd like to just spend a day looking through your lot. Not picking parts or anything, just looking at everything people have done to their Jeeps.
Me too!! 😂
@@dexjs while I got you here, what seats will fit a 99 xj that are better than stock?
Awesome parts inventory! What’s the song at 17:08?
I like the timelapses
leave time lapse in :) da tunes too !
Show us where the Kenmore clothes washer parts are! ;)
Love your videos and your style. Dex, just keep being Dex... 👍
What diffs would you recommend if one was sasing a 2000 s10 blazer. 35-37 tire
would depend on terrain and how you drive. To me, a 37" tire is right on the limit of a half ton axle. They are on the bottom of the smallest tire you should run on tons but at the top/max limit to run on say a dana 30 or even a dana 44(the old ones). If you trail ride and know how to use the gas pedal, you could be fine. If you go mudding then you can get away with a smaller axle. However, if you want to do rock crawling and you the gas pedal is either ON or OFF, then smaller axles wont last long lol. Fun to watch, but then sucks when you're replacing axle shafts and/or ring and pinions on the trail.
I've seen a guy on 35s bust a ring and pinion on is TJ rubicon going up a steep rocky ledge and he loves the go pedal. I'm on a locked Dana 30 High Pinion(stronger than the low pinion found in 2000-2001 XJ and all TJs), and 33s for a long time, but I know when to let off the gas and when to keep in it. When you are gassing it and then all of a sudden you catch traction, that's when things break. Be it, bouncing up and down and then snap, or spinning on a ledge and then you slide into some dirt and you gain traction and then SNAP!
Right ty I’ve always said that 35s are the most a half ton would safely take I had a Dana 60 and sterling 10.5 but rent was more important so now I gotta start over.
Dex-Have you ever tried any aftermarket upgraded alloy axle shafts for the Dana 44 HD aluminum rear end?
I’m planning on going with the American made Dutchman’s alloy shafts for my 5.2 ZJ.
A lot cheaper than the front RCV’s!
$330 for a pair with studs included.
-Forged alloy 1541-H material [25% stronger than stock 1039 material]
Same exact material as my Torqmasters alloy shafts I just put in my XJ’s rear 8.25
keep going love the videos!
Hopefully it's better than the Chrysler 9.25 like my Dakota has, my personal experience with the 9.25 hasn't been real stellar
Do you sell stuff dex? I need some seat belts
email me, Im working on that
This may be a dumb question but. I have a 1999 tj the original owner upgraded from 27 spline axle shafts to 30 spline axle shafts. I need to replace the axle shaft bearings and seals. Can I just go to the local autoparts store and get the ones they say fit? Or do the 30 spline axle shafts have a larger diameter than the 27 spline?
That smells poisonous lmao😂
really enjoy your videos if one gets to long i will skip around don't worry about the length in my opinion the only thing i do not watch is shorts waste of time
what lift size would you say you guys usually run and i asume most of those have 33s cant believe those things take beating like they do
how can I get in touch with you?
Right I want Dex to work on my zj
Probably could have used 8.25 out of a Jeep Liberty that's already a coil springs setup
Could you not use 8.25 out of a Jeep liberty. Already has coil springs and disk brakes.
Yeah but that was quicker for me
Fab,,Dex,Fabulous .
Do you not use unibody stiffeners?
No sir, never have
@@dexjs lmao wtf you look like you do 10x crazier shit than me and my shit cracked 🥲
How does other channels get by with Jeep in the name
doesnt file for a trademark, I found that out
I think it's funny that you make money off people calling you a Hacker.....👍👍😁😁
I think "Hack Job" is a better RUclips title then "Just Dex It". pffft! ;-)
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