Spool in a jk daily driver
03-20-2013, 02:46 PM
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Spool in a jk daily driver
Does any one have a spool in the rear jk Dana 44? Do you drive it on the road? And do you brake axles? I'm thinking about getting one but I drive it every day...does any one do this?
03-20-2013, 02:56 PM
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I wouldn't think of doing this... I had a 67' Camaro with a spool and it was almost impossible to turn. I would think a Jeep's shorter turning radius would make it worse.
Tire wear would be horrible in the rear even if parts didn't break and you were okay with the bad handling.
Tire wear would be horrible in the rear even if parts didn't break and you were okay with the bad handling.
03-20-2013, 03:30 PM
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Ok so I'm off the spool idea and looking at an ic locker for the rear, can some one tell me what my axle splines are? I have a 2010 2 door sport Dana 44 with 3.21 gears and an open diff
03-20-2013, 03:44 PM
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Splines are like the cogs or teeth of a gear. The number of splines must match on both the axle and carrier
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This is a decent overview if you haven't read it yet.
Project-JK.com - Jeep JK Wrangler Resource » Dynatrac Presents - Lockers 101
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The front d30 is 27sp
The rear d44 is 30sp
Are you regearing also? Is so, you'll need a new d30 carrier as well, so you might consider a Truetrac or full case locker instead of just buying a new open carrier.
Last edited by Ryan0260; 03-20-2013 at 06:17 PM.