This looks like a good opportunity to damage my elbow again:

http://www.truckaddons.com/jeep/Nitr...ar.htm#sleeves

I don't have rosette welding skills (actually, just about zero welding skills). Can't afford the labor to have someone do it for me. This just might be the ticket for an affordable reinforced front axle.

Has anybody any experience with beat-in sleeves? Is there a down side?

 

I've read a lot about them, here and elsewhere, IMO there just as good as the weld in sleeves. As I have read, just clean out the tubes real well and mabe take a grinder and just barely bevel the inserting edge of the tube a bit. I've also read freezing them before hand to shrink them down, which makes sence.

 

these are definitely on my radar. Im just need to see a write up or tips on the install to ensure that everything goes in smoothly.

 

Hmmm Yea these just hit my radar too.. Still have to have a shop weld the C reinforcements on though

 

Agreed, freezing them will def help, unless you're installing them this time of year, then you're SOL...

 

Well IDK, it IS 70 here today

 

Thinking of it as well. We have a -50 deg F freezer at work that we use to freeze spherical bearings for rotor heads before installing. These sleeves should slide right in at -50.

 

so anyone have any experience with them?

 

x2 anyone with experience??

 

About to pull the plug on these; major labor savings; time and/or $$