My gears, gussets and sleeves all on there way. I can't wait to get them in next week. Gears and Gussets from Northridge (Dave is awsome)! I went with the nitro sleeves for the no weld option.

 

Can you post a li k of the part u ordered

 

This is an old post, he's unlikely to reply. I just ordered gears and did them myself- Yukon gears because they've got an excellent reputation and I bought the lifetime warranty on them. Gussets will all be pretty similar, though it seems more folks order the ones that are shaped like a taco rather than a solid piece of 1/2" steel. Sleeves- he mentions the Nitro brand that just hammer in. There are some benefits to the hammer in vs weld in style but if you're really looking for the strength, they should be welded at a handful of points. The sleeves just move your break point (search for broken jk front axle) over to the differential. The only way you'll get around that is to add a truss as well, one that is properly welded to the differential.

That being said- I've seen where a hammer in sleeve got someone slightly further on the trail after a break. It may be just enough to get you to a point where the vehicle can be recovered, but it certainly doesn't make you invincible like folks thought in the early days. There's been stories coming out recently as well that it isn't so much the C's bending (the reason we buy gussets) so much as it is the axle tube shifting in the differential. I bought gussets a while back and I like the peace of mind, even if it's a false security.

 

One big disadvantage of the "taco" style that I ran into along the way was they take up a lot more space. When I replaced shock brackets I wanted to outboard them a considerable amount, but that lower gusset didn't allow much at all due to where it welds onto the tube. I ended up welding on new shock brackets and STILL having to use the outboard brackets in addition. I realize this is getting into something most people won't ever deal with, but it is one big difference between those two styles of gussets.