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Old Sep 24, 2013 | 04:24 PM
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The wife had a run in with a pickup truck and bent the front diff. 2008 jku "non rubicon"
The body shop is super cool !! Told me he could order a dana 30 with a locker. Well it turns out its a dana 44 for a rubicon. Ok great. Well it comes in. I had to get axles for it. No problem! Got some from eBay.
He calls today and says there's a problem. The track bar bracket is on the wrong side. Well I go to see for myself. Yep. It's a dana 44 front. With the track bar bracket on the chunk side. I bet that's rare!
Now it's going to be tuff to tell her it's going to be another week without her jeep!
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Old Sep 24, 2013 | 04:41 PM
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RHD - right hand drive. In addition to postal vehicles, there are some backwards azz countries out there that still let their people drive on the wrong side of the road.
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Old Sep 25, 2013 | 03:10 AM
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Can they just flip it over so the pumpkin is on the other side? That had to come from one tough mail truck!
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Old Sep 25, 2013 | 04:25 AM
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Originally Posted by ptarnuzzer
Can they just flip it over so the pumpkin is on the other side? That had to come from one tough mail truck!
Serious???
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Old Sep 25, 2013 | 04:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Ncb
Serious???
No, sarcasm...
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Old Sep 25, 2013 | 04:42 AM
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There's a jk owner in the Nor Cal area with a right hand drive JK
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Old Sep 25, 2013 | 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Ncb
Serious???
This made me giggle.
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Old Sep 25, 2013 | 09:21 PM
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Just have them remove the trackbar bracket, and get an artec trackbar bracket welded on the correct side! Getting a d44 instead of a d30.. I'd take that in a heartbeat!
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Old Sep 26, 2013 | 04:23 AM
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I'm a fabricator by trade. Welding is what I do everyday. But the diff being new and having a warranty the body shop said they would just get another one that's correct. It might be ready by Friday.
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Old Sep 26, 2013 | 04:25 AM
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Just out of curiosity how many postal rubicons are in the US.
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