Rear Axle housing difference in Rubi44 and non-Rubi44
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JK Newbie
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Rear Axle housing difference in Rubi44 and non-Rubi44
Hey guys.
I have a friend who has a bent axle tube on his Rubi rear D44. He's looking at a housing out of a sport, but I'm doing some research for him and have been told that since the Rubicon ring gear is larger, so is the carrier, axle shafts, etc... Wanting to know if his Rubi internals will fit into a stock D44. I would think the carrier fits differently since aftermarket lockers have different models for Rubi vs non-rubi. Tell me I'm right
I have a friend who has a bent axle tube on his Rubi rear D44. He's looking at a housing out of a sport, but I'm doing some research for him and have been told that since the Rubicon ring gear is larger, so is the carrier, axle shafts, etc... Wanting to know if his Rubi internals will fit into a stock D44. I would think the carrier fits differently since aftermarket lockers have different models for Rubi vs non-rubi. Tell me I'm right
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Hey guys. I have a friend who has a bent axle tube on his Rubi rear D44. He's looking at a housing out of a sport, but I'm doing some research for him and have been told that since the Rubicon ring gear is larger, so is the carrier, axle shafts, etc... Wanting to know if his Rubi internals will fit into a stock D44. I would think the carrier fits differently since aftermarket lockers have different models for Rubi vs non-rubi. Tell me I'm right
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Hey guys.
I have a friend who has a bent axle tube on his Rubi rear D44. He's looking at a housing out of a sport, but I'm doing some research for him and have been told that since the Rubicon ring gear is larger, so is the carrier, axle shafts, etc... Wanting to know if his Rubi internals will fit into a stock D44. I would think the carrier fits differently since aftermarket lockers have different models for Rubi vs non-rubi. Tell me I'm right
I have a friend who has a bent axle tube on his Rubi rear D44. He's looking at a housing out of a sport, but I'm doing some research for him and have been told that since the Rubicon ring gear is larger, so is the carrier, axle shafts, etc... Wanting to know if his Rubi internals will fit into a stock D44. I would think the carrier fits differently since aftermarket lockers have different models for Rubi vs non-rubi. Tell me I'm right
Last edited by ronjenx; Jul 22, 2014 at 07:45 AM.
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JK Newbie
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I know all of the specs on stuff, just needing to know if the pinion will fit the same due to different ring gear size and if the carrier mounts are different.
I'm 97% sure on it, just need someone to confirm it.
I'm 97% sure on it, just need someone to confirm it.
JK Jedi
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Wrong...Some 07 jks had a d35 rear...
To the op i know the splines are different hence the rubis have larger axle shafts that would also mean a different carrier...Ring gear I would think is the same in the rear size wise...
Last edited by Maertz; Jul 22, 2014 at 08:23 AM.
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And some early 07s had a rubicon D44 with 35 spline axles, 4.10 larger rings, just no locker....
That slipped my memory. Only first 6 months on both of those. Never seen a JK D35 around here... feel sorry for the poor bastards who got screwed by that! (Blew up a 35 in my MJ this morning...)
That slipped my memory. Only first 6 months on both of those. Never seen a JK D35 around here... feel sorry for the poor bastards who got screwed by that! (Blew up a 35 in my MJ this morning...)
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And some early 07s had a rubicon D44 with 35 spline axles, 4.10 larger rings, just no locker....
That slipped my memory. Only first 6 months on both of those. Never seen a JK D35 around here... feel sorry for the poor bastards who got screwed by that! (Blew up a 35 in my MJ this morning...)
That slipped my memory. Only first 6 months on both of those. Never seen a JK D35 around here... feel sorry for the poor bastards who got screwed by that! (Blew up a 35 in my MJ this morning...)
EDIT: Sorry for the de-rail...
How much is this housing hes looking at? Im trying to sell my rear rubi 44 pretty well built up for dirt cheap...
Last edited by Maertz; Jul 22, 2014 at 08:38 AM.
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