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1994 Jeep YJ Welding Axle - Wrecking Yard YJ
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| Currie Enterprises: | | 11-inch rear brake kit | $349.95 | | Fill plug | $24.95 | | Heavy-duty retainer plate | $14.95 (2) | | Install axle bearings | $19.95 (2) | | Large tapered roller bearings | $56.95 (2) | | Shorten axlehousing | $100 | | Shorten axleshaft | $70 | | Shock mounts | $14.95 (2) | | Spring pad | $19.95 (2) | | Spring plates (U-bolt skids) | $89.95 | | Steel-abrade housing | $49.95 | | U-bolts and nuts | $5.95 | | JE Reel: | | Driveshaft yoke | $52.79 | | Conversion U-joint | $20 | | Junkyard: | | Ford 9-Inch axle assembly | $78.89 | | Summit Racing: | | Detroit Truetrac | $456.99 | | Richmond 5.14 ring and pinion | $181.88 | | Richmond setup kit | $89.88 | | Crush-sleeve eliminator | $16.39 | | Total Cost: | $1,858.92 |
 As part of the narrowing of...  As part of the narrowing of a housing, Currie checks to make sure it is straight before and after being narrowed. If it isn't, the company uses this equivalent of a big hammer until it is.  We went with Richmond gears...  We went with Richmond gears and setup kit from Summit Racing along with a crush-sleeve eliminator. To keep our nice on-road manners without the cost of a selectable locker, we went with a Detroit Truetrac limited slip. With no clutches to wear out and no harsh locker characteristics, it's perfect for our daily-driven YJ.  We decided not to cheap out...  We decided not to cheap out on brakes because we basically had to replace everything, but after pricing out quality parts store stuff, we found that the complete Currie kit was only $40 more and saved us from running around to three different stores to get all the components.  We also had the company steel-abrade...  We also had the company steel-abrade the housing, due to how rusty it was. After hot-tanking it, the housing is put in a rotisserie and elves sling buckets full of small steel balls at it for about 15 minutes. That is actually the same housing we started with.  Another item to snag from...  Another item to snag from the junkyard is the stock Ford spring plates. We had planned to reuse our stock YJ spring plates, but the nut and washer would never seat properly. Since we had been intending on getting some kind of U-bolt skid anyway, this became the time, and we picked up Currie Enterprises' unit, which solved our spring plate problem and keeps us from hanging up on rocks.  We settled on a width of 60...  We settled on a width of 60 1/2 inches to keep our axle near the stock width; even then, the 9-inch dwarfs our stock Dana 35 in every respect. We welded in the fill plug, spring perches and shock mounts ourselves to keep costs down.  Due to the pinion being lower...  Due to the pinion being lower and the snout of the 9-inch being shorter, we needed driveshaft modifications. Fortunately, we were able to just get a longer driveshaft yoke from JE Reel. The Ford 1330 pinion yoke requires a Ford-specific U-joint, as well, with slightly larger bearing caps.  With only 1 1/2 inches of...  With only 1 1/2 inches of lift, the low pinion of the stock 9-inch isn't a problem in our YJ. And due to keeping it close to stock width, we were able to reuse our brake lines and emergency brake cables off the stock Dana 35.
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