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Discussion Starter · Jan 13, 2000

I'm chest deep in preparing a ford 9" to swap under my CJ. I have most everything worked out, and even had the axle all bolted together... I went to put on a set of tires I have lying around, the lugs didn't match up (do'h) I picked the rearend out of a junk yard for $150, and it had factory disk breakes. It turns out to be from a Lincon, and the bolt pattern is 5-4 3/4. I didn't even know they had such a pattern. So now I need custom built axleshafts, which is ok, because for a front and rear axle, I have less than $1000 invested. And this is with new gears, detroit rear, gearless locker in front (j-10 dana 44), and everythihg.

Suggestions on who to go to / who not to go to for these axles? I'd prefer something cheap, I don't have a budget, but I want it reasonable (I'm also getting the bug pretty bad, the jeep's been sitting for month and half now... )

Thanks

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Discussion Starter · #2 · Jan 13, 2000

Checkout:

DutchmanMotorsports

They make great axles and drivetrain components at what seems to be good prices.

Good Luck!!
rlm93yj

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Discussion Starter · #3 · Jan 13, 2000

Moser Engineering will redrill your rear axles to whatever bolt pattern you want for 60 bucks.....don't know their website but I say that is the way to go.

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Discussion Starter · #4 · Jan 13, 2000

Moser is also great source for new costum 9" axles

Jeff
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Discussion Starter · #5 · Jan 13, 2000

the problem with re-drill is that there isnt' enough meat on the hub for new lugs... and I already have the project pretty much done, except for sliding it under the jeep... Its just the lug pattern suprised me.

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Discussion Starter · #6 · Jan 14, 2000

Anyone else have suggestions?

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Dirt Dog

· #7 · Jan 14, 2000

Check to see if a local driveline service/machine shop can take f-150 (5 on 5&1/2} axles , shorten and respline them. make sure of the spline( I think the disc lincolns are 28 not 31 spline) is right. Also check bearing size.
I bet you can do this and it's $ for $ cheap. Worth a look anyway.
I've had a pair shortened & resplined for "street" cars before for 100/125$.
Good luck!

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Dirt Dog

· #8 · Jan 14, 2000

BTW the pattern is 4 1/2" on the lincoln.
You measure outside(of 1 stud) across to center of other(pretty funky huh?)
GM is 4 3/4 and 5" (rwd)
ford is 4 1/2 , 5 and 5 1/2
chry is 4 1/2 and 5 1/2
There are oddities but the above applies for 90% of the (rwd) cars and trucks made in the last 30 years.
6 lug fits darn close to anything 6 lug from '39 pont to toy 4x4 to chevy.
8 lug ford fits chevy but not the other way around( can't remember about the chry. 8 lugs)
Hope this helps.

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Discussion Starter · #9 · Jan 14, 2000

Nope, 4-3/4 it ain't 4.5, and it ain't 5" I did measure skipping one stud... darnedest thing I ever saw. I eyeballed it at the junkyard, and it wasn't 4.5, so I grabbed it assuming it was 5.5 However apparently I was wrong... oh well... $295 for race axles doesn't sound too bad... (per pair)

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Dirt Dog

· #10 · Jan 14, 2000

Remember I said "outside" to "center" of the other.
You can get 4 3/4 if you don't measure that way.
The only 2 lincolns w/ discs are 5 & 4 1/2"
99% of those are 4 1/2's(BTW they are hard to get & big$$$ stock used)
None the less you got a hard to find part (& big demand) for a pretty good price. All the "street guys" want that rear end!

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Discussion Starter · #11 · Jan 14, 2000

My fault. That's what I get listening to my jeep buddy... Either way, I want to know where all these ppl are who are looking for 9" rear-ends... I've found literally 50 here in DB, all for $100 or LESS! all in running condition, not bent, abused or damaged... Heck, I got this lincon rear end for $150 cuz of the disk brakes...

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Dirt Dog

· #12 · Jan 14, 2000

9"( if not a high ratio posi 31 spline) are a dime a dozen.
The disc linclon versailles(narrow)(glorified granada)rearends are $$$.
If not maybe they all ended up in your backyard.?
/wwwthreads_images/icons/smile.gifIf you want I'll take a dumptruck load delievered to my house for$125 ea.
I still think you got a good buy even if it was not exactally for what you needed.

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