[Pete88YJ]

A rear 35 is not worth putting money into.

A front 30 can be a good axle locked up - you can get the stronger 95+ larger ujoint half-shafts, or warn shafts, or the full warn hub kit, etc.

Keep in mind if you lockrite the front, the front driveshaft is gonna turn all the time, 4 wheel drive or 2.

Good luck
Pete

88 YJ - trails/beach trips only!/wwwthreads_images/icons/smile.gif
79 4WD F250-hauler/tower of my toys
70 Jaguar E-type - the best car England ever made. /wwwthreads_images/icons/cool.gif
90 Honda CRX - Daily pavement-pounder. 42 MPG. /wwwthreads_images/icons/cool.gif

 

[Pete88YJ]

Yeah, JEEPN, why did they do that with the TJ? I thought one of the benefits of a front axle that was unlocked somehow (hubs, disconnect, etc.) was that you weren't spinning the whole front assembly - driveshaft, etc. Also with front driveshaft balance at high speed.

And yes, if you got manual hubs, you can unlock the front. On a standard YJ 30 front, the front driveshaft will spin all the time with a lockrite installed.

Pete

88 YJ - trails/beach trips only!/wwwthreads_images/icons/smile.gif
79 4WD F250-hauler/tower of my toys
70 Jaguar E-type - the best car England ever made. /wwwthreads_images/icons/cool.gif
90 Honda CRX - Daily pavement-pounder. 42 MPG. /wwwthreads_images/icons/cool.gif

 

[Pete88YJ]

OK, thanks guys. /wwwthreads_images/icons/smile.gif I never knew why they did that. Didn't make sense to me. ....now I'm all depressed though. /wwwthreads_images/icons/frown.gif I thought there was some reason they did it - not that it was all about the money.

Silly, silly Pete. /wwwthreads_images/icons/laugh.gif

88 YJ - trails/beach trips only!/wwwthreads_images/icons/smile.gif
79 4WD F250-hauler/tower of my toys
70 Jaguar E-type - the best car England ever made. /wwwthreads_images/icons/cool.gif
90 Honda CRX - Daily pavement-pounder. 42 MPG. /wwwthreads_images/icons/cool.gif