Do I really need chromoly axle shafts

2013rubirick

2013rubirick

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I've been looking around at axle shafts and I'm just wondering if I really need them or not. I have been looking at ten factory front and rear axle shafts, but do I need them? I red a post by Eddie awhile ago about the 2013 rubicon axle shafts being better then before. What do you all think? I do run 37's. I was looking at rcv's but I would rather break an axle shaft then a R&P
 
Well, you definitely don't need them in the rear but, if you have a bent flange or broken shaft, chromoly rears are cheaper than buying factory shafts. Up front, I would definitely recommend them if only because you can get them with full circle clips. The primary reason for factory front shafts breaking is because the c-clips come off and allow the bearing caps to come off too.
 
No. You can run stock shafts if you want as long as your going nice and slow. However they say RVC's are to strong unless you have a bigger axle. Chromonlys are nice to have. I'm going to be running stock shafts for a while.
 
wayoflife said:
Well, you definitely don't need them in the rear but, if you have a bent flange or broken shaft, chromoly rears are cheaper than buying factory shafts. Up front, I would definitely recommend them if only because you can get them with full circle clips. The primary reason for factory front shafts breaking is because the c-clips come off and allow the bearing caps to come off too.
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What brand would you recommend for the front?
 
RCV's are chromoly shafts too - they just have an rzeppa style joint that is super strong - too strong in my opinion. I have run a set in the past and they are nice but, I personally don't think they are worth the $400 premium.
 
wayoflife said:
Well, you definitely don't need them in the rear but, if you have a bent flange or broken shaft, chromoly rears are cheaper than buying factory shafts. Up front, I would definitely recommend them if only because you can get them with full circle clips. The primary reason for factory front shafts breaking is because the c-clips come off and allow the bearing caps to come off too.
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Thank you for bring this up Eddie. Over the weekend my gears where changed out. The stock shafts where taken out with no issues. With a full circle clip, do you need to do anything different like take out the carrier?
 
JK's JK said:
Thank you for bring this up Eddie. Over the weekend my gears where changed out. The stock shafts where taken out with no issues. With a full circle clip, do you need to do anything different like take out the carrier?
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I think you might be thinking of Dana 35 c-clips. I am referring to full circle clips that hold your front axle shaft u-joints in place.
 
wayoflife said:
I think you might be thinking of Dana 35 c-clips. I am referring to full circle clips that hold your front axle shaft u-joints in place.
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So over the weekend the guy that did my gears took out the main nut holding the whole thing together. Then pulled out the front axle shafts, keeping them in the axle and let it drape over my knuckles. When you say full circle, your saying the clip inside the pumkin. A clip holdling it in the shaft so it does not come out. Do you have to pull the gears completely out in order to install the clips. Am I thinking of this incorrectly?

Not stock but after market axle shafts.
 
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wayoflife said:
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Man O' Man I was thinking wrong this whole entire time about full clips. When I changed out a seal in my Chevy Colorado rear end. There was a half clip holding the axle shaft in the housing. Well now I know. Thanks for setting the record straight.
 
JK's JK said:
Man O' Man I was thinking wrong this whole entire time about full clips. When I changed out a seal in my Chevy Colorado rear end. There was a half clip holding the axle shaft in the housing. Well now I know. Thanks for setting the record straight.
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Some axles are connected inside the diff by c-clips or full circle clips requiring you to open the diff cover and remove them to remove the axle shaft. BUT this is not the case in the JK
 
StrizzyChris said:
Some axles are connected inside the diff by c-clips or full circle clips requiring you to open the diff cover and remove them to remove the axle shaft. BUT this is not the case in the JK
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Actually, it still is IF you have an early 07 with a Dana 35 rear axle.
 
wayoflife said:
Actually, it still is IF you have an early 07 with a Dana 35 rear axle.
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I always forget about that oddball 07...even though I must admit that I know nothing about that axle. Do you have any idea of how many JKs went off the line like that before they fixed their error and gave them all a D44 rear? My 07 Sahara had a January build date and had the 44.
 
JK's JK said:
Trying to find this manufactor jk parts and seeming hard to find. Could you direct please?
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Surprisingly, I have seen "some" G2 front axle shafts sold that were actually made by Foote. I don't know how to make sure you get them but, I should also note that of the G2 front shafts I have seen in general, several have needed to be ground down a bit as they were too long.

StrizzyChris said:
I always forget about that oddball 07...even though I must admit that I know nothing about that axle. Do you have any idea of how many JKs went off the line like that before they fixed their error and gave them all a D44 rear? My 07 Sahara had a January build date and had the 44.
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Honestly, I don't know for sure - maybe a couple of hundred or less. All I know is that Vengeance was one of them. :crazyeyes:
 
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