Thread: Question about D30 Front Axle
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01-07-2004, 09:38 PM #1
recently swapped my rear D35 out infavor of a Ford 8.8" rear to better hold up under the power of my 350, problem...its gear ratio is 3.08 and my gears are 4.10 up front, i dont have the money for the 4.56 gears that i want to put in eventually right now, but with the winter and snow season coming up i need my 4wd, i have a set of 3.07 gears that a buddy of mine pulled out when he regeared his YJ, will they swap right out?
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01-07-2004, 11:31 PM #2
You'll have to use the carrier the 3.07's were on, they won't fit on the 4.10 carrier.
Have you tried to find 4.10 for the Ford 8.8? That's a factory ratio so they should be plentiful.
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01-08-2004, 02:22 AM #3
or find a 4.0 yj buddy with 3.07... trade your old axles for his/her front axle... there are many 4.0ers out there who would love to trade for some 4.10's
93 YJ 4.0
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01-08-2004, 07:38 AM #4
SCREW THAT! You need to do what Bounty said.... find a 4.10 for your Ford rearend. You'll be much happier with 4.10 gears than 3.07! Especially when you lift and get bigger tires. If you got money for a 350 and a ford rear, then you can afford the 4.10 gearing for it.
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01-08-2004, 07:51 AM #5
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i would prefer the 4.10... but if you are like me.. then buying a 350 and attatched drivetrain, affording bread for food would be a chore after that
93 YJ 4.0
Spring Over, 33x12.50 Mastercraft Courser M/T, High Flow Exhaust, Diamondplate Rear Bumper, Trimmed Flares, 6\" spotters
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01-09-2004, 06:54 PM Thread Starter #6
yeah, after all the money i spent on my conversion i dont have the cash to even aford the 4.10's in the rear, the only reason i can really do it is because i already have a set of 3.07's, i have the carrier as well as the ring and pinion gears but they're out of a 97 TJ, not a YJ like i had thought, does this change anything?
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01-09-2004, 10:20 PM #7
Can't use the TJ D30 parts in the YJ D30. One's reverse cut, the other isn't.
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01-10-2004, 04:09 AM #8
the axle swap is easy from yj to yj... but the diffs of a yj and tj will not work with each other
93 YJ 4.0
Spring Over, 33x12.50 Mastercraft Courser M/T, High Flow Exhaust, Diamondplate Rear Bumper, Trimmed Flares, 6\" spotters
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