Rearend

[AR Jeepman]

My lil brother traded his truck for a jeep he get 8 miles from the guys house stops and when he took off he heard a pop from the rearend and it wouldn't move. Anyone know what this problem is and the cheapest fix is its a 79 cj5 with a 10" lift all stock rear end he's wondering what part he broke he didnt have it 20min :x:x

 

[TheGhost45]

All stock rear end...with 10" of lift wow. That whole rear end probably had enough tell him to change out the whole rear and put in a dana 44 or ford 8.8 or if he wants to go big off the top a Dana 60. Anything is stronger then stock I think the rear on that is an Amc 20.

 

[Rubiconrich]

10's of lift he must of been running too big a tire for the stock axle.

 

[josh94yj]

probably knocked out the spider gears in tghe carrier, needs to upgrade the axle!! dana 60s would be the better and stronger choice for a vehicle with that much lift, the bigger the tires the more stress on the axle housing and shafts!!

 

[AR Jeepman]

305/70/R17's pulled the cover off for him today no broken gears?? or bolts I think the axel is broke you spin the drive shaft an hold the tire and the tire doesn't move and the gears all turn like normal?

 

[AR Jeepman]

Anyone know if this is the right upgrade for the stock axels on the 79 cj5 the hub was stripped on the drivers side Crown Automotive One-piece Heavy-duty Axle Kit - JCWhitney

 

[josh94yj]

should be a C-clip axle, take off the wheels and drums or rotors, push the axles all the way in (one at a time) take the center pin out of the carrier, remove c-clip and pull out the axle shaft and see what it looks like. Tires put a lot of strain on axle housings, gears and shafts!! upgraded axles are best, and full floating axles help a lot too

 

[xjmarc]

Should work just fine and it's not a c-clip axle like stated above.

 

[josh94yj]

oh my bad, didnt see the yr of the jeep lol thought we were talking diff model there

 

[AR Jeepman]

Now do you have to have the new bearings pressed on the new axels in the kit

 

[Ggg]

M20 has bearing retainer plates like a ford 9" does. I would get one piece forged axles from a good reputable axle company (NOT Crown), someone like Summers Bros, Alloy, etc. My summers Bros. kit I had to press the bearing on and the retainer collar too.

 

[AR Jeepman]

Well ordered the axels for my lil brother today and helped him prime his jeep

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

Post some pics of the beast, 10" of lift on a 5 is not an easy thing to pull off.

 

[xjmarc]

X2 I'd like to see the drive shaft angles, bet those u-joints scream going down the road.

 

[AR Jeepman]

Will do we got the axels out right now goning to try to get it back togather in the morning

 

[AR Jeepman]

79 cj 5 pic

 

[xjmarc]

Might just be me but that doesn't look anywhere near 10" of lift. Kinda funny with the chrome rims and rattle can camo paint.

 

[jackflack44]

Might just be me but that doesn't look anywhere near 10" of lift. Kinda funny with the chrome rims and rattle can camo paint.

Agreed.

 

[Smizar]

I see trouble

 

[AR Jeepman]

I see trouble

ME TOO and its not a 10" lift like he was told we painted it flat black now