Modified 8.25 is complete!!

[superdart]

Well, it started in this thread:

http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=153229

But my modified 8.25 axle is finally back under the car. It has 1994 Jeep brakes, a 29 spline Dakota Trak-Lock, Dutchman Performance hybrid axles (thanks to Cass over at Dr. Diff).

We ran it on jack stands for a few minutes to let it free spin and to check the new brakes out. After that I drove it around the neighborhood just to give it a little shake down and make sure nothing drastic was going to happen.

I will admit I was nervous as hell that I was going to set up the gears wrong (never done it before). But, I took my time, did my research and double checked my work. No rear end noise so far. WOO HOO!!

I was VERY pissed that the LPW cover did not fit properly. The cap feet are scrapped and it's now just a heavy duty cover. I've owned it for so long they would not do anything for me. I also had to grind out the inside of the cover to clear the adjuster lock bolts...the LPW is anything but a bolt on unit, and I would not recommend it to anyone unless LPW can explain why nothing lines up.

 

[340plot]

nice. how much you have into it, complete?

 

[superdart]

Somewhere in the $800-900 range for the entire project, including carrier and 3.55 gears.

 

[RedFish]

it looks good.
I'm looking at the relation of the spring pad to the U turn in the flexible fluid lines.
If that is a inverted U when under the car You could have a small air bubble in the line that would be nearly impossible to bleed out. Sort of like the bubble in the vile of a level.
Even if, Its probably not be enough to make a noticable difference in braking.
One way to find out if there is a bubble trapped in there is un-mount the caliper and hold it straight up with the bleeder pointed up and let it free bleed while watching for the air to escape.

 

[superdart]

Hadn't thought of that. The lines are a bit of a question mark right now anyway. I bought them off the shelf, and they are a bit high. They sit just outside the sub-frame rails and I am concerned they could hit, but the suspension would need to move a LOT. I'm going to keep an eye on them and may go to a slightly different setup..may even try for factory Jeep lines.