Chevy axle swap on to WT Cherokee

[Eugene 1]

hey guys i have 79WT chero. i kind of fell into these 82 Chevy Surburban Axles 3:08 gear etc..rear posi. has anyone swapped these in to an FSJ and is it hard to do? or should i say what is involved..my reasoning is my axles are mis matched and these are the right price FREEE anyhelp would be greatly appreciated

ps I do not know what axles they are yet, I have not seen them, anybody have any ideas?

[Heep80]

6 or 8 lug hubs?

[Eugene 1]

6 lug and will that be passenger side drop?

[unclethumbtack]

yes they are passenger drop. What is mismatched with your axles?

[Eugene 1]

I have Dana WT in the front AMC NT in the back im assuming the ratios are different too because the front Driveshaft was removed

[malodin]

front is a direct bolt in if its a 10b or 44(i dont know if its a different one) rear for me was a easy swap, just had to pull the leafsprings together and bounce it while it was loose a few times and it evened out pretty well. Some will say dont do that but to me we are talking less than 1/2" or so total difference between your fsj springs and the chevy spring perch(then again mine was a 3/4t maybe the 1/2t is a little narrower) all in all my 3/4t swap was supper easy.

[malodin]

i just noticed you have a 79, is that a drivers drop front axle? if it is you would have to change t-cases to use the chevy front axle as i think 79 is drivers side drop.

[AlsChopShop]

they will bolt right up with minimal tweaking. go for it.

Al

[Eugene 1]

no its pass drop...im going to take pics of the axles real quick be back in few

[KaiserMan]

The GM front is a bolt in, but it's SOA. Other, major issues involved with that.
The rear GM axle is a pos. 10b rears bring the s**k.

I'd say it would be eaiser to just get a matching ratio w/t rear for your Jeep.

[Eugene 1]

umm ok i have pics now

[Eugene 1]

what wrong with spring over axle i know nothing about this stuff

[malodin]

10b front and rear not the greatest, are you wheeling it much? if not then slap them in so its even and later down the line upgrade to the hd44/14b swap

[malodin]

nothings wrong with SOA, though unless you get lift blocks or a rear shackle flip it gives the front at least 6" lift and nothing in the back. And you have to address a different steering solution, i.e cross over steering or full on high steer. if your going to leave it "stockish" i would say not to mess with those 2 axles and find your self a widetrack rear with the same gears as the front, do you know what your front gear ratio is?

[malodin]

as well what makes you think you have a narrow track rear? rears are usually a little narrower than the fronts