And so it begins.. err.. continues...JJ's SFA KJ

ARBSeth · **Posted:** Wed Sep 12, 2007 1:31 am

I have those AR Mojaves now...
They took an booty whuppin on the Con but are still true. Get some rings to keep the Teflon in good shape if you go with them.

Rockjeep · **Posted:** Tue Sep 18, 2007 1:44 pm

Oh man did I see some cool stuff over at all j products. There was a couple of neat rear housings there. And it was all factory stuff. lets see if anyone can guess what they are. Now quinn, seth and maybe JJ are out of this game. Go ahead and start the guessing.

tommudd · **Posted:** Tue Sep 18, 2007 2:16 pm

Thats way too easy of a game to play!!! We just want spy photos

USAFCOP · **Posted:** Tue Sep 18, 2007 8:33 pm

A 44 with a tone ring?

allyrand · **Posted:** Tue Sep 18, 2007 8:39 pm

I know too...but I'm not gonna blow the whistle

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 18, 2007 8:50 pm

USAFCOP wrote:

A 44 with a tone ring?

Most likely from a Izuzu Rodeo or such,I know they have D44's in them and I think they run a tone ring.

tommudd · **Posted:** Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:05 pm

Is the tone ring adapable for use with the KJ? They are 6 lug right? Of course if you run both axles or an older full size Jeep waggy for the front some of them had 6 lugs didnt they as well mmmmm interesting

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:05 pm

well, since I own one I will spill the beans.....

South American built KJ's had a Dana 44 in them. I am not sure but I think it may have only been the 02's based on some info I figured out and they are drum brake rears. The nice thing is they have a tone ring and provision for the pickup so the speedo will work. That is why my other diff is for sale and now I have to build up a new diff.

I am hoping to get up to the shop this week so I will snap some pics and post them.

tommudd · **Posted:** Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:07 pm

WOW what a find someones been doing some searching! Good find!

USAFCOP · **Posted:** Tue Sep 18, 2007 10:23 pm

Nice find!! How did you find this out?

zjmikey · **Joined:** Mon Jul 11, 2005 1:01 am **Posts:** 90

DUDE, whatcha gonna do now that Nth degree mobility is OUT OF BUSINESS....CLOSED DOORS????

I hope you got all your parts.. good lucking getting spares... bummer, total bummer they made nice stuff

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Fri Sep 21, 2007 7:33 pm

zjmikey wrote:

DUDE, whatcha gonna do now that Nth degree mobility is OUT OF BUSINESS....CLOSED DOORS????

I hope you got all your parts.. good lucking getting spares... bummer, total bummer they made nice stuff

You must not pay attention...I mention above and show pics of all my parts and it is all over the net & it was announced today that AEV is taking over their line of products.

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:29 pm

The saga continues..... well, More problems with something I bought from somebody else. I hate it when you try to save money only to end up with more problems or don't ask enough questions before laying down your money. The moral of this is to make darn sure you know what you are getting and know for sure that it will work on your project. The bitchin' rotors that I got w/ my front D30 never had the centers turned to work w/ the hubs (and YES I thought I did ask enough questions before buying them and thought I was told they were ready to go) so I made another wasted trip to BB to work on my front diff only to find that out and now need to send them out to have them machined to work....more money..... :evil:

Anyhow, I did get to see the new D44 rear, that is the KJ D44 from South America that came in So-American KJ's. Pics:
Here is where the factory speedo pickup will mount up.

A pair of them...both already spoken for....

This shows where the KJ upper rear wishbone bolts up just like on the 8.25 KJ rear.

Both of these diffs also have limited slips but I will be installing an ARB in it.

Rush345 · **Posted:** Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:41 pm

Did you have to order out of country or could they possibly be still available for serviceing.? That is just way too cool a find not to mention it cuts down on some fabricating time.

USAFCOP · **Posted:** Sat Sep 22, 2007 12:49 am

Quote:

The saga continues..... well, More problems with something I bought from somebody else. I hate it when you think you are getting a good deal and end up w/ a mess. The bitchin' rotors that I got w/ my front D30 never had the centers turned to work w/ the hubs (and YES I did ask before buying them and was told they were ready to go) so I made another wasted trip to BB to work on my front diff only to find that out and now need to send them out to have them machined to work....more money..... just goes to show, it doesn't pay to try and save a buck.

You are telling me... I have to get bearing caps for my Dana 44 custom fit (lots of Micrometer work) because the idiot I bought mine to took them out, and I didn't think to look for or ask about them...

Oh well the guy putting in my ARB and gears has a bunch of them, and is great with a micrometer... Just cost me extra dough. :evil:

AZScout · **Posted:** Sat Sep 22, 2007 2:13 am

Are these South American d44's going to be hard to find in say, about a year, or can you get them from the US factory? How on earth did you find it and how did it get to the states?

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:23 am

From what I understand, they can't easily be imported into the States and there is no known conection for getting them. There is a Dana plant in So. America and a Jeep plant and I guess they make D44's so that is what They use. I was also told that later versions in use now still have the D44 but they are disc brake equipped. These came in attached to some import KJ's that were here for testing by Jeep and the axles survived going to the crusher. There are only 3 in the States right now and one was already installed into an XJ w/ leaf springs.

chefdab · **Posted:** Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:53 pm

Any new updates on your swap JJ?

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:17 pm

chefdab wrote:

Any new updates on your swap JJ?

I wish......

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:36 pm

JJsKJ wrote:

chefdab wrote:

Any new updates on your swap JJ?

I wish......

That ain't good!

And so it begins.. err.. continues...JJ's SFA KJ

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