I don’t believe anything changed between those years. I figure if this set up works like I want it to I can always spring for a Rubi 44 in the future and it will bolt in.
Picked up a 30/44 with 3.73 gears rear has a lsd for 700 bucks. Then found take off older Rubi wheels with duratracs for 400 bucks. With just eye ball measuring I think these axles are going to fit really well under the waggy. To fit the 255/75r17s I’m going to have to lift it a little more than I had planned. The jk 30 axle tubes are definitely a down grade over the waggy 44 but I think I’ll be alright we aren’t planning to wheel this thing and they mostly live under 4 door JKs which can’t be too far off weight wise as a wagoneer.
I was going to have at least 700 into gears and stuff for the stock axles anyway, this saves me putting 4 link brackets on the waggy axles and I’m hoping to run all off the shelf jk or JL suspension parts for easy replacements. Also get disc brakes in the rear. Feeling pretty motivated to get some progress done on this so hopefully have some updates for the next few weeks/months
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