Yes great idea if i was to start from zero,but wouldn't work for me.
I have a tj(coil springed) in excelent condition.
Is there any aftermarket 4.56 finally...
And if so would the locker be functional then?Is it hydraulic actuated?
Thanks...:victory:
Ahh, I see I don't know why I thought it was a YJ. Well, I still say grab both...
Gears... i have no idea, but if the G-Wagen comes with stock 5.13 gears... HOLY COW are they meant to run a 35-36in tire??? That is awesome that they make those stock. Find some of those great skinny expo tires that you always see on Rover's for it. I think they're like 35-36" by like 9.00" they wouldn't LOOK like a standard 35" mud tire, but it'd be a beast for sure... I've got some great images dancing through my head...
And as for the Lockers. They're both Hydraulic... or pneumatic or whatever, but if you;re going to make the rear locker work you can definatly make the front work right??? Is there some sort of cable conversion for them? How do you plan to make the rear locker work? Can you take the control module for the loakers wand the hydraulic pump etc.
MY main thought here is WMS front to rear... I doubt you're going to be lucky and have the 2 axles have the same widths. In that case, it sure seems like you're goign to have a hard time getting the track to be equal front to back. To me, having it as close as possible is important but that's just me. If you want to use the rear G-Wagen axle...
you can. People use all kinds of axles under all types of things, it just requires stripping the axle then re-fabbing the bracketry for the springs and track-bar's etc... But I suspect you know that already eh
As for your width: If the G-Wagen axle is narrower, yeah you could make a spacer, but as has been said, the spacer will need to be thick enough to "hide" the studs it's replacing, meaning: if the wheel studs are 1.75" (in)(I'm just using this as a refrence number, I have no idea how long they really are) long the spacer willl need to be
at least 1.75" if not a few 1/16'ths more to ensure a flat mounting surface for your wheels. That's
IF it's narrower. And IMO wheel spacers lead to added stress on the wheel bearings or unit bearings of your afront axle and cause premature failure espescialy if you run wide rims with large off-set's (think deep dish'ed rim). I'm all about tall skinny tires and rims. Wide stance's help with side to side stability, ut, then you've got to cover it...
If it's wider then it's a bit easier as you can probably easily find a wheel spacer for the same bolt patter on both sides. They make them for nearly every axle I know of (I'm refering to a spacer that stays with the same bolt patern both on the axle and the wheels, as in NO conversion just a wheel spacer if that makes sence)
So in the end I think it's just easier to run a matching set of axles f/r isn't it??? Torch off the old bracketry, transfer and or makeTJ bracketry on the G's axles... This is sounding awesome.
Did any of that make sence??? How about some pictures of said TJ for us to you know, get a feeling for what you're workign with...
Cheers
Dave
