PA Jeeps
The Garage => Technical Advice and Questions => Topic started by: Rusty XJ on January 15, 2008, 07:07:38 pm
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Alright, since buying my Jeep I have replaced the R/F hub once and the L/F hub twice. The guys at Advance are starting to give me a hassle about the warranty. I just figured out the R/F needs replaced again. I know the hubs I get from them aren't meant to withstand larger tires and offroad so what are my alternatives? I mean what are my alternatives besides the $1,200 conversion kit from Warn. ???
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Hopefully the new wheel bearing and the 4 month old one will last long enough to get the conversion kit cause from what i see that's ALL I can do. I have 2 used ones on my other Jeep as backups :-)
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The first thing I thought of is the torque of the stub shaft nut.
I think the $1200 is a lot of cash, for that you could buy Mopar ones and still have $ left over.
I like being able to unlock my hubs (CJ 30) untill it snows (and there unlocked while I'm driving), or I'm repacking the front wheel bearings (w/ new seals) just becouse I wanted to check them, or the worst is when I'm replacing them couse they get contaminated with H2O.
Ted
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The last time I replaced the left side and this time when replacing the right side I torqued them both to 250ft lbs. This is the spec the guy at Fischel told me when I called. The left one has held up for 4 months so far, not long enough yet to see if it will last.
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I have found the torque spec to be 175 lbs. ::)
Ted
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250 ft pounds of torque seems too much to me....Ted's figure sounds more true to me.
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Yeah, my 03TJ is 175, so I'd assume the XJ should be the same.
What size wheel/tire AND what backspacing are you running on your wheels? How many miles are you getting out of them before noticing any problems?