4cylinder third memebers?

[laneiac]

Wanting to upgrade the gears in my 95 yj, but I dont want to pay out the rear end for a gear install. So I was thinking about swapping in some third members from a 4 cylinder yj. Is that a good idea, or will I run into problems. I also have a friend who will install lockers for next to nothing if I just bring him the third members, so that is another plus to doing it that way. Let me know what you all think. Thanks, Lane

 

[Junkpile]

You can use the carriers and gears from a four cylinder. Used gears amost always make some noise because you can't perfectly duplicate their original wear pattern. I used junkyard gears in an axle that I had planned to swap out, I never swapped it and the current owner is still riding on those gears three years later.

 

[far_right]

jeep axles dont have 3rds.... you will want to swap the entire axle assembly

 

[laneiac]

oh i thought the carrier was completely seperate from the axle tubes, my mistake.

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

Swap in both axles from a 4banger, it's a great upgrade if you have the 6cyl. Cheaper and easier than installing new gears.

 

[Jeepster05]

Hey far_right i like the avatar!!

 

[jeepin916]

if your going to do gears it might be cheaper to just swap in a complete rear, the 4cyls normally have a lower gear ratio than the 6cyl...

 

[west747]

this swap worked for me. the 4.10's are ideal for up to 33's. i ran 36's with mine...there was a major power loss tho...

 

[far_right]

Jeepster05,

thanks man