Justin,
I've never tried to use one in an old truck but I have owned my 82 Scrambler
since ' 83 and I have learned a thing or two about Jeep rearends. First
off, Jeep Model 20 rears from roughly '76 - '86 have weak shafts. The
problem is that the axle flange is pressed on to the splined shaft. Over
time the splines WILL strip out. Replacement one piece shafts run about
$300 and another $75 for new bearings. I had to replace mine in '94. The
model 35 that was used in the earlier Wranglers,'87 to '99 doesn't have the
weak shaft problem.
I 'm mot sure if all of them are limited slip but mine are. Also, gear
ratios can be had from 2:73 up to 4:56 for the model 20 and 3:07 to 4:56 for
the model 35. The older model 44, '70-'75 and ' 86 CJ7s has an even larger
gear range, 10 options from 2:72 to 5:38
Hope this helps.
Robert Rogers
57 Belair Sport Coupe restored to original
55 -2 3105
55 -2 6400
55 -5 3100 Wife's project
57 3100
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