little help please

95ZJ · 10-12-2005, 06:46 PM

So I go to get my tires aligned on the 95ZJ and when I get it back they tell me the front is good to go, but the back tires are still out of toe. It seems my rear axle housing is bent. Now my question to all of you is... Does this matter much? I know it's going to cause funky wear on my tires and I'll have to keep them rotated on a regular basis. But is there anything to cause concern w/ having the bent housing? I don't plan on doing any off-road anytime soon w/ this news, that and I just recently had to replace both front CV shafts. Thanks for the input.

Wackodrumr · 10-12-2005, 07:16 PM

Well, If you don't do any hard wheelin in it I'd say run it till it breaks. Unless you are going through tires like once a year cause of bad wear. I'd say it'd be worth your time to go to a junk yard and pull the same axle off of another ZJ.

You could go the "beef it up" route and get an 8.8 if you have access to a welder or someone that can weld.

MJMA · 10-12-2005, 07:34 PM

find another axle outa a zj. if it's a 35, which it probably is, they can be had for real cheap.

Wackodrumr · 10-12-2005, 08:06 PM

Actually that axle can be had from PhillyZJ. I think he was trying to give it away.

10-12-2005, 06:46 PM	#1
95ZJ Jeeper Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Manhattan, KS Posts: 80	little help please So I go to get my tires aligned on the 95ZJ and when I get it back they tell me the front is good to go, but the back tires are still out of toe. It seems my rear axle housing is bent. Now my question to all of you is... Does this matter much? I know it's going to cause funky wear on my tires and I'll have to keep them rotated on a regular basis. But is there anything to cause concern w/ having the bent housing? I don't plan on doing any off-road anytime soon w/ this news, that and I just recently had to replace both front CV shafts. Thanks for the input. __________________ '95 Grand Limited, 5.2L, 117K, 30X9.5 Bridgestone dueler Revos, Flowmaster 50series

10-12-2005, 07:16 PM	#2
Wackodrumr Trail Guide Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: KY Posts: 2,938	Well, If you don't do any hard wheelin in it I'd say run it till it breaks. Unless you are going through tires like once a year cause of bad wear. I'd say it'd be worth your time to go to a junk yard and pull the same axle off of another ZJ. You could go the "beef it up" route and get an 8.8 if you have access to a welder or someone that can weld. __________________ -Mr. Smiles

10-12-2005, 07:34 PM	#3
MJMA Got Rocks? Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Rehoboth, MA, USSA Posts: 9,743	find another axle outa a zj. if it's a 35, which it probably is, they can be had for real cheap. __________________ "If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so." Thomas Jefferson

10-12-2005, 08:06 PM	#4
Wackodrumr Trail Guide Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: KY Posts: 2,938	Actually that axle can be had from PhillyZJ. I think he was trying to give it away. __________________ -Mr. Smiles