PART 1 | Jeep JK Rubicon to Jeep TJ Axle swap | NO MORE DANA 30 and 35! 

Haha no way!! That’s funny. Thanks for the support!

New hard lines were ran. We don’t have to e-brake hooked up yet, that’s something we have to figure out.

I currently have a 4in RC long arm kit with RC shocks and Springs. I am replacing the springs with Rock Krawler Coils front and rear. Shocks I’m still trying to decide what I want to go with. It will either be Bilstein or Fox shocks. I have been quite happy with the RC setup, for the price it’s done everything I have needed it to and more. The ride for me hasn’t been too bouncy and I have been happy with it. I also have a JK that I drive and it’s so much smoother than any TJ I have driven. I think it’s just the technology in that being newer, etc. Another thing I have noticed is with the Axle swap my jee has been riding A LOT smoother.. it’s actually mind blowing to me. So much more comfortable on the highway. A problem for me that I have to address is the weight of the Jeep. Which is why I’m trying to change out the springs and shocks to something with a lot better quality.

The ride on road isn’t as bouncy and uncomfortable as it is off-road. I want better springs and shocks for off-road drivability and quality.

@@BuiltDifferentGarage i just went with the Bilstien 5100 shocks on my 2k TJ 4" lift and it made a huge difference. I'm thinking about going with the Metalcloak springs

@@clarkdrago I need to do that too. I’ve heard good things about the 5100s. I appreciate the comment! Thank you!

I didn’t have JK wheels at the time. These are TJ wheels so yes I needed an adapter to make them fit until I bought JK bolt pattern wheels.

Makes sense. Ok cool. I'm putting a set of JT axles in a TJ in the next few months so that's for the video

@@discover4x4 damn that’ll be awesome! Just subscribed to your channel! Looking forward to seeing that!

I bought the axles with everything stock on them from a JK. I got the front and rear for $1500 total. I bought the front and rear Artec Truss/conversion kit for $900. We can weld but not extremely well haha so we didn’t want to risk messing anything up. We had a local off-road shop do all the welding on the axles. That came to $800. Around $3,200 right now.

Kraft Off-Road man it looks great. I get the frustration with the drag link and track bar. I’m trying to figure out everything. Imma add you on Instagram if I have any questions I’ll pick your brain!

jared bruce sounds good!! I’d be happy to help answer any questions!

I did not. We ended up having a custom one made.

Hahaha I’m sure! It’s our job so we have to represent!!

37x12.5x17. The wheels that are shown in this video I am not sure what the offset is. I’ll have to go back and see what I can find.

@@BuiltDifferentGarage thanks for your response I really appreciate it. I'm working on building my 2002 tj and for as many of them out there that have been built there not much in the way of information. I'm planning to run 35s or 36" tires but scrub angle is very important to me.so the offset +or- is critical.

@@gregmacklin9758 got you, completely understand! I’ll see if I can find it and I’ll let you know. Now the wheels that are on it in the video are TJ wheels with an adapter so be able to bolt them up to the JK axles so they sit out a lot further than normal.

Yes. They front axle had to be rotated back. The arms had to be adjusted to do that.

@@BuiltDifferentGarage So you didn't have to cut the axle tubes and rotate the C's back ? Any issues with drivability, or is this a mostly trail rig?

@@WilC379 Nope. I drive it hours away for trips as well as almost daily driving it. It drives and handles great, better than ever before!

@@BuiltDifferentGarage Awesome! I was worried about that part of the swap. I guess I will proceed on with tracking some JK axles down for my TJ! Thanks!

@@WilC379 sweet! There’s definitely different ways to do it but that’s just what we decided to do! Good luck with it!