Tom Woods Custom Jeep JK Drive Shafts - Review Eliminating The Weak Link Oct 15, 2007 By: Pete Bach

By now, most Jeep JK owners have taken a peek under their rigs, only to find drive shafts that are totally unusable.

Waterproofing A Dana 44 Front Hub Dana 44 Front Hub Grease Nipple Installation Jul 15, 2006 By: Jim Lougeay

The internal-spline Dana 44 front hub uses two tapered roller bearings, and a seal at the inboard end of the hub. At the outboard end of the hub is a drive-in cap that can allow water to enter, bringing grit along with it. Adding to the problem is the large volume of air in the hub.

Using CO2 For Your Locker Use a CO2 tank to operate your ARB locking differentials! May 1, 2006 By: Matthew E. Stocke

By a huge margin, the number one question I get asked when people see my Jeep for the first time is: ?what is that tank in the back?? The tank is, of course a compressed liquid CO2 tank. But it can be used for so much more than just filling your tires. Read on??

Over the years, Jeeps have come from the factory with some great transmissions and some terrible transmissions. In some cases a different transmission can be the best upgrade to your Jeep as far as performance and reliability. What transmission you select to put in your Jeep depends on what you find and what you have. We'll assume you are keeping your engine and transfer case and that you already have a manual transmission. Also, keep in mind these are my opinions of what will be the cheapest and easiest swap for most people. I haven't done most of these swaps either, a lot of my information came from people on-line and from books (YMMV).

Swapping T-18 into your Jeep Nov 1, 2005 By: Terry L. Howe

The T-18 is such a popular swap for Jeeps because, in many cases, it can be installed for less money than any other heavy duty granny low transmission. The reason for this is the input bearing retainer size and input shaft length are right for '76-'86 CJs for the Ford and Jeep version.

Jeep Transfer Case: NP207 Nov 1, 2005 By: ORC STAFF

The NP207 has a aluminum case and an appearance similar to the NP231. It should have a tag on the back saying New Process Gear, Model 207. This chain driven transfer case uses a 21 spline input with the manual transmissions and a 23 spline input with the automatic transmissions. The output for the front driveshaft is on the drivers side. Low range is 2.61 and high is 1.00. This transfer case is widely scorned. If yours should break, look for a 21 spline NP231 or swap transmission and transfer case at the same time. The transfer case is upsidedown in the picture showing the input (it is drivers drop.)

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Jeep Axle Swaps: Rear Dana 44 Nov 1, 2005 By: ORC STAFF

The Dana 44 is a very common axle and so it is often the least expensive axle to swap into most small Jeeps. Full size Jeeps normally come with Dana 44s or larger axles.

There is overlap between the life of Borg-Warners heavy duty four speeds, but basically the T-19 followed the T-18. The T-19 was the first one to offer a synchronized first gear.