Alabama thread!

True I feel like I would break mine too. Right now the cheapest new oem I can find is $290. Wouldn’t be opposed to a used rebuilt one by someone else, at least that way I know I’m getting a useable one

 

What about the cjv ones or whatever that brand is

 

I looked into that, they’re about $290 but there’s a core charge and I have no core to give

 

Gotcha. Yeah I'm going to order a couple new OEs as well to harvest the outers off of for my LT axles. I'd rather just start everything fresh.

 

Wait you got rid of your ones you bought from junk yard? Buy some nappas if your strap for cash and then change them out later. I like my cvj so far!

 

Are you going to keep a spare?

 

I ran Napa and they rusted almost immediately and the boots wore quickly. I got Napa remans and they’re holding up much better. I know that’s all cosmetic, but if the insides were comparable quality, I don’t think they’d hold out very well long term.

 

Yeah but I'll have to order a spare 934 and build one out of my older stock ones

 

You don’t have the other lkq axles? I’ve got one core I need to send back now.

 

I’m returning the bad one and the other I’m just going to keep as a spare now

 

Dont throw any OEM away they are worth $150 core charge

 

Those have been around a long time, I was going to try them one time not sure why I didn't.

 

It gives me ideas. Like Frankenstein them with the way a missing link is set up and kinda hybrid them. Been doing a lot more research on leaf spring set up and stuff. The revolver in combination with the Alcan flex bushings would be ridiculous

 

Gotta find a way to lock them when not needed. I was going up a steep hill with the pins out and they unloaded, scared me for a while, lol. You can put a suck down winch on the front to use on hills, that way you dont have to worry.

 

They going in the rear so I won't have to worry about unloading up a hill maybe down but I've got such a LWB that it may not matter any

 

How would our driveshafts like all that droop? Seems like it would bind or want to pull apart

 

They can handle a lot of droop if you get too much may have to add a limit strap or two. I have 84 Toyota truck drive shafts they will bend to a 42 degree angle

 

Considering I'm swapping the DS to a double cardon after the carrier bearing and a little longer slip yoke I'll be good. I'll be Frankensteining a DS together with 1350 or bigger joints.

With a factory DS even still you should be fine it'll just be pretty close to it's limits. The longer the shaft the less the angle so you can also get away with a little more too.

 

I need to study up on the rear options for LT more. I need it to function as a truck though, so that may limit what I can do with it, but maybe not with leafs.

 

From AlabamaWX

CLEAR SAILING: Today will be a beautiful spring day for Alabama with sunshine in full supply. After a cool start, we expect a high around 70 degrees today. Clouds will increase tomorrow ahead of an approaching cold front, and showers are possible over the southern half of the state by afternoon. That front will bring a band of showers and thunderstorms into the state Wednesday.

SPC has defined a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) of severe thunderstorms for most of Alabama Wednesday.



Thunderstorms will be capable of producing small hail, strong winds, and a brief, isolated tornado or two. While this is not a high end threat like last Thursday, everyone still needs to be weather aware Wednesday and be in a position to hear warnings if they are needed. The sky will clear Wednesday night as colder, drier air arrives.

Thursday will be a sunny, but very cool day for Alabama. The high will be in the 52-57 degree range over the northern half of the state with a brisk northwest wind.

LATE SEASON FREEZE AHEAD: Temperatures will drop below freezing Friday morning over the northern and central counties of Alabama. We project a low in the 27-32 degree range for most places. For colder pockets, temperatures could be below freezing for over 6 hours late Thursday night and early Friday morning. This is not unusual for early April… in fact, long time readers know my advice every year. Don’t plant anything that will be harmed by a freeze until April 15.

The day Friday will be sunny with a high around 60. For the weekend, sunny weather continues Saturday and Sunday with a warming trend. The high Saturday will be in the mid 60s, followed by low 70s Sunday.

NEXT WEEK: The weather looks quiet at least for the first half of the week with a warming trend; we reach the low 80s by mid-week. Showers or storms will most likely return by Thursday or Friday… See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.



THURSDAY’S TORNADOES: NWS Birmingham has identified ten tornadoes from last Thursday’s severe weather event, including an EF-3 that was down for 50.36 miles from near West Blocton in Bibb County to Camp Winnataska in St. Clair County. This is the one that produced extensive damage in places like Helena, Pelham, Eagle Point, and Shoal Creek. The Ohatchee-Wellington tornado in Calhoun County was rated EF-2; it was on the ground for 24 miles and was responsible for five fatalities.

ON THIS DATE IN 1942: A slow-moving low-pressure system brought 11.5 inches of snow to the nation’s capital on March 29, 1942. It still stands as the highest March snowfall on record in Washington, D.C. on a single calendar day. Also, Baltimore, Maryland recorded an imposing total of 21.9 inches of snow on the same day. On the flip side, eight days later, the temperature in D.C. soared to 92 degrees on April 6, 1942, and it remains the highest temperature on record for April 6