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dana 30 question

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by mb82, Apr 12, 2005.

  1. mb82

    mb82 I feel great!

    ok while out grilling just now i noticed that i have the 5 bolt hubs for my dana 30. remembering back that ment that it is a 81-86 model dana 30. well wasnt that the widetrack model? or have i just spent too much time near the lighter fluid :rofl:

    thanks guys
     
    mb82, Apr 12, 2005
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  2. Mcruff

    Mcruff Earlycj5 Machinist

    I don't think the widetrack came in a cj5, it did the cj7 but if it was out of a cj5 it should work, spring perches are probably a little bigger but that won't hurt anything.
     
    Mcruff, Apr 12, 2005
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  3. mb82

    mb82 I feel great!

    it came from a 7. but this 7 was a 79. guess someone had already done one axle swap on that jeep before the scout 44s went underneath of it. the perches were no bigger so i guess that it is a narrow trac.
     
    mb82, Apr 12, 2005
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  4. lynn

    lynn Time machine / Early CJ5 HR Rep Staff Member

    81 was the last year of the NT in CJ7s.
    Conventional thinking is that all CJ5s through the end of production in 1983 were NT... but at least one FACTORY WT CJ5 has been touched by our membership... Nickmil worked on an '83 CJ5 with factory WT axles. :shock:

    IIRC, frame rail spacing in the front didn't change throughout the whole CJ run, whether NT or WT, so perches should be centered at the same spot. Perch width may vary from the 1 3/4 to the 2" style.
     
    lynn, Apr 13, 2005
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  5. Code Red

    Code Red Member

    Spring perches are the same. I did a NT to WT swap to keep the tires off the springs. You could have an 81 NT with 5 bolt hubs.
     
    Code Red, Apr 13, 2005
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  6. mb82

    mb82 I feel great!

    yeh i guess i could. well when i put the fenders on i guess i will know what i have. i think i might be one of the few jeep people who says i dont want wt axles.
     
    mb82, Apr 13, 2005
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  7. jd7

    jd7 Sponsor

    I had an 82 Cj7 bought new, worked with a guy at the same time had an 82 cj7 his had wt axles mine didn't. His was six mine a four. Back then couldn't figure why they would be different, just knew I liked the way his looked better than mine. ;)
     
    jd7, Apr 13, 2005
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