subiemech85 Posted November 27, 2004 Share Posted November 27, 2004 what does it take to swap a front ea82 axle in to a ea81? given spline count is the same is there a writeup somewhere? no search luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLCraig Posted November 27, 2004 Share Posted November 27, 2004 The spline count on the DOJ wouldn't be a problem as long as you do not use Turbo 5-speed axle. But there are a few other things you may run into. EA82 axles are longer, you might have to change the inner wheel bearing seal, you may have to use an EA82 hub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudrat79 Posted November 27, 2004 Share Posted November 27, 2004 Why Are you wanting to do this....??? they don't just swap in....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subiemech85 Posted November 27, 2004 Author Share Posted November 27, 2004 2 git r houm the parts car has a good reman ea82 axle and I want to put it ntha ea81 to drive it home 300+miles it's one of those "MilesFox" type of adventure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted November 28, 2004 Share Posted November 28, 2004 2 git r houm the parts car has a good reman ea82 axle and I want to put it ntha ea81 to drive it home 300+miles it's one of those "MilesFox" type of adventure not worth the trouble.... with a longer axle, you'd need to make the control arm longer or move the mount out for it, plus it'll mess up your camber. I may have a core axle with torn up boots..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archemitis Posted November 28, 2004 Share Posted November 28, 2004 BUT... in a pinch, you can rebuild an ea81 axle with parts from an ea82 axle, and vise versa! =] just mix and match the parts that fit. seriously, it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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