ok for those of you running welded rear diffs on the AA hi clearance lift.

are you finding that the increes in angle alows for easyer axle removal.

 

on a non lifted ea82 wagon ive never been able to just take the rear axle out without disconnecting stuff... how about you??????????

I don't have a welded diff....but the one weekend where I ran with no diff shim, and the rear end cranked up to about 5" of lift. I could pull off the axle without even jacking the car up....unfortunately, I broke 2 axles in 2 days....amazing what that extra inch can do! I even put in the 'new' axle on in the NAPA parking lot on the way up there. then broke it into little bits the next day, and took it out.

 

anyway, yes, it will help, alot.

So does this mean your getting a lifted wagon?

Don't know about AA lifts, but on the Ozified and Mudrat body lifts I've played with you can almost always pull a rear axle without unhooking the diff from the mustache bar. The difference is exactly what you were getting at, the rear axle angles are greater. So if the rear diff is lowered the same amount as the torsion tube/control arms you probably will have to unhook the diff to pull axles, I have to unbolt the diff at the mustache bar on my brat to pull axles. Havn't noticed any real increase in axle breakage with the greater angles either, I still break em' but only when doing stupid abusive things repeatedly.

 

Play hard, break stuff, fix it, second verse same as the first.

party when you can, rock till you drop, thats the law

-N

I have the AA mod clearance lift and cannot remove the rear axles with out at least loosening the rear diff