Good u-joints?

mikemounlio · May 6, 2015

I need a new u-joint for my Bronco dana 44. I am running 38.5" tsl sx so i need a decent u joint. The joints on the buggy now have worked great for years but one of them finally had enough. I had good luck with the x-joint from alloy usa. What would be your u-joint of choice on a budget?

TBItoy · May 6, 2015

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Yukon SuperJoint or CTM...

jta · May 6, 2015

TBItoy said:
Yukon SuperJoint or CTM...

I just broke an axle and had the Yukon super joints in there. The only damage to the joint was the cap that came off when the yoke shattered. You can rebuild them and the parts to do so are fairly reasonable.

mikemounlio · May 6, 2015

Does anyone know what size u-joint the bronco 44 uses? I was thinking it takes a 760 but im not sure. The axle has yukon shafts in it.

John Galbreath Jr. · May 6, 2015

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TBItoy said:
Yukon SuperJoint or CTM...

This if not a street driven vehicle.

Neal3000 · May 6, 2015

ECGS has an awesome price on yukon superjoints especially if you go thru their pirate4x4 vendor. They have been bulletproof for me with a v8 and 39" reds

crawlin85cj · May 6, 2015

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I like the Yukon because it doesn't have the bronze bushing and you get more meat on the trunion. It's downfalls are street driving and having to grease all 4 caps. The Ouverson joint is major beef with 1 great point but I'm not sure if they make it for a 44. I've had great success with both brands.

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mikemounlio · May 6, 2015

i went with the alloy usa x joint because of price. I will replace it with a yukon super joint when funds will allow it. I have went over the rebuild budget already ad need some time to catch up. The x joint seems to be good for only 50$. Its better then a normal spicer but not as good as a ctm or yukon. Wish me luck

TBItoy · May 6, 2015

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JohnG said:
This if not a street driven vehicle.

He has a regular (non unit bearing) d44 so lockout hubs are an option.

I agree though, I wouldn't run a solid bushing joint in a unit bearing street driven jeep or dodge axle... Hell I just wouldn't run a jeep or dodge 44!

LightBnDr · May 6, 2015

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I'm a big fan of runnin strong inner and outer shafts with strong joints but then running warn locking hubs. Mainly because that lockout will usually go before your stout shafts and joint. Super easy to replace on the trail. I would recommend this setup until you can afford to put a real axle under it. Ya know?

07gmc · May 6, 2015

Just make sure you keep the Yukons greased

mikemounlio · May 6, 2015

It has one yukon on the passenger side. The driver side looks like a spicer joint i think. I found the bad joint when i went to grease up the yukon. I want to run both yukon just cant drop the coin right now.

I want to stay on the axles and tire size i have for now. Swaping to full 1 tons and going to a 40" or bigger is out of the question. This buggy is more then enough for me.

kkoepper · May 6, 2015

I was very happy with my Longfields. And they supposedly can be street driven, although I never did. They also only have 1 grease fitting and the price was reasonable too.

1tfrot · May 6, 2015

yukons with superjoints for my spares and 10 factory with 300m joints in use currently.

good luck with both so far

kushKrawlin · May 7, 2015

What Happens if Ya drive on the road with yukons? Just curious. News to me. Kinda funny. One of the most expensive is the one ya can't drive on the street with. Awesome.

Mortalis5509 · May 7, 2015

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kushKrawlin said:
What Happens if Ya drive on the road with yukons? Just curious. News to me. Kinda funny. One of the most expensive is the one ya can't drive on the street with. Awesome.

Why can't you drive on the street if people race with them? I would consider racing worse for them than pavement.

mikemounlio · May 7, 2015

from what i understand you can drive on the road even with ctm but if you let them dry out they will heat up and become brittle. I guess they need attention to often to be on a daily driver rig.

TBItoy · May 7, 2015

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kushKrawlin said:
What Happens if Ya drive on the road with yukons? Just curious. News to me. Kinda funny. One of the most expensive is the one ya can't drive on the street with. Awesome.

Nothing if you keep em greased. Most people don't want to grease their u joints every week.

So they either run locking hubs, or don't daily drive their rig with non selectable hubs and high dollar joints

TacomaJD · May 7, 2015

kushKrawlin said:
What Happens if Ya drive on the road with yukons? Just curious. News to me. Kinda funny. One of the most expensive is the one ya can't drive on the street with. Awesome.

There isn't any needle bearings in superjoints, just metal on metal basically, hence the importance to keep them greased. Think of how many times an axle shaft would make a revolution on small tires on the highway in someones daily driver….then think of how many revolutions it will make at an offroad park and the big gap of time between riding that will allow for one to think "hey I need to grease them joints" …..whereas like Nick said, nobody will grease the joints weekly if used on the road a lot.

EsPowell · May 7, 2015

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I must have gotten lucky then. I'm not discrediting what yall are saying, but I ran superjoints in my TJ for a year with no issue. I greased them a couple times, but far from every week. I'm not saying this was the best thing to do, but I had success with them in my daily driver

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