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The old shitbox is on its own weight.
Things actually look like they'll line up ok, minus the front driveshaft. I'll definitely need a CV to deal with the lateral angle.
But the pumpkin has room to move, the shock mounts on the leaf plates will actually line up with my factory shock towers, the bumpstops should hit the leafs just aft of the axle tube, and the drag link won't be overly angled.
If I could mount a high steer arm, the drag link would be flat. But these fucking jeep axles used Y steering. So that's out unless I cowboy up for knuckles. And that's not happening.
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Overall, I'm happy so far. I'm dicing it up between buying my chromoly axle set (680 CAD for axles and U joints) or getting ball joints, wheel bearings, and lockout hubs in a couple of weeks.
The axles would mean I could get the gears and whatnot in the diff, the outer running gear means I can get it set on wheels for clearances, and if I need I can roll it out of the shop.