The Build of my Sahara

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rmarquez77h

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Hello all,

So, I have decided to finally start building my Sahara after a few years of buying it.

I have been looking for Rubicon takeoffs axles but haven't seen anything in Chicago area, seems to be pretty hard to find, All that I have found so far is in Colorado, Utah, California and the prices that I have seen are close to just getting new ones online. maybe a few hundred cheaper, So, I am planning on buying new ones for the peace of mind.

Anyone knows a reliable and honest shop in Chicago area where I can do the swap ?. For what I know it is a pretty easy job for a shop with all the tools, mostly bolt in. Someone gave me an estimate of $3200 last week and I think is a rip off.

So my plans are:
New Rubicon axles front and rear, not planning on re-gearing the dana 30 or 35 that come with the Sahara.
Mopar Auxiliary Kit
Mopar e-locker Harness

Any tips that you guys can give are appreciate it. First time building a jeep.
 
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Lperdue

Lperdue

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rmarquez77h said:
Hello all,

So, I have decided to finally start building my Sahara after a few years of buying it.

I have been looking for Rubicon takeoffs axles but haven't seen anything in Chicago area, seems to be pretty hard to find, All that I have found so far is in Colorado, Utah, California and the prices that I have seen are close to just getting new ones online. maybe a few hundred cheaper, So, I am planning on buying new ones for the peace of mind.

Anyone knows a reliable and honest shop in Chicago area where I can do the swap ?. For what I know it is a pretty easy job for a shop with all the tools, mostly bolt in. Someone gave me an estimate of $3200 last week and I think is a rip off.

So my plans are:
New Rubicon axles front and rear, not planning on re-gearing the dana 30 or 35 that come with the Sahara.
Mopar Auxiliary Kit
Mopar e-locker Harness

Any tips that you guys can give are appreciate it. First time building a jeep.
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Not sure if your accounting for this
You may have to get new brake lines (but you might be able to modify your current ones to work).
A new tie rod due to the Rubicon axles being wider than a Sahara's.
Lastly a Tazer JL to update your jeep's gear ratio, tire size, etc.

Also that seems a little high I went and got a quote early last year to do the same job in Cincinnati for around 6700. This included axles, switches, brake lines, tie rod. But again this was also before inflation.
 
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rmarquez77h

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Lperdue said:
Not sure if your accounting for this
You may have to get new brake lines (but you might be able to modify your current ones to work).
A new tie rod due to the Rubicon axles being wider than a Sahara's.
Lastly a Tazer JL to update your jeep's gear ratio, tire size, etc.

Also that seems a little high I went and got a quote early last year to do the same job in Cincinnati for around 6700. This included axles, switches, brake lines, tie rod. But again this was also before inflation.
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Lperdue, Thanks so much for the input. Appreciate it your time.
 
Lperdue

Lperdue

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rmarquez77h said:
Not yet installed, but I already bought it (2.5 lift kit) will be installed maybe next week. Will be also getting 35's, no bigger that that.
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Nice, I was asking because it might be beneficial to wait on the lift. If you do the axles and lift at the same time a lot of shops wont charge that much (if at all) to install a lift at that point. This is because suspension wise has to come out in the process plus since you are installing a new tie rod they will have to do an alignment anyway.
 
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rmarquez77h

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Lperdue said:
Nice, I was asking because it might be beneficial to wait on the lift. If you do the axles and lift at the same time a lot of shops wont charge that much (if at all) to install a lift at that point. This is because suspension wise has to come out in the process plus since you are installing a new tie rod they will have to do an alignment anyway.
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That's a great point, Honestly did not think about it. That alone will save some money. Thanks again...
 
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