31 Spinle In Sb Rear?????

[bdrake1]

I Have A 31 Spline Spool An Want To Order The Axles To Fit It My Rear Is A Small Bearing .jbg Has The Axles For This,are There Any Downsides Or Anything Else I Need

 

[Steve]

As long as you get the correct bearing with them it's a piece of cake install. I've been running them for a number of years now, haven't broken one yet although I've tried.

 

[SteveL]

It is kind of like polishing a turd. If you're gonna spend the $$ on 31 spline axles wait til you can also get a BB rear housing. I am in the same boat with the wifes 66. She just got an ARB for up front, but I refuse to waste the $$ on a 28 spline or a SB rear kit to get it set up. I hate to buy the same parts twice, especially the expensive ones.

 

[Ryans71]

Better off to go with a big bearing. You can get big bearing ends that you can get welded on if you don't want to wait to find an entire housing.

 

[Steve]

It is kind of like polishing a turd. If you're gonna spend the $$ on 31 spline axles wait til you can also get a BB rear housing. I am in the same boat with the wifes 66. She just got an ARB for up front, but I refuse to waste the $$ on a 28 spline or a SB rear kit to get it set up. I hate to buy the same parts twice, especially the expensive ones.

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First, you don't have to buy shafts twice, just seals/bearings if you go from SB to BB rear. You can use the same shafts in either one. As for whether a SB rear will work, I hear this kind of stuff from a lot of people who've never run them. I've had a built (Detroit, 31 spline alloy shafts) in mine for years and I wheel it very hard. I have replaced the bearings/seals once; other than that it's held up as well as several buddies with built BB axles who I wheel with.