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Review on πŸ”§ Yukon Gear & Axle SK 30214 Replacement Carrier Shim Kit for Dana Spicer 44 Differential, 30-Spline Axle – Enhanced SEO by Justin Steele

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Take the advertised setup with a grain of salt

I have a 2005 TJ with a Dana 44 rear end which are discs that mount on the outside of the carrier bearings. I checked Yukon's own website to make sure they (SK 30214) are compatible with my car, but when they arrived it's a style that fits the holder on the inside of the bearing and not the body. This caused me great difficulty for several reasons. 1. I had to dig pretty deep on the forums before I knew you could safely use the old "rear bearing" style seals, 2 I had to buy additional bearings to grind them down to use as mounting bearings , and 3 there weren't enough shins to accommodate the total thickness of the stock pads, so I had to remove material from the thick outer pads and combine them with these inner pads to get what I needed. I'm not sure if the shims listed for the Dana 44 HD are compatible with the non-HD axle in the TJ or not, but they definitely "look" like I need them, so Yukon may need to update their parts catalog .

Pros
  • Wide range of disc thicknesses
Cons
  • There are downsides