Alloy Axle seals - Opinions

fisher836 · 10-31-2006, 12:37 PM

Does anyone run these or know someone that does? If so, how do they work and are they worth $100? Even if you don't run them but have toyed around with your D30 or D44 front, do you think they would be worth while?
http://www.4x4xplor.com/alloyusa-axleseals.html

James04TJ · 10-31-2006, 12:58 PM

After rebuilding the front end on my '04 of the last 2 weeks, I wish I had them. Tons of crud in my axle tubes. If I wasn't in a hurry to get everything back together I would have ordered a set and installed them. The next time I need to pull my hubs for something I will be installing a set.

jeeptj19992001 · 10-31-2006, 01:25 PM

have them , love them, keeps all the crap from getting in the tubes, and you can get them at a better price then 100.00
have had mine for a year, just keep them well greased

yellj · 10-31-2006, 01:45 PM

Have them, work well, anything is going to be a huge improvement over the factory shield, think I paid $60 for the first generation ones.

**Jerry Bransford** · 10-31-2006, 01:48 PM

If you wheel in deep mud I can see they'd be worth their weight in gold. In my dry dusty wheeling conditions, I haven't yet seen the need.

jeeptj19992001 · 10-31-2006, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Jerry Bransford

If you wheel in deep mud I can see they'd be worth their weight in gold. In my dry dusty wheeling conditions, I haven't yet seen the need.

i do most of my wheeling in rocks in nepa, had small stones in the tubes, i don't like the mud...just causes breakdowns and early deaths. they also keep sand out

fisher836 · 10-31-2006, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by yellj

Have them, work well, anything is going to be a huge improvement over the factory shield, think I paid $60 for the first generation ones.

The cheapest I've seen so far is $75 for superior ones from Northridge. I'm seriously thinking about it because I do alot of water and mud then again, how is the water/mud inside the tube any differnt than water/mud inside the frame? I haven't seen the tube caked enough to affect the axle shaft.

Rusty the Scoob · 10-31-2006, 02:44 PM

I have them, found them for $60 and put them in while swapping in a different D30. They seem fine, I guess. No problems so far.

jeeptj19992001 · 10-31-2006, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by fisher836

The cheapest I've seen so far is $75 for superior ones from Northridge. I'm seriously thinking about it because I do alot of water and mud then again, how is the water/mud inside the tube any differnt than water/mud inside the frame? I haven't seen the tube caked enough to affect the axle shaft.

helps keep the water out, and it will help keep the inner seal from getting ruined.
when i went to intstall them took about a 1/2 pound of mud and tiny stones out of the tube.

**Stu Olson** · 10-31-2006, 04:39 PM

While I don't wheel in mud (I do a water crossing to and from several of my favorite trails but it is a flowing stream/river, not a mud hole), I've found more than enough "junk" in the axle tubes after pulling the shafts out.

What I don't like is the fact that this same dirt and sand can/does get on the shaft as you slide it back into the tube. I do my best to keep the spline end from scooting along the bottom of the tube. On the driver's side, that is fairly easy to control given its short length. On the passenger side it is much more difficult to keep the shaft off the bottom of the tube prior to it going into the axle seal on the center section.

I have a set to go in....next time I pull the axle shafts....which is hopefully in a week or two....else they will just go in.

natehate · 10-31-2006, 04:58 PM

i havent run them yet
but i have a set i got for 60 im gonna be putting in the waggy front d44 im building
and im super pumped on them
they look and sound like a great idea to me and im still dumbfounded that it took so long for someone to have that idea and market it

**neZZr** · 10-31-2006, 06:48 PM

I haven't heard anything bad, so I'll be getting a set soon. I've got a front axle seal leaking, so I'm going to put them in when I fix that.

jeeptj19992001 · 11-01-2006, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by natehate

i havent run them yet
but i have a set i got for 60 im gonna be putting in the waggy front d44 im building
and im super pumped on them
they look and sound like a great idea to me and im still dumbfounded that it took so long for someone to have that idea and market it

they have been around for years

fisher836 · 11-01-2006, 08:05 AM

I'm going to get a set. I'm putting the front end back together this weekend. What vendor do we deal with that can get me these ASAP??

TJ on the Rocks · 11-01-2006, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by fisher836

I'm going to get a set. I'm putting the front end back together this weekend. What vendor do we deal with that can get me these ASAP??

If You're in a hurry , Qtec has them . Although they want $ 130 per pair !
Which is crazy since they had them marked down to $ 60 at the Jeep show in july

EDIT : I just called Quadratec . They want $ 89.99 per pair of the Alloy USA brand .
Why they want so much more for the Superior Brand seals is beyond me .

Save the shipping cost and head down the turnpike .

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jeeptj19992001 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bushkill pa Posts: 1,087 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	have them , love them, keeps all the crap from getting in the tubes, and you can get them at a better price then 100.00 have had mine for a year, just keep them well greased __________________ 03 rubi....growing bigger and better every day...

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yellj Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 1,368 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Have them, work well, anything is going to be a huge improvement over the factory shield, think I paid $60 for the first generation ones. __________________ 04 Unlimited RE SF 4.5", 1" MORE BL and MML, ARB Bull Bar, AR23 15x8, 35x12.5 MTRs, Jeep Medic Engine and T/F Skid, Shrockworks Rockers, Warn 9.5ti, AA SYE, ARBs, 4.88s and Alloy USA Shafts, HPD30 w JJs 1967 M416 www.midatlanticjeepers.com

10-31-2006, 02:44 PM	#8
Rusty the Scoob Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Boston Posts: 907 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	I have them, found them for $60 and put them in while swapping in a different D30. They seem fine, I guess. No problems so far. __________________ 2001 TJ Sport 2" coil lift, 31" TrXus, swapped in 3.73s, ORFab cage, Aussie front locker, A to Z Fab rocker skids, JeepMedic Oil Pan Skid, JeepMedic LCA skids, Alloy USA D30 Seals, Warn Diff Skids, Cobra 75wx CB, Jeeperman prototype front bumper, 9.5ti, custom rear bumper, Rokmen frame tie-in kit.