Replacing Rear Axle on Jeep WK Grand Cherokee

Today I replace the rear axle on my wrecked Jeep! This was a lot of hard work doing it by myself, but I'm now one step closer to getting this thing driving again. Next time I will fix the steering and get it back on the ground!
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[@jg7618]

Great video! I’m enjoying watching the repairs and how everything gets taken apart and re installed. Thanks for making these videos!

[@Kordare]

Thanks for watching! I'm excited to drive it again!

[@717UT]

Oh nice you have been getting her back together. 👍🏻

[@Kordare]

Yeah, still more to do but it is functional!

[@ShiftedPerspective]

Damn! Great progress already.

[@Kordare]

Getting there!

[@WhiteXKnightz]

That was beautifully executed!

[@Kordare]

Thanks!

[@drewarndt7026]

I feel your pain moving them around alone I did mine solo too but I didn’t have a car lift

[@Kordare]

Ugh I cant imagine doing this without a lift and by yourself

[@atonicassassin]

My rear end in my zj locked up so I'm using this to help me figure out how to get my rear end and the parts trucks rear end out

[@Kordare]

👍

[@nickstewart1218]

Sand your old bilsteins with 100 grit or 150 and clear coat them. They'll look good as new! Looking forward to seeing the quarter panel/ tail light area fix.

[@Whiteandsonsgarage]

Nick Stewart definitely the go, spend that money elsewhere

[@Kordare]

Not a bad idea, the aluminum is pretty dull after a few years.

[@nickstewart1218]

@@Kordare had to do mine after they saw 1 winter.

[@christiansulak4309]

damn LKQ sold you one for 550 and sell them in the yard for 120.... would have learned alot pulling one. those bars are control arms and the long one is a track bar

[@Kordare]

Haha thanks yeah I had no idea what they were called. And there is no way I'd want to pull that in a yard. The extra cost was worth it just in time saved in my opinion.

[@steveadams4009]

@@Kordare Back in my day of hot rod building we called them torsion bars and had to have them with coil spring to keep the rear end from twisting.

[@loganoski]

I need your experience for my cars 😂

[@Kordare]

It all comes with time and patience

[@justinscherrman]

Did you upgrade to Quadradrive II rear axle? The ELSD would be a nice upgrade

[@Kordare]

I did not. I was thinking it wouldn't work since I dont have the necessary wiring to hook up to it.

[@justinscherrman]

You can wire it to a switch. I saw the diagram on jeepforum years ago

[@Kordare]

@@justinscherrman oh dang that would be sweet

[@AutoMotivate]

good stuff man. To get more views, You should have named the video something like " replacing the rear axle on my jeep grand Cherokee - episode 2" just a thought

[@Kordare]

Thanks for the advice 👍

[@samjerrell6480]

I like the vids where you just drive around... let’s see one of those with the BMW

[@Kordare]

I'll definitely do some more driving videos

[@samjerrell6480]

Kordare AWESOME!!! Plz do

[@Blake64]

control arms. also shocks not struts

[@Kordare]

Ha what

[@rileyguerrero1237]

Do you need to press spring to get back on if you don't have lift

[@Kordare]

No, you shouldn't need to

[@trevorthomas6043]

Did the new axle come from a Laredo If not it could come with a different gearing

[@Kordare]

Yes it did! Made sure it was the exact same model

[@danielgutierrez8390]

So i can't put a hemmi differentian in to laredo model? If my laredo it's not 4x4

[@trevorthomas6043]

@@danielgutierrez8390 you could remove front shock mounts,weld in new towers.it’s Been done I’ve seen it you tube.I’ve done so-much to my WJ not much more I can do.

[@tmchevyman5319]

i need to replace my rear end on my 05 jeep wk where did you buy yours at ?

[@Kordare]

I bought it online, there are a few sites but it seems like they are all owned by LKQ

[@user-wn1lg6yp1h]

What website did you buy that rearend from ?

[@witmde2011]

Any sensors or anything that need pulled as well?

[@Kordare]

I don't believe so. If you have an elsd you would have some

[@1MCS]

Not about the jeep, but do you have coilovers or lowering springs one the 135? 🤙🏽

[@Kordare]

Nope stock springs on that

[@1MCS]

@@Kordare those are stock? Wow it looks so low 😯

[@Kordare]

@@1MCS yeah BMW just knows how to make cars look good from the factory...

[@1MCS]

@@Kordare Here in germany they are not as low.. I bought coilovers to lower it.. but it's probably the same height as yours 😂

[@Kordare]

@@1MCS oh wow really? It could also be my wheel setup makes it look a little lower

[@nasbey7541]

Are there any wire I need to pay attention to?

[@Kordare]

There are probably abs sensors that come down from the body to each wheel behind the brake rotors.

[@ThePattonboy123]

Do you still have you’re wk?

[@Kordare]

Yup been driving it all week with the snow

[@drewarndt7026]

I pulled mine with 98k for100 bucks

[@Kordare]

nice!

[@banditware]

Ok. You spend $550 or close to $600 because you didn't want to take it out yourself at a junk yard? Holy shit! I would have done it for ya for $300 delivered. What do you think you are doing now in your own garage🤔 🤣🤣🤣 Mine that I'm doing now. FREE!

[@Kordare]

Haha no way I'd wanna take one of these out in a junkyard. Worth every penny to not do that.