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what are the proper U Joints for the factory axles? I want to buy a spare for a trip. Are there upgrade joints that fit the stock rubicon axles?
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If you have 4H auto, you have CV joints.
 

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He's in FL so even less chance of that.
FL roads get slippery after and during heavy rains, almost every day in the summer. It’s so hot that oils rise from the warm asphalt, then it floats in the rain water. It’s not snow, but it’s real. I lived there for 19 years.
 

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Ordered on launch, it's a 2020 so it's not cv. Just want to see what, if, anyone has replaced theirs and if there are upgrades for the factory shafts if it's even worth it.
 

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Ordered on launch, it's a 2020 so it's not cv. Just want to see what, if, anyone has replaced theirs and if there are upgrades for the factory shafts if it's even worth it.
Mines a ‘21. Didn’t know 4H auto wasn’t a ‘20 option. Sorry. Don’t know. Mine has the CV’s. I’m swapping them for stronger ones from RCV when lift and bigger tires go on. Don’t want to break them far from home. Sorry I don’t have your answer.
 

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FL roads get slippery after and during heavy rains, almost every day in the summer. It’s so hot that oils rise from the warm asphalt, then it floats in the rain water. It’s not snow, but it’s real. I lived there for 19 years.
You bet - a dry spell then the first rains make roads super slick around here for exactly those reasons. You can actually see the colors in the water on the roads then.
 

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You bet - a dry spell then the first rains make roads super slick around here for exactly those reasons. You can actually see the colors in the water on the roads then.
Yep. When I moved there from a snowy climate, I giggled at people that said rain makes roads slippery. Then I learned.
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