Project Jeep CJ-7
   
Scout II Dana 44 Axles
Swap onto a CJ-7 Frame

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Fabricated Leaf Spring Hangers
Front Leaf Springs - Rear Hangers

My choice of axles was factored by a few things.  First, I had no axles to begin with so I could think with some latitude.  I decided on a set of available Scout II Dana 44 axles.  In retrospect, I probably would have looked for a Wagoneer front axle instead of the Scout but my idea for a mounting system gave me the ability to change the axle even if the spring pad width was different then the Scout axle I installed.  The next question was do I modify the front axle to meet the frame or do I modify the frame to meet the axle.  The Scout II front Dana 44 had a wider spring pad width than the CJ-7 frame.  About 1 3/4 per side wider.  Modifying the axle meant either shortening the long tube and shifting the axle towards the driver side.  Higher expense to do so since I have more time than money.  Modifying the frame meant widening the spring hangers to meet the pads.  After reading and talking to others who had done the same project I finally decided to just design my own bolt-on hangers.  After much sketching, thinking and measuring I came up with a design that I think is well over-engineered and yet is a bolt-on design (after some pre-drilling) and uses all of the existing holes up front.  All of the hardware is 1/4 inch steel angle iron with the exception of a large 3/8 piece of angle iron on the rearward hangers.  This page covers the rear hangers.