Axle Swap Ideas
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for someone with little experience id vote the d44. iv heard they are a bolt in swap, no need for a axle swap kit
as for the 8.8 what do you have to do to the drive shaft? im getting one this week and need to know and im sure other people could know also
as for the 8.8 what do you have to do to the drive shaft? im getting one this week and need to know and im sure other people could know also
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Year: 1989 xj sport 2dr
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they make a kit to put the chr rear in an xj you also need the pinion flange all together its around 220 dollars for both
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as for the 8.8 you need this: http://www.csloffroad.com/88drivefla...anaspicer.aspx and maybe a shorter driveshaft since the pinion sticks out further than a D35
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If you want to survive while wheeling with your current setup on the cheap get A.) A D44 rear axle from an 87 XJ or B.) A Chrysler 8.25 rear axle out of 97 or newer XJ. You can get the 8.25 from any 91 or newer XJ but, the 29 spline axle version in the 97 and newer XJs is a little more stout...and with those 35" tires you will need all the stout you can get. Either of these axles will bolt right into your XJ and if you get the axle out of an XJ with the same type of tranny (I.E. auto/manual) as yours the gears should even match. I guarantee you this, though, With a manual tranny you most likely have 3.07 axle gears and 3.55s if you have an auto. If your XJ has the 4.0 straight six it and you will be most happy with 4.88s stuffed into those axles as soon as you can afford it.
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Year: 89
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i have a d44 for sale
as for the 8.8 you need this: http://www.csloffroad.com/88drivefla...anaspicer.aspx and maybe a shorter driveshaft since the pinion sticks out further than a D35
as for the 8.8 you need this: http://www.csloffroad.com/88drivefla...anaspicer.aspx and maybe a shorter driveshaft since the pinion sticks out further than a D35
im taking that 8.8 out of your yard wednesday remember? lol
forget the d44 i want the disc brakes
thanks for the link btw
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Year: 1989 xj sport 2dr
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morris 4x4 has a gear ratio chart check that out befor you do any gear swaps 44s are hard to find there is acouple on ebay and on here the ford is a c clip rear also
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Year: 1989
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If you want to survive while wheeling with your current setup on the cheap get A.) A D44 rear axle from an 87 XJ or B.) A Chrysler 8.25 rear axle out of 97 or newer XJ. You can get the 8.25 from any 91 or newer XJ but, the 29 spline axle version in the 97 and newer XJs is a little more stout...and with those 35" tires you will need all the stout you can get. Either of these axles will bolt right into your XJ and if you get the axle out of an XJ with the same type of tranny (I.E. auto/manual) as yours the gears should even match. I guarantee you this, though, With a manual tranny you most likely have 3.07 axle gears and 3.55s if you have an auto. If your XJ has the 4.0 straight six it and you will be most happy with 4.88s stuffed into those axles as soon as you can afford it.
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It will put up with a lot of abuse....I have a 29 spline one and ill never break it even when i upgrade to 33's.....I know a guy running 36" tsl's on a 27 spline 8.25 and he wheels the **** out of it, and guess what, hasn't broke yet....A 29 spline chry is the way to go though, and its a simple, cheap swap....everything bolts right up, but the snout on it is 1" longer than the d35 so watch that but youll probably never break it, jeeps are just too light and dont put out enough power to really break it with 35's
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