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Old 02-22-2019, 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Justcruzin
Thanks for the pictures and detailed explanation! I found 4 XJ’s local to me in a junkyard..
95,97 and 2 2001’s...
gonna check em out this weekend.
If you download the parts catalogs for your Jeep and the ones in
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Originally Posted by SatiricalHen
95 will only be 27 spline and you need the 29 spline. Some 96 are 27 spline and some are 29 spline, but 97-01 are 29 spline.
i am planning on replacing the entire front and rear units..
65.00 for the back
102.00 for the front..

hoping one of the “rears” is limited slip!
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You wouldn't want to replace the rear with a 27 spline since it is a weaker axle.
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Originally Posted by Justcruzin
hoping one of the “rears” is limited slip!
you could be able to tell by spinning the tyre/wheel hub and see what direction the opposite axle rotates...or take off the cover and look

its my understanding many/most Jeep Chrysler 8.25 are open diffs (I could be wrong, seems stupid to have an open rear diff in an XJ)

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My 8.25 had the factory limited slip. I would rather have an open differential, so you can put a lunchbox locker in. I had to swap to an open carrier to put my Spartan in.
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My 8.25 had the factory limited slip. I would rather have an open differential, so you can put a lunchbox locker in. I had to swap to an open carrier to put my Spartan in.
You can put some lunch box lockers in limited slip diffs. I know for a fact that power trax ( I think that's spelt correctly) makes one for a limited slip 8.25 carrier.
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Originally Posted by SatiricalHen
You can put some lunch box lockers in limited slip diffs. I know for a fact that power trax ( I think that's spelt correctly) makes one for a limited slip 8.25 carrier.
Not anymore I tried to get one and it was discontinued.
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So I went to my local junkyard and looked at the Four Jeep Cherokees a 95 and 99 and two 2000s. The 95 had the tail lights I needed for my 96. It has the 3:55 Chrysler 8.25 rear end. But the question I have is it had two tags on it one small tag that just had numbers like 0325 stamped about it and the other one I couldn’t read. Here is the build sheet from the Vin number. If it is a limited Slip, would the build sheet have LOD next to the 355 ratio? I was unable to spin the tires because it was sitting on the ground. The 99 was not a limited slip rear but had a sweet set of stock aluminum wheels! I may have to go back and get them for $25 apiece.

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