i have a 96 XJ sport with an 8.25 27 spline. the axle HAS ABS.. and it is an 8.25.. i was reading everywhere and it says that no 8.25 has ABS. but apparently mine flook does. im swapping out an 8.25 with NO ABS. its a 29 spline. apparently the 29 spline axle tubeing is bigger? but online it says 3" for both. the 27 spline is about 3/8 of an inch smaller in diameter.
can anyone please shed some light on this.. im rediclously fustraighted and my DD is down for the count untill i can fix this.

 

any pics of this ABS 8.25? the only way you have ABS with an 8.25 is if the axle came out of a liberty. and even then im almost certain it wouldnt work with the XJ ABS module. you competely sure its not a Dana35?

what exactly is the problem you're having though?

if your ubolts arent the right size, then go get some ubolts. otherwise the 29spline should be a direct bolt in

 

really hard to tell from your build thread pics, but from the angles i saw, you have a dana 35 (which would explain the smaller axle tube and the ABS)

 

my 8.25 came out of my xj. it has abs. it does not look like its altered in anyway..
here it is. it came out of my 96 xj with abs. the one flook axle.

 

thats a dana 35

thats why it has ABS and a smaller axle tube

 

how is it a 35 with a 8.25 diff??

 

its a dana 35 with a dana 35 diff.

flat bottom is an 8.25, round bottom is a d35

 

WOW.. i feel so stupid.. my mistake.
its got a rubber plug.. i thought they had screw like the dana 30.. ?

 

nope rubber plug, and its a pretty common mistake

 

The Dana 35 without c clips has the screw in plug all others use the rubber.

 

sorry guys.. my mistake..
thanks for correcting me!
now i can fix my problem.