redwolf624

ok so i have a AX5 tranny and a dana 35 rear diff does that mean my gears are 3.75 or 3.55? Redwolf

ok, i never thought of that, i just thought of one speed but i'll try to get two speed test of 25 and 50 atleast 3 times well i wanna get tested by a cop since they're the ones that issue the tickets, if it's right on their gun i get no ticket :D Redwolf

that's the best angle of the tranny on my MJ that's the diff, that i now see looks like the dana 35 Redwolf

No, there are not many possible options it could be. If it's a 5-speed, it can ONLY be an AX-5 or a T-5, and the likelihood of a 1986 XJ or MJ having a T-5 transmission is very close to 0.00000000001. The T-5 was an alternate standard transmission when XJ production was first ramping up -- which was in late 1983 for the introductory 1984 model. By the time the 1986 model year came around, they had the supply stream pretty well normalized. For rear axle, again there are only two possible choices (unless a previous owner swapped it): A dana 35, or an AMC Model 20. The Model 20 is immediately obvious, because the cover is perfectly round, and it's HUGE. I posted a photo of one above. If your differential doesn't have a perfectly round cover ... it's a Dana 35. You can't have a Dana 30 in the rear, because it's only used for the front axle. Seriously -- look at post #51 -- you can't tell the difference between an oval and shape that's nearly square? It's about at the end of the day ... where are those pictures you were going to take today? just took em, lookin at the picture of my diff side by side to that list of diffs i can see the dana 35 now, i never noticed the indent on the right side of the diff cover, Redwolf

Then how can you be so certain that all of us, who DO know something about these vehicles, are wrong when we tell you that your rear axle is almost certainly a Dana 35 and that your transmission is almost certainly an AX-5? cause in all the pictures i've seen of the AX 5 my transmission doesn't look like one, never seen a picture of a T5 though but i can't really tell just from the bottom view of the tranny i do have, i'm not doubtin yall and sayin yall are wrong but there are many possible options that it could be, just wanna weight em all out and my diff looks like the dana 30 or dana 35, i can not tell the difference troll? no, i am lookin for help if i wasn't i wouldn't post anything on CC, i've been out all day and havent had the time to take pictures of my tranny or diff that looks sweet!! Redwolf

??? What are you talking about? I dunno what you have, but my wife's Tom Tom GPS gives a constant true speed read-out. My friend down the road didn't have a working speedo in his MJ for a couple of years, and he used his GPS as a speedometer. It gives a constant read-out -- all you have to do is drive. Look at the speedo, look at the GPS, and see how far apart they read. oh that kinda GPS, i don't have a tom tom or anything, i have a smart phone and it takes it a while to keep up with someone, You live in VB? Did they close the expressway to Norfolk? C'mon man............ i264 is still open but i won't go up there specially in the MJ, that's askin to get bad mileage :fs1: i'll figure somethin out, i just graduated school 2 years ago and schools bouta start up and i'm still friends with a cop that works at my high school so i could always have him gun me :thumbsup: Redwolf

i'll take pictures of the tranny and the diff later today, probably before it gets covered in mud :D i'm fairly new to the vehicle world in general so i don't know what what is i just know what it's general name is called i can never tell what kind though like diffs and trannys, Redwolf

none of the roads around here are long enough to test it with the GPS sadly, the only real test i could do it find a cop, Redwolf

so sayin i have 3.55 gear ratio and my MJ came stock with 205/75/R15 and i now how 225/75/R15 could that be why i'm five over what my speedometor says? Redwolf

If you're happy/satisfied/done messin' with the drive line/tires & want an accurate & inexpensive fix/Speedo display - - - Note where the speedometer needle is pointing when doing a verified 50, 60, 70 or whatever mph - - note rpm - then photo shop or buy an overlay corrected to actual - - - - Doin' 75 & needle points at 70 for inst? - - Get/fab overlay matching your other gauges with numbers altered accordingly so needle now points to a 75 at same rpm - - Google & many custom jobbers - 1 r 2 here & on NAXJA as well IIRC - - - just sayin' :thumbsup: i've thought bout that but bein that i'm slowly restorin my MJ i wanna do it the right way, Redwolf

well it's deffently not the dana 44 :( i wish it was, i'd have soo many tresspassin tickets and whatever follows for tearin up an empty field :D it honestly looks like either the 8,25, 30 or 35, i'll have to look when the ground aint wet or when i have sun light, Redwolf

ok so it was just the turbines and the steel rim (my odd ball) right? i might just try to find 3 steel rims, i could pull the center caps for the steels off a wrangler although those turbines do look in exactly shape so i don't know, i don't even know how much shippin would be, Redwolf

well later i plan on tryin the test again, i don't even know what diff i have, everyone i talk to says dana 35 but i'm not buyin that, Redwolf

been lookin at the eliminator rims, they look purdy clean though, could they have been stock on some customs? Redwolf

that's what i thought, i've only seen em on eliminators Redwolf

As well as for the 4.0 automatic in 87 and later years. But doesn't the OP have the 2.8 V6? i sertently do, Redwolf

that's the type of rim i've been lookin at, they're nice but look weird, i've never seen rims like that on a MJ Redwolf

That tire size change is inconsequential and will work just fine. You are only expanding the size a quarter inch in any direction. Whether the 2.8 can turn them is another matter.... :crossfingers: :banana: it should turn em it a 2.5 can, Redwolf It'll turn em, but not well. Just because the 2.8 makes 160hp on paper, does not mean it does in real life. And as far as your transmission goes, a magnet will work, yes, but unless it was stored inside and climate controlled it will be rusted like in the picture,and that tells you its a steel divider and not aluminum, because aluminum does not rust. i can't tell if my tranny is rusty or not, there's that much greese and stuff on it, but if it is a steel tranny it's an ax5 right? then i gotta be doin the test wrong cause that's what i came up with :???: Redwolf

ok, what if ya don't know if ya have the right drive gear? Redwolf

^^^^ Agreed. Also, the turbine wheels originally had center caps. The wheel in your photo is missing the center cap. The turbines are 15x7". The spare is 15x6". so i need to find another turbine rim and 3 center caps? i have 1 that i took off cause it just looked stupid with only one on it there was another style i was lookin at that are aluminum but look weird, i'll post a pic of those rims in a few Redwolf

the steel rim and odd ball the aluminum one that i have 3 of Redwolf

i'll try to get pics of the rims, might have to wait till tomorrow, i'm waitin on payday for the trip to the junkyard or for a fellow MJ owner in my town that's been on duty to get back to me bout rims, Redwolf

oh i know, my dad's 01 wrangler has steel rims and they look just like my odd ball rim unless ya look at the slots and notice the triangle difference on his rims Redwolf

so i washed my MJ today and took the rear wheels off since i have drum breaks still and i don't like the feelin of wet drum breaks and i noticed that my rear rims were really badly rusted to the point i couldn't get it off with the grinder usin a wire wheel and i don't wanna grind any of my rim away, i have 2 different types of rims on my MJ, steel and aluminum, the steel one is an odd ball, i only have one of em the other 3 are aluminum, my question is, did the 86 comanche custom come with steel or alum rims stock and what did they look like, the steel one i have has little square cut outs all around the center and the aluminum ones looks like the turbine style yall all go crazy over but not so many "spokes" Redwolf

it's 0.045 for the engine i first had in my truck and for the engine i have in there now, Redwolf