Lenard Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 how can i tell what axle i have? i assume i have 35's but i don't know? :dunno: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Your front will be a Dana 30. No such thing as a front Dana 35. Most likely you have a Dana 35 for your rear axle. Next most likely is a Dana 44. The Chrysler 8.25 isn't uncommon choice for a swap, since it was factory in XJs and therefore the same width. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakineJ Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Your front will be a Dana 30. No such thing as a front Dana 35. Most likely you have a Dana 35 for your rear axle. Next most likely is a Dana 44. The Chrysler 8.25 isn't uncommon choice for a swap, since it was factory in XJs and therefore the same width. I thought for some reason the MJ had a slightly wider axle :dunno: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Nope, but the perches on the MJ are spacer farther apart, so an XJ axle won't bolt straight on for an SOA lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakineJ Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Nope, but the perches on the MJ are spacer farther apart, so an XJ axle won't bolt straight on for an SOA lift. Thanks,thats good to know.So an XJ D44 sans perches,shock mounts,track bar mount would be good to go.Did the newer XJ's ever have rear disc's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ300 Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Nope, but the perches on the MJ are spacer farther apart, so an XJ axle won't bolt straight on for an SOA lift. Thanks,thats good to know.So an XJ D44 sans perches,shock mounts,track bar mount would be good to go.Did the newer XJ's ever have rear disc's? Nope, even newer XJ's still had the the front disc rear drum combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 You can grab discs off a ZJ D44. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89eliminator Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Nope, but the perches on the MJ are spacer farther apart, so an XJ axle won't bolt straight on for an SOA lift. Thanks,thats good to know.So an XJ D44 sans perches,shock mounts,track bar mount would be good to go.Did the newer XJ's ever have rear disc's? no tracbar on the rear. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenard Posted June 30, 2009 Author Share Posted June 30, 2009 Your front will be a Dana 30. No such thing as a front Dana 35. Most likely you have a Dana 35 for your rear axle. Next most likely is a Dana 44. The Chrysler 8.25 isn't uncommon choice for a swap, since it was factory in XJs and therefore the same width. ok thanks! that will help, i got to do some front end work here in the next day or so, so i will look then :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpnjim Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 No such thing as a front Dana 35. IFS Dodge & Ferd. :smart: (some of the Ranger guys even swap IFS 35's in as an upgrade. :dunno: ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 No such thing as a front Dana 35. IFS Dodge & Ferd. :smart: (some of the Ranger guys even swap IFS 35's in as an upgrade. :dunno: ) Wow, if the 35 is an upgrade, what the HELL was in there before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philbert001 Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 No such thing as a front Dana 35. IFS Dodge & Ferd. :smart: (some of the Ranger guys even swap IFS 35's in as an upgrade. :dunno: ) Wow, if the 35 is an upgrade, what the HELL was in there before? IFS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLHTAZ Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Your front will be a Dana 30. No such thing as a front Dana 35. Most likely you have a Dana 35 for your rear axle. Next most likely is a Dana 44. The Chrysler 8.25 isn't uncommon choice for a swap, since it was factory in XJs and therefore the same width. ok thanks! that will help, i got to do some front end work here in the next day or so, so i will look then :D If you are working on the front axle, none of those will help you. The front is a Dana 30 (D30). The pictures supplied only apply to the rear axle--which would be either a D35 or a D44 unless it's been swapped previously for something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpnjim Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 No such thing as a front Dana 35. IFS Dodge & Ferd. :smart: (some of the Ranger guys even swap IFS 35's in as an upgrade. :dunno: ) Wow, if the 35 is an upgrade, what the HELL was in there before? :D Dana 28, w/ 1" 23sp shafts. http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_li ... Axles.html D35 IFS vs D28 IFS (Ford stuff, NOT JEEP) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenard Posted June 30, 2009 Author Share Posted June 30, 2009 Your front will be a Dana 30. No such thing as a front Dana 35. Most likely you have a Dana 35 for your rear axle. Next most likely is a Dana 44. The Chrysler 8.25 isn't uncommon choice for a swap, since it was factory in XJs and therefore the same width. ok thanks! that will help, i got to do some front end work here in the next day or so, so i will look then :D If you are working on the front axle, none of those will help you. The front is a Dana 30 (D30). The pictures supplied only apply to the rear axle--which would be either a D35 or a D44 unless it's been swapped previously for something else. no, just re placing my tie rod and some other small stuff, i went a head and looked, my rear one is a 35, but the front axle diff cover looks like the 44 from the picture? is the D30 and D44 covers the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 No they're not. That's a D30. The Dana 30 was the ONLY front axle available on the XJ or MJ. It's possible to swap other axles in, but it's not the easiest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvusse Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 If your front axle does not look like that picture, please post a picture of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenard Posted July 1, 2009 Author Share Posted July 1, 2009 thats it, thanks guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Now that we got things cleared up, let me confuse the issue some more. Have we ever found anything substantial about the rumored D44 in the Venezuelan XJs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I don't remember ever seeing a photo, but then my memory sucks so that really doesn't prove anything. :doh: Nope, but the perches on the MJ are spacer farther apart, so an XJ axle won't bolt straight on for an SOA lift. Other way around. XJ perches are spaced further apart than MJ perches (XJ leafs are mounted outside the frame, MJs are directly under the frame) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Now that we got things cleared up, let me confuse the issue some more. Have we ever found anything substantial about the rumored D44 in the Venezuelan XJs? That's not a rumor, it's a fact. My wife is from Chile. I met her on a wheeling trip in Chile with a fellow member of NAXJA who is Chilean and who invited me down to go wheeling with his club. They verify that Venezuelan XJs (the early ones) were built to export specs and have genuine Dana 44 axles. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, the XJs and MJs that go (went) to Chile were built in the U.S. factory and are identical to the ones we can but here. Except that the hidden winch option is (was) VERY popular down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Now that we got things cleared up, let me confuse the issue some more. Have we ever found anything substantial about the rumored D44 in the Venezuelan XJs? That's not a rumor, it's a fact. My wife is from Chile. I met her on a wheeling trip in Chile with a fellow member of NAXJA who is Chilean and who invited me down to go wheeling with his club. They verify that Venezuelan XJs (the early ones) were built to export specs and have genuine Dana 44 axles. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, the XJs and MJs that go (went) to Chile were built in the U.S. factory and are identical to the ones we can but here. Except that the hidden winch option is (was) VERY popular down there. Not that I doubt you, but all I have ever heard about it was something like you said. I've never seen any pictures, and no one can tell us what its like. I suspect its basically like a TJ D44, but we have no way to confirm that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpnjim Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 Not like a TJ D44, the Venezuela XJ D44's were high pinion. Currie imported a batch of them a few years ago, though you don't see them around much. Here's a Fourwheeler build that used one: http://www.fourwheeler.com/featuredvehi ... hotos.html (don't know if they sourced it from Currie, or not). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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