Dana 35 to Dana 44 Swap

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:wrench: I blew my Dana 35 apart on the ice this week.I was shocked when I started priceing parts so off to the yard I went. I was able to score a Dana 44 out of a 2wd Comanche for 60.00.The switch went well right up till I went to put the DRIVE SHAFT in about 1/2 to 3/4 inch to long.I went back to the yard the shaft in the Mj was 10" to long and the Xj are 10" to short. Any ideas?

[Motion Offroad]

Cut 3/4" off the slip yoke at the transfer case end.

 

If the yoke is bottomed out cut 3/4" off the output shaft on the transfer case itself.

[Pete M]

thought about a small lift?

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I'm not sure if its not already bottomed out

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Has a 3 inch Skyjacker w/2" schackles

[Pete M]

interesting. the rule of thumb is that they should cancel each other out. :dunno: got any pictures of the setup?

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Not on my computer. I tried to slide the shaft in the yoke but it catches on the pinion nut.

[ComancheKid45]

I'm @ about 3.5" of lift and i have about 3/4" of slip yoke left?

 

I'm running an MJ D44 with a SWB 4x4 D35 shaft, So @ almost 5" of lift on yours you should be plenty alright... :???: :dunno:

[pamike]

when i swaped my 44 in i had to take my shaft to the local 4x4 shop and get my driveshaft shortened 1". a 3" lift kit wasn't enough to offset the extra inch of pinion yoke length.

[HOrnbrod]

when i swaped my 44 in i had to take my shaft to the local 4x4 shop and get my driveshaft shortened 1". a 3" lift kit wasn't enough to offset the extra inch of pinion yoke length.

 

Same here. Just had that done this week. :cheers:

[jpnjim]

If you are not afraid of an extra inch of wheelbase,

you could just move the rear axle backwards an inch, or so.

 

Drill the spring perch 1" forward of the center hole,

drill a matching hole in the U-bolt plate for the back of the center pin to poke through,

and bolt the axle in 1" rearward.

 

 

When I shortened a driveshaft for my first 2wd to 4wd swap, I was short about an inch (I guestimated, before the T-case swap).

 

So I moved the D35 forward an inch from stock, so it would work.

 

A year later I swapped in a D60 (much longer pinion length),

and moved the 60 1" back from stock, so the same drive shaft worked with both the D35 & a D60.

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Thanks guys for the help found a drive shaft shop to cut an 1 1/2 off.it gives me about 1/2 to 3/4 inch travel at the slip joint.