dana 44?

[cody4359]

did the 89 xj ever come with a dana 44? i don't think it did but i found a guy claiming its a d44 outta that year. this is the only pic Image Not Found

[91coMANche]

It did but you'll need new perches welded on for use in an MJ. Also he has the axle upside down in that picture :D

[cody4359]

ya i noiced it was upside down, cool thanks. I'm goin to go look at it 2morrow.

[91coMANche]

Good luck. I burned up my 35 bearings...actually the previous owner burned my Dana 35 up and so I replaced it this week with a 44. A good upgrade.

[Sir Sam]

did the 89 xj ever come with a dana 44? i don't think it did but i found a guy claiming its a d44 outta that year. this is the only pic

 

Supposedly the 87-89 could all come with the Dana 44. This is what gets reported around the internet all the time. In practice I think everybody only ever sees them in 87 XJs(myself included). But supposedly they could come in 88s and 89s as well. I keep looking, sometimes I find an 88 or an 89 missing the rear end, so maybe those had the 44 before someone pulled it, but if I ever find another 44 in an 88 or 89 I'll believe it myself.

[cody4359]

its already off the truck along with a brand new winch bumper. axle $200 bumper $400, going to take a pic of the diff cover to make sure its the 44 and offer 500 for both. either way the few xj 44's ive seen are always asking 500-600 for them

[kro10000]

FWIW my D44 came out of an '88 XJ

[Motion Offroad]

87-89 with factory installed tow-package often had them. Our '89 (with factory tow option) had a D44 from the factory.

[Comanche County]

I pulled one from an 89 last year.

[Cajun]

My '92 long bed (built 09-91) has a factory 44.....Cajun

[cody4359]

you had a long bed xj :doh: :thumbsup:

[64 Cheyenne]

My '92 long bed (built 09-91) has a factory 44.....Cajun

 

I thought long beds were only made in 86 with a v6. :dunno:

[jeepcoma]

My '92 long bed (built 09-91) has a factory 44.....Cajun

 

I thought long beds were only made in 86 with a v6. :dunno:

 

In '86 the MJ came only with a longbed. The shortbed was introduced in '87 and from then on you could get either SB or LB combined with any of the available options (4x4, trim lines, etc). I think though the "Big Ton"/"Metric Tonne" and towing packages were only offered in the LB platform, but I could be mistaken.

[Eagle]

The Metric Tonne package was available only on the longbed. Not sure, but I think a tow package was available on the shortbed. And I think the Eliminator was available only as a SWB.

[Automan2164]

The Metric Tonne package was available only on the longbed. Not sure, but I think a tow package was available on the shortbed. And I think the Eliminator was available only as a SWB.

 

As it turns out they were available in a longbed in the H.O. Years. We actually gave a member who had a '91 lwb eliminator. For the metric ton, they were only available in lwb, though the d44 could be ordered in the towing package, or custom.

 

And I sense some sarcasm in 64 cheyenne's post.

 

Rob L.