Rear Axle Mod Done!

[flint54]

She's prettier than a 17 year old on prom night (well almost)!

 

 

'01 XJ Chrysler 8.25 with 3.55 gears, Powertrax No-Slip, RS 9000 shocks, HellCreek

MT2200 springs, JKS greaseable shackles, Spidertrax spacers, Tom Woods drive

shaft (thanks to very helpful CC member) and '97 ZJ disc brakes.

 

This mod was made possible only by the support and experience of the experts

on this forum - thanks!

 

Now I'm going to drive it a while before tackling the front (but I'm on my way

to JY to scout for parts)

[mvusse]

Now that's one sexy rear end!

[SW86]

hell yeah i was wondering if you were going to post up :wrench: looks good

 

you spent more time on yours then i did on mine thats for sure. i wish i had gotten a 00 or 01 8.25 cause the internals seem stouter then in my 97. what did you coat it with? and why the wheel spacers? i thought the 8.25 was longer then the turdy5 :dunno:

[flint54]

Coating is POR-15, and I'm pretty sure the width is same for both axles.

The snout is one inch longer.

[HOrnbrod]

She's prettier than a 17 year old on prom night (well almost)!

Dayem, we're pretty close on our rear end setups. :D My stuff in RED CAPS after yours:

 

'01 XJ Chrysler 8.25 with 3.55 gears Powertrax No-Slip 89 MJ DANA44 WITH 4.09 GEARS W. TRAK-LOC

RS 9000 shocks OME SHOCKS

HellCreek MT2200 springs OEM 3+2 MT SPRINGS

JKS greaseable shackles TERAFLEX GREASEABLE SHACKLES

Spidertrax spacers LIKEWISE

Tom Woods drive shaft LIKEWISE

'97 ZJ disc brakes 97 FORD EXPLORER DISK BRAKES

[mvusse]

The (XJ, MJ, ZJ, YJ, TJ and possibly others) 35, 44, 8.25 and AMC20 are all the exact same width.

 

Ford 8.8" is a bit narrower. Seems to work okay in a ZJ or XJ, but needs spacers in an MJ.

[glundblad]

Beautiful.