jimoshel Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Tried search and gave up in frustration. I have a 1995XJ with bad D35. Surprise surprise. I have a 2001 Zj with Dana 35 and ABS. I have a 1994XJ with Chrysler 8.25. All 4wd. Which will make the best swap, the '01 and ignore the ABS? Or the Chrysler? Is the Chrysler snout the same length or have to swap drive shafts also? The two donors are in the yrd. The recipient is 50 miles away or I would just pull everything and compare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 When I did my 4wd swap I used the original leaf springs, kept my Dana 35, and had a driveshaft made up. Since then, I changed to MT leaf springs making my driveshaft a bit too short. Fast forward a few years when I swapped in my 8.25 and the driveshaft was just right! I want to say that going from the 35 to the 8.25, you'll loose about an inch in driveshaft length. I'd go with the 8.25 out of the '94 XJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motion Offroad Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 The easiest swap is the 8.25" since it's out of an XJ. The ZJ axle is coil sprung so you'd have to remove the coil buckets and fit leaf spring perches onto it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incommando Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 As long as the gear ratios match the '94 should be a breeze to swap in...the ZJ not so much. By '95 I'd bet that the vast majority of XJ's were auto and the both will probably be 3.55(4)'s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula69 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Jim, I'm actually in the process of doing the 8.25 swap in place of a moaning D35 on the SWB 87. I have ground off the old perch and shock mount, and I am going to mount it up this weekend and weld the new perches on. I have measured as best I can and it appears the drive shaft will not need to be shortened, but I won't know until I get the axle up in there and rotate it inot the correct angle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Use the axle and driveshaft out of the 94. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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