Blue88Comanche Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I have a Dana 44 from a cherokee and plan to take it somewhere to have the perches cut off and new ones welded on. Will the Shock mounts be reusable or will it be best if i use the stock mounts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJRemi Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 The shock mounts for a MJ are on the leaf plate so I don't think you can use the XJ mounts. If I'm wrong, hopefully some one else will chime in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flint54 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Correct. The MJ shock mounts are re-useable because they're on the plates and will transfer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue88Comanche Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 i knew the leaf plate was reusable, just dident know if it would be better to use the leaf plates or move the xj mounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 i knew the leaf plate was reusable, just dident know if it would be better to use the leaf plates or move the xj mounts. Trying to ues the XJ mounts would be a VERY bad idea. The upper mounts on the MJ are studs that run perpendicular to the long axis of the chassis. So do the stock lower mounts, and that allows the shocks to rotate as the expand and compress. The XJ axle mounts have the studs running parallel to the chassis axis, which would not allow the shocks to rotate properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue88Comanche Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 i knew the leaf plate was reusable, just dident know if it would be better to use the leaf plates or move the xj mounts. Trying to ues the XJ mounts would be a VERY bad idea. The upper mounts on the MJ are studs that run perpendicular to the long axis of the chassis. So do the stock lower mounts, and that allows the shocks to rotate as the expand and compress. The XJ axle mounts have the studs running parallel to the chassis axis, which would not allow the shocks to rotate properly. thanks, that is the answer i was looking for :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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