Rear Shock mounts

[Blue88Comanche]

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?

[MJRemi]

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.

[flint54]

Correct. The MJ shock mounts are re-useable because they're on the plates and

will transfer.

[Blue88Comanche]

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.

[Eagle]

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.

[Blue88Comanche]

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: