axle and gear question

[Blue88Comanche]

I will Finally be getting the D44 from dads MJ but he needs an axle for his mj so i have 2 options..

 

1st is a D35 with 3.07 gears (from My Blue MJ 4.0 5 Speed)

2nd is a D35 with 4.56 gears (from the engineless trannyless red mj 2.5 auto)

 

dads mj is a auto with the 4.0. would it be ok if i put the 3.07 axle on his MJ or should i put the 4.56 instead?

 

we are planning to sell His MJ to pay some bills, and at the moment it is a lawn ordainment we haven't had any time to work on it or the other Jeeps so we decided to clear out the yard.

[HOrnbrod]

If you're selling the lawn ordainment who cares? I'd keep the D35 4.56 (kind of rare) and throw the 3.07 in it. Since the D44 is an auto it's most likely 3.55 and the 3.07 is closer than a 4.56. Is the lawn ornament 4WD? :D

[Blue88Comanche]

sadly its 2wd but we have a 4wd donor for it..

 

the original plan was to use the donor's 4wd tranny and 242 TC in the black MJ and the Donors 4.0 engine in the Red MJ with Blacks original 2wd Tranny. But now dad is working 7 days a week with 12 hour shifts so he has no time and i work 5 days a week but end up doing something other than working on the jeeps on the weekends..

 

I guess with 3.07 gears i can say it will get good gas mileage on the highway lol

[mvusse]

I agree, put the 3.07 axle under there. Even if you were keeping it, 4.56 might be geared a too little low unless you up the tire size.

[Blue88Comanche]

its good that the 3.07 will work with the auto, i just never saw anything less than a 3.55 be used with an auto... well that means less work for me :yes: :wrench:

[Eagle]

sadly its 2wd but we have a 4wd donor for it..

If you're going to sell it, why would you even consider doing all the work necessary to convert it to 4WD?

 

The 3.07 axle will be fine behind a 4.0L and automatic. In fact, in my not-so-humble opinion if Jeep had needed to use 3.07 gears on something, they should have been mated to the automatic rather than the 5-speed.

[Blue88Comanche]

the original plan wasn't to sell them... we don't really want to but we need to...

[Jeep Driver]

I would mind buying that 4.56 from ya........got a D30 to go with it?

[Blue88Comanche]

I would mind buying that 4.56 from ya........got a D30 to go with it?

 

only have a rear.. the 4.56 is from a 2wd

 

the D30 from the donor has 3.55 gears and that is going onto my Blue MJ...