Comanche SOA Parts needed

[murdamanche]

hey guys, so i decided to do a SOA conversion for the rear lift and i did some searching but I'm not 100% on what is needed.

 

i got new 3 hole weld in perches

new leafs

so i will need new U-bolts  http://www.rustysoffroad.com/rustys-dana-35-dana-44-u-bolts-hd-grade-8-each.html

 

new strut mounts http://www.rustysoffroad.com/rusty-s-u-bolt-plates-mj-comanche.html

 

am i missing anything or a picture of your set-up would be great

 

Thanks Dave

[Eagle]

The Dana 35 uses smaller diameter axle tubes than the Dana 44. If those U-bolts from Rusty's claim to fit both -- they must be sized for the Dana 44, which means they aren't right for the Dana 35. Which axle do you have?

[MeanLemons]

6 hours ago, Eagle said:

The Dana 35 uses smaller diameter axle tubes than the Dana 44. If those U-bolts from Rusty's claim to fit both -- they must be sized for the Dana 44, which means they aren't right for the Dana 35. Which axle do you have?

D35 & d44 both have 2.76 axle tubes. 

 

He has a d44 (lucky him) 

[dasbulliwagen]

My Dana 35 has 2.5" axle tubes. And I was under the impression that the 44 is 3". 

[dasbulliwagen]

I did spring over recently. I bought the 2.5" u bolts and some weld on shock brackets as well as the 3 hole spring perches that were made for the Dana 35. The shock mounts I bought didn't end up working for me due to the length of the shocks I had to put on it. They are Bilsteins but were made for a Ram 1500 2 or 3" lift kit. Proper length shocks might give a different result. I ended up putting the original shock mounts back in their original positions under the axle, installing new regular spring plates on top and used straight grade 8 bolts to connect them. It turned out to be the perfect setup for the shocks as the axle at full droop and the shocks at full extention ended up within a quarter inch of each other. 

[mnkyboy]

It's something like 2.62" vs 2.76" .

 

Some TJ D44s are supposedly the same as the D35 but MJ/XJ D44s are definitely a larger diameter.

 

 

[MeanLemons]

My d35 that I took out of the 88 mj was 2.75. 

 

Other d35s I ever came across was 2.75

[murdamanche]

On 11/30/2018 at 11:03 PM, dasbulliwagen said:

I did spring over recently. I bought the 2.5" u bolts and some weld on shock brackets as well as the 3 hole spring perches that were made for the Dana 35. The shock mounts I bought didn't end up working for me due to the length of the shocks I had to put on it. They are Bilsteins but were made for a Ram 1500 2 or 3" lift kit. Proper length shocks might give a different result. I ended up putting the original shock mounts back in their original positions under the axle, installing new regular spring plates on top and used straight grade 8 bolts to connect them. It turned out to be the perfect setup for the shocks as the axle at full droop and the shocks at full extention ended up within a quarter inch of each other. 

 

Ya i have D44, how did you get the right angle on the Drive shaft to weld them on?

 

i was going to assemble the leafs with the drop brackets and put the perch under the spring, lower the jeep down and use a small jack to adjust the shaft angle and tack weld them in then ill use my stick welder with 7018? what do y'all thing?

[murdamanche]

On 11/30/2018 at 10:06 PM, MeanLemons said:

D35 & d44 both have 2.76 axle tubes. 

 

He has a d44 (lucky him) 

 

lucky indeed! now take your bed off for me lol

[MeanLemons]

1 hour ago, murdamanche said:

 

lucky indeed! now take your bed off for me lol

Hold your horses.  Be a gentleman and woo me first. 

[dasbulliwagen]

4 hours ago, murdamanche said:

 

Ya i have D44, how did you get the right angle on the Drive shaft to weld them on?

 

i was going to assemble the leafs with the drop brackets and put the perch under the spring, lower the jeep down and use a small jack to adjust the shaft angle and tack weld them in then ill use my stick welder with 7018? what do y'all thing?

 

I did a similar thing. Assembled it with the springs and U bolts, but not tight, and set it down under its own weight. Took my angle measurement off the t case output and then set the pinion angle and tacked it. Then removed one U bolt at a time and burned it in.