88mjsally Posted January 11, 2021 Posted January 11, 2021 I know this is a complete and total longshot but I figured it was worth a try. I’m looking to trade my xj d44 with 3.55s for a mj dana 44 with 3.07s since those gears will work best with my current setup. I’m not looking to sell the 44 I have outright. If I can’t make a trade deal in the next few weeks then I’ll just weld on new perches and put the xj 44 in my truck as is. My axle does need new brakes but I have all the parts which I can work into the deal if the brakes on yours are good. Axle is located near Charleston, SC but I can travel within a couple hours for the right deal
schardein Posted January 11, 2021 Posted January 11, 2021 My MJ D44 came with 3.07 gears, wish it would have had the 3.55. I've already stripped the axle in preparation for 3.73s/& a Trutrac. I have the original set of 3.07 gears if you are interested.
88mjsally Posted January 11, 2021 Author Posted January 11, 2021 1 hour ago, schardein said: My MJ D44 came with 3.07 gears, wish it would have had the 3.55. I've already stripped the axle in preparation for 3.73s/& a Trutrac. I have the original set of 3.07 gears if you are interested. I appreciate the offer but if I don’t make a trade deal on this axle then I’ll likely just leave the gears alone and rebuild it with all new parts later down the road. I just don’t trust myself enough to try and set up gears
Pete M Posted January 11, 2021 Posted January 11, 2021 what about finding another XJ front with 3.55s? then you get a better ratio!
88mjsally Posted January 12, 2021 Author Posted January 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Pete M said: what about finding another XJ front with 3.55s? then you get a better ratio! My truck is 2wd so I don’t really have to worry about the front. I don’t have overdrive so the higher the ratio, the happier it is on the interstate. Long term I plan on swapping in a 700r4 but for now I want to step down to smaller tires and just keep the gears I have if I can. If not then I’ll just leave it on 33s with the 3.55 d44 until I can swap the trans and go down to 31s
Pete M Posted January 12, 2021 Posted January 12, 2021 lower rpms do not directly translate to lower mpgs, it's far more complicated than that. I promise you will be much happier with the 3.55s over the 3.07s a stock 2.5L/auto has 4.56.
SatiricalHen Posted January 12, 2021 Posted January 12, 2021 I’ll trade you an 8.25 that’s cut in half so really a 4.125 and a high 5? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
SatiricalHen Posted January 12, 2021 Posted January 12, 2021 I’ll trade you an 8.25 that’s cut in half so really a 4.125 and a high 5? Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkOh it’s got 3.07s if I can find the other half of the ring gearSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
ghetdjc320 Posted January 13, 2021 Posted January 13, 2021 13 hours ago, SatiricalHen said: I’ll trade you an 8.25 that’s cut in half so really a 4.125 and a high 5? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
88mjsally Posted February 11, 2021 Author Posted February 11, 2021 MJ dana 44 has been acquired so a trade isn’t needed anymore. This axles future is still undecided
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