d44 swap ?

[wrink99]

ok here's the situation I just purchased a dana 44 from an 87 cherokee and I currently have a chryco 8.25 in mine if I get the drive shaft from the 87 will it just swap in assuming the gears are the same as the front?

[IntrepidXJ]

your current drivehaft should work fine.

it's the dana 35 that has a longer drive shaft.

[IntrepidXJ]

btw....why the change from the 8.25 to the d44? assuming the 8.25 is in a 99 (based on your screen name), the dana 44 isn't really much stronger than what you have?

[Cujo]

Leave the '87 driveshaft, you don't need it, (unless it's free, then I'd take it and throw it in my spare parts bin) but your current driveshaft will hook up fine to the '87 44. I swapped an '87 44 into my '94, (which originally had an 8.25) and it was a perfect fit. No problems at all. Just make sure your gears match up. I believe all XJ 44's came with 3,73 gears, which is what your front should be as long as you have a 6 cylinder.

[THE_OWL]

Actually Most D44 XJs had 3.54 gears
and the reasons to goto a D44 from a chryco:
better gear and carrier choices.

[CheapXJ]

Originally posted by Cujo
Leave the '87 driveshaft, you don't need it, (unless it's free, then I'd take it and throw it in my spare parts bin) but your current driveshaft will hook up fine to the '87 44. I swapped an '87 44 into my '94, (which originally had an 8.25) and it was a perfect fit. No problems at all. Just make sure your gears match up. I believe all XJ 44's came with 3,73 gears, which is what your front should be as long as you have a 6 cylinder.

most XJ d44s are 3.55/3.54 gears (whatever it is)
3.73s were mostly used in the early (84-86) XJs

most, if not all 4.0L/auto XJs were 3.55/3.54 gears, and most if not all 4.0L/5-speed XJs were 3.07 gears

[Dano]

99 8¼ to 87 Dana 44?
wll the 44 was only $90 and the lockright was $200
had to rebuild the brakes though, and gonna replace the 35c in my 85 with the 8¼

[wrink99]

the 44 was only 350 and and the cost to regear and lock the chryco 8.25 would cost come close to paying for the 44 considering the 44 is cheaper to get aftermarket parts for plus it is stronger

[small pederson]

ya man, that extra shaft would make a good slide hammer for pullling shafts