dana44 and driveshaft lenght

about to do a rear dana44 swap but have a couple of more questions

currently have '89 242/Dana35 with 30.5 inch driveshaft installed on my rig with 4.5 inch lift and 1 inch TC drop

i also have another driveshaft laying around from a 01 cherokee that i measured and it was 29 inches


i was told that d44 will need a shorter DS, will the 29" DS be short enuff?

the 01 driveshaft will not work, your current driveshaft will

The snout on the D44 is about 1" longer than the D35. It should help compensate for the stock driveshaft being a bit too short with that amount of lift.