What Dana 44 work?

What dana 44 will work in a XJ. I know that an 87 XJ will, but how about other vehicles. Trooper, Rodeo? Anyone know?

What do you mean by "work"?

Any 44 ever made will "fit". Depends on how much fabbing you want to do.....

One that will work with no mods or very little and keep the stock apperiance.

As for the trooper/rodeo axles, they are six lug. If you are looking for something closer to the right width, try the axle from a Scout II.they are D44's, come with all kinds of gears, allthough, 3.54 is extremely common, you can find lower. I had one that had a set of 4.27's and a TIGHT l/s that came out of a 4-cyl. model w/ 4-speed tranny. The biggest problem of putting it under an XJ is the bolt pattern-5 on 51/2, but you can re-drill the shafts and drums easily. hope this actually helps, Ren

jeepboy_90 said:

One that will work with no mods or very little and keep the stock apperiance.

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dana 44 XJ style is a drop in

ford 8.8 is more expensive ..ya better have a welder and know how to use it
but ya get disk brakes

dana 60 lots of fab but practically unbreakable

tyota 8" great but ya gotta inboard yoiur springs

amigo D44 a little fab work but its off center a tad (i dont care for that)
Isuzu Dana/Spicer Model 44 (aka D44)


cj d30 knuckles and
6lug waggy outers (or amlost any d44) could be used on the front,
to make the d30 6 lug.


Leaf sprung setup for SUA. Coil sprung 4-link.
brakes: disc w/ internal drum e-brake
(drums on 2wd models only) brakes: disc w/ internal drum e-brake
Cover: steel cover w/ attached breather
Cover: Aluminum finned cover (not aluminum housing)

ring gear diameter: 8.5"
shaft spline count: 30 spline
shaft diameter: 1.3" (neck down)

93-97 4wd: 4.10s for factory 15" wheels, 4.30s for optional 16" wheels


Additional Notes:

Isuzu uses a carrier for 3.73 and numerically lower gears to mount 4.10 and numerically higher gears on.
This is done with special thicker gears, like the jeep Rubicon.

theres always a ford 9" nice but very spendy

I would prolly try adn dind a 8.25" with 29 spline and use that
thats also drop in , quite strong and no to hard to find

Dana 35 non c-clip - 27 spline, 1.18" diameter shafts,
,
Chrysler 8.25 - 29 spline, 1.21" diameter shafts,

Dana 44 non c-clip - 30 spline, 1.31" diameter shafts, .