super 35 kit

[mmarriottxj]

I am wondering if the super 35 axle kit is worth the money and touble or should I hold out for Dana 44 or 60. Im running 33's on 8" of lift.

[KarmirXJ]

Originally posted by mmarriottxj
I am wondering if the super 35 axle kit is worth the money and touble
No...

[ChuckD]

For an XJ in the US or in Italy? US, hold for at least the D44 or even a Ford 8.8. In Italy, the super35 might be your only option. Unless you find one of the Euro XJ's with front and Rear D44's. :)

BTW, Go USAF, :patriot:

[Eagle]

The Super 35 kit is a good kit, but only you can decide if it's worth the price. The axle shafts are the same diameter and spline count as a Dana 44, so that aspect is even-up. The D35 ring and pinion are smaller than the D44, but that's not usually what breaks in a D35 anyway. The weakness seems to be mostly the diff housing itself and the relatively thin axle tubes. If the vehicle is taken off-road and really flexed up, the axle assembly gets distorted so the axle shafts aren't running true, and that screws up the spider gears in the diff.

That's the reason Superior Axle & Gear developed that fancy truss for the D35. It eliminates virtually ALL flex from the assembly so the Super 35 kit (or stock axles and gears) can survive under severe stress. If this is for a street machine on large tires I think the Super 35 kit would do the job. If you take it off-road, I would do it only with the truss -- and between the Super 35 kit and the truss, you can spend as much as buying a custom Dana 44 new.

[Amund2]

Hmm, that's interesting. Do you recommend strengthening the casing/tubing on a standard 35? I'm putting in a new carrier and no-slip right now, don't want to break it because the housing flexing... maybe I could weld something on top to stiffen up the tubes? Do the tubes themselves bend along the length, or does the housing flex where the tubes meet the housing?

[brimich]

Originally posted by Amund2
Hmm, that's interesting. Do you recommend strengthening the casing/tubing on a standard 35? I'm putting in a new carrier and no-slip right now, don't want to break it because the housing flexing... maybe I could weld something on top to stiffen up the tubes? Do the tubes themselves bend along the length, or does the housing flex where the tubes meet the housing?

I would like that answer to that as well. I'm running a stock rearend and only 31"s but I do flex it up a lot (6" of lift). I think making a truss would be a good "peace of mind" item but is it really needed?

[REDXJ4FUN]

It wouldn't hurt to truss the housing in anyway. I wheel with a guy who owns his own custom jeep shop and his xj has 37 claws on a super 35 and it wount die. hes gone up helicopter pad at telico on it for all its woth and it didn't let go so as long as you truss it you should be fine. but if you can find a 44 it may be just as cheap to build that. If you already have a 35 with the gears you want and maybe a dick brake kit then the price isn't so bad.

[Amund2]

I also run 31" tires, but only 2" of lift. I flex it out as far as i goes, however ;)