D35 manual swap to D44 from an auto, 3" lift, which driveshaft?

philip_g · Jun 23, 2007

can't turn it up in a search other than the D35 shaft is an inch longer, but I don't know if 3" of lift is enough to offset that 1" in length, and I don't know what the length of the D44 auto shaft is compared to the D35 manual. Anyone BTDT?

edited for clarity, I hope lol.

philip_g · Jun 24, 2007

well, it's in and I used the manual D35 shaft with the D44 and all seems well. I haven't had a chance to compare the auto D44 shaft to the 5 speed D35 shaft.

RyleyF · Jun 24, 2007

Thats exactly what I did to cure my vibes with a 3" lift when I swapped in a D44. The longer D35 shaft pushes the slipyoke in a lot further than the D44 shaft would, eliminating the need for a T-Case drop even with 3+ inches.

philip_g · Jun 26, 2007

RyleyF said:
Thats exactly what I did to cure my vibes with a 3" lift when I swapped in a D44. The longer D35 shaft pushes the slipyoke in a lot further than the D44 shaft would, eliminating the need for a T-Case drop even with 3+ inches.

cool,

hey thanks for confirming that it should be OK.

trailblaze · Jun 26, 2007

ok so let me get this straight...

i have a d35 and an auto with 3.5 in lift

swapping to a xj d44.... my rear shaft will work, right?

philip_g · Jun 27, 2007

seems to be working fine for me.

3XJFamily · Jun 27, 2007

trailblaze said:
ok so let me get this straight...

i have a d35 and an auto with 3.5 in lift

swapping to a xj d44.... my rear shaft will work, right?

philip_g said:
seems to be working fine for me.

Worked fine for me too.

trailblaze · Jun 27, 2007

nice... do you guys have a SYE or anything done to your t-case?

i have no vibes and all i did was a 1in tc drop

philip_g · Jun 27, 2007

no but I had no vibes before.

3XJFamily · Jun 27, 2007

No vibes. I eventually went to a SYE when I replaced the T-Case.

87manche · Jun 27, 2007

RyleyF said:
Thats exactly what I did to cure my vibes with a 3" lift when I swapped in a D44. The longer D35 shaft pushes the slipyoke in a lot further than the D44 shaft would, eliminating the need for a T-Case drop even with 3+ inches.

how far the slipshaft goes into the case does not effect whether or not it vibes.
The vibes come from the pinion/yoke angles.
Get the angles right and it won't vibe.

FWIW I used my stock D35 shaft on my 8.8, lifter 4" it's not a problem.
but my driveshaft is hella long compared to yours.

D35 manual swap to D44 from an auto, 3" lift, which driveshaft?

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