d30 interchangability

[MjTjNJ]

One of the coil spring perches on my 88 MJ is rotten, and I'm getting some intermittent death wobble. No fun. If I'm going to swap in a new d30, how far into the 90's could I go without much trouble? Can I use an ABS setup and not hook it up? Any change in the yoke or 4wd actuator that I should be aware of? Ideally, I'd like to find something as late model as possible, so that I don't have to deal with excessive ball joint wear, etc.

Thanks!

[MoochsXJ]

IIRC up until 2000 all XJ/MJ D30's were the same except for vac. disconnect. In 2000 they went from high to low pinion D30 which some find not to be as deseriable as the HP.

[fdsa487]

Why did they switch from HP to LP?!?

[MjTjNJ]

what is the split year on the vac disconnect/non disco??

IIRC up until 2000 all XJ/MJ D30's were the same except for vac. disconnect. In 2000 they went from high to low pinion D30 which some find not to be as deseriable as the HP.

[non-stick]

Search and yee will find

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=70422&highlight=non-disco

This should address a bunch of technical questions for you.

Enjoy.

[MjTjNJ]

Perfect. Thank you.