swapping axles...

Hellbent

NAXJA Forum User

Location

san diego, california

• Dec 9, 2008

• #1

saturday i'm going to be swapping my d44 into my '96(currently a d35) from my '87 xj. anyone got any helpful hints, btw i'll be doing this by myself on the driveway. i'm thinking: leave the wheels on, loosen, unload suspension, support vehicle, remove the axle, roll it under the other jeep, bolt it up and go. i'm not oversimplifying this, am i?

 

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dave92cherokee

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Location

Lynchburg, TN

• Dec 9, 2008

• #2

The only problem I forsee you possibly running into is the rear driveshaft length. Unless that is you already have a sye and cv shaft.

 

Hellbent

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Location

san diego, california

• Dec 9, 2008

• #3

i know the 44 is longer(front to rear), i'm not thinking i'll have an issue, as i'm already running 2.5" of lift with the stock driveshaft(sye+"real" lift is in the immediate future). i'm thinking the added length of the drivetrain will equal out the lift. hopefully i'm not wrong...

 

kingmeirl

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Location

Cumming, GA

• Dec 24, 2008

• #4

so dude, how did it go????

 

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mbogosia

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Location

Nashville, TN

• Dec 24, 2008

• #5

Yeah how was it. I did this a couple weeks ago and I had a bunch of trouble with the emergency brakes. The axle was no problem. The drum brakes were a pita!

 

Shorty

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on the beach in Ocean View, VA

• Dec 24, 2008

• #6

Merry Christmas to me!!!!! I'll be installing tomorrow and will let ya know how it goes! I love my wife-- best gift ever!!!

 

Begster

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Location

Cape Cod/Boston, Mass

• Dec 24, 2008

• #7

Certainly an interesting choice of colors.

As to the OP, I'm sure you have it on by now, but that's how I did mine, left the wheels on and then just rolled the old axle out.

 

ROBZ95Xj

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Location

Keene NH

• Dec 24, 2008

• #8

Ten High said:

i know the 44 is longer(front to rear), i'm not thinking i'll have an issue, as i'm already running 2.5" of lift with the stock driveshaft(sye+"real" lift is in the immediate future). i'm thinking the added length of the drivetrain will equal out the lift. hopefully i'm not wrong...

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you will be fine, on my 95 i did a D35 to D44 swap and kept the D35 driveshaft, never had a problem, it actually helped cure the driveline vibes i had