how hard is a axle swap?

94xjzac · Feb 15, 2009

i had an old chevy and swaped dana 60s into it but jeeps seem alittle bit more complex, i was just wondering if you guys had any tips on doing so. i have a 94 xj with d(30) fornt and 35 rear, and swaping for 44s front and rear, stock out of a wagoneer.

shmoken875 · Feb 15, 2009

94xjzac said:
i had an old chevy and swaped dana 60s into it but jeeps seem alittle bit more complex, i was just wondering if you guys had any tips on doing so. i have a 94 xj with d(30) fornt and 35 rear, and swaping for 44s front and rear, stock out of a wagoneer.

Rear is easy as hell, just weld on perches and shock mounts. For the front your going to have to fabricate coil buckets, shock mounts, control arm mounts and a panhard bracket. Some mfgs make kits though like rubicon express, T&T and a few others, just search a little bit.

fubar XJ · Feb 15, 2009

Do a search, there are multiple threads on here detailing the swap.

Sherman_thetank · Feb 15, 2009

Something like this for the front. Have some one who is good at welding do it for ya, but pretty strait forward. Just dont forget to measure before you cut/weld :gee:
http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/Link-bracket-coil-spring-shock-mount-combo_p_1461.html

old_man · Feb 15, 2009

IIRC the Wagoneer front axle is a passenger side drop, not a drivers side drop. Double check that. If true, it makes the swap very complicated.

ROBZ95Xj · Feb 15, 2009

old_man said:
IIRC the Wagoneer front axle is a passenger side drop, not a drivers side drop. Double check that. If true, it makes the swap very complicated.

81-91 was drivers drop, was also low pinion too

Jimbo_1321 · Feb 15, 2009

didn't you just ask this a few days ago?
but you thought you had dana 30's front and rear?

94xjzac · Feb 16, 2009

thanks, and ya that was me but i didnt really get an answer about swaping axles

Begster · Feb 16, 2009

old_man said:
IIRC the Wagoneer front axle is a passenger side drop, not a drivers side drop. Double check that. If true, it makes the swap very complicated.

Yes, Wagoneer front axles were low pinion passenger drop, but the OP most likely meant Grand Wagoneer, which, as Rob said, were driver drop and low pinion.

Jimbo_1321 · Feb 16, 2009

then why'd you start a new thread?
if you've already swapped an axle it's not that much different.
do more reading

how hard is a axle swap?

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