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i just pulled the 44 out of my 89 parts jeep, the gears appear to be 43/14, or 3.07's, is this possible from the factory?
BrettM said:yes, that is the normal ratio for 4.0l 5speed
NotMatt said:Yes, my 87 Laredo 5spd came with a D44 with 3.07 gears. Like Brett said, doesn't matter cause you're gonna regear it anyways, right?
yardape said:Been there done that with a Dana 35. Its disappointing to find out after buying a 5-speed that the gearing is totally diffferent than the rest of the XJ world.
xjnation said:2.5 and 2.8 with auto usually 4:10 sometimes 3:73
2.5 with 4 speed 3:54 usualy sometimes 3:73
4.0 with 5 speed 3:07 usually sometimes 3:73
4.0 with auto 3:54 almos always
This is a good rule of thumb....as far as jeep goes
BrianB said:It's not a 4X4 anyway.
carnuck said:It depends on the year as well. For example '87 to '89 4.0L 5 speed was commonly 3.07, but after that went to 3.54.
2.5L with 5 speed in Comanche long box tow package often came with 4.56 but mostly 4.10. (depends on 2 or 4wd as well) XJs with the same were often 4.10, but were 3.73 more often.
To date there are no proven factory 4 cyls with D44 in the back (but people swap them in, so that doesn't mean you shouldn't look! <G>)
What really gets me is that the 5 speed used in the (AMC designed) 4 cyl Jeeps (except a few early T5s) was the AX-5 till now and not heavier duty, BUT the Dodge Dakota (with same motor) often came with AX-15! AND the AX-5 is actually rated stronger than the Peugeot BA 10/5! (the engineer that did the metric to standard conversion must've used the same chart that the early NASA Mars probe guys did. Remember the over shoot?)