Rear End '98 XJ Dana35

Hey everyone,

I am currently looking to replace the rear diff on my '98 XJ, the closest wrecker has upwards of 10 cherokees. The problem is they are quite far away and you must pull the parts yourself. I have a D35 with 3.55:1 gear ratio with posi, and am wondering how I can tell the proper gear ratio/posi from the wrecked XJ's. I can only go on weekends and can't call chrysler with the VINs. Is there an easy way to visually check without removing anything to find the right diffs?

Automatics come with 3.55 stock. If the vehicle has an auto tranny and doesn't have any mods done to it, it is probably a safe bet that the axle has 3.55 gears. Or just pull the cover and look for the stamp on the ring gear that says what the ratio is.

there should also be an indentification tag on one side of the cover stating the ratio. Try and get an upgrade while you are at it and get the 8.25 - unless you are worried about maintaning the abs

I don't have ABS. A chrysler 8.25 is better than a dana35? I guess that's probably an ongoing dispute. Autotragics are 3.55:1 I didn't know that.

Well, I think that most everyone agrees the 35 is pretty clunky.
The 8.25 is a bit better but easy to get tossed in and no more cost.

the autos will be 3.55
manual 4.0 will be 3.07
manual 4bangers are 4.10

this is all granted that nothing has been fooled with and canadian models arent any different :dunno:

GL :thumbup:

There is no argument that the 29 spline 8.25 is much stronger axle vs the D35.