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want dana 44

XJ NORM

NAXJA Forum User
Location
manchester, ct.
not going to ask how, yet, i don't know much about vehicals. so i want to swap my dana 35 for a 44. i'll go to a junk yard to look for one...but what kind of questions do i need to ask the dealer? i know i have 3.55 gears, and it has to be 60" wide. right? i'll ask what vehical it's from. anything else?
it will be for my 2001 XJ.
THANKS for any help
norm
 
The only one that will be a bolt in is from a late-80's XJ. Any other D44 will require fabrication of some sort. The info is all here, SEARCH is your friend.
 
87' XJs with the tow package had them, you could find them occasionally from 87-89', mainly in the 87' though. They are hard to find, so be prepared to look high and low for 1, or get 1 on this site and pay for shipping. That's kind of to be expected for a bolt in axle with some beef like the dana 44. They go for $300-400 on this site and then pay $100-200 for shipping and bolt it in. Make sure you ask for a XJ dana 44 rear axle and not a SJ full size cherokee/wagoneer. It will work too, but be 6 on 5.5 and not be a bolt in.
 
Big Red said:
87' XJs with the tow package had them

Will you stop perpetuating this rumor please? They turn up on non tow package vehicles as well. It is luck of the draw.
 
Lawn Cher' said:
Will you stop perpetuating this rumor please? They turn up on non tow package vehicles as well. It is luck of the draw.

WORD. I have found 3. Two in non tow package XJ's and 1 with the tow package. I believe the ones without the factory tow package but with D44 are called metric ton (tonne).
 
96XJCLASSIC said:
WORD. I have found 3. Two in non tow package XJ's and 1 with the tow package. I believe the ones without the factory tow package but with D44 are called metric ton (tonne).

Metric tonne (referring to payload) was only on MJ's. There were other various option groups that included them on XJ's.
 
Lawn Cher' said:
Will you stop perpetuating this rumor please? They turn up on non tow package vehicles as well. It is luck of the draw.

Thank you, I agree fully. I do not know where this rumor got started, but there is no direct link between tow package and D44. While there has been more then one 87-89 that i've seen with both, i have seen just as many without. My 89 for example, has the factory tow packge, tranny cooler but no D44.
 
Lawn Cher' said:
Metric tonne (referring to payload) was only on MJ's. There were other various option groups that included them on XJ's.

Ok, That makes sense. I bet I have a Metric Tonne of Sh!t in my XJ right now though.
 
96XJCLASSIC said:
Ok, That makes sense. I bet I have a Metric Tonne of Sh!t in my XJ right now.

Got stink?

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i just happen to have a dana 44 from a cherokee for sale. ans it has 3.54 gears and e brake cables and is complete from drum to drum.
 
here ya go

give em a call

1987
Rear Axle
Jeep Cherokee 3.55 102403 $500 All American Auto Salvage USA-NJ(Rahway) E-mail 1-800-564-1945
1988
Rear Axle
Jeep Cherokee 3.55 101602 $500 All American Auto Salvage USA-NJ(Rahway) E-mail 1-800-564-1945
1988
Rear Axle
Jeep Cherokee 3.55 102403 $500 All American Auto Salvage USA-NJ(Rahway) E-mail 1-800-564-1945
1989
Rear Axle
Jeep Cherokee 3.55 101403 $500 All American Auto Salvage USA-NJ(Rahway) E-mail 1-800-564-1945
1989
Rear Axle
Jeep Cherokee 2DR,M.T 4X4,4.0 3.55 030189 $500 All American Auto Salvage USA-NJ(Rahway) E-mail 1-800-564-1945
1989
Rear Axle
Jeep Cherokee 001126036 $250 American Wrecking USA-NY(Staten-Island) E-mail 1-718-815-7982
1989
Rear Axle
Jeep Cherokee 4.0,OD,FLR,3-89,CHK TYPE 05273 $Call A. Micciche Auto Parts USA-NJ(Voorhees) E-mail 1-800-310-4460
1989
Rear Axle
Jeep Cherokee 3.55 $Call Apex Sales, Towing & Leasing, Inc. USA-NY(Bronx) E-mail 1-800-339-2739
 
Lawn Cher' said:
Will you stop perpetuating this rumor please? They turn up on non tow package vehicles as well. It is luck of the draw.

I haven't seen 1 87' XJ with the tow package that didn't have 1 so that's why Mark. I didn't say that's all they came in though.

Sorry, I wasn't trying to mislead anyone. I always make it a habit to check under 87' XJs for a dana 44. I've found a few at the pnps here in Sacramento. The 87' mostly had them as did the 86' CJ7s towards the end of that build year. Too bad Jeep didn't continue that trend.

Troy
 
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thanks guys, there is a yard a couple blocks from here, he said he had one for my xj...$325.... 355gears, i forgot to ask what they pulled it out of. i just better make sure,i'll give another call.
thanks for the help...and that great list to find them!
norm
 
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