Rear end upgrade options??

barillms · Jan 27, 2007

I'm swapping in a new rear axle soon. Not a full width.
Besides the XJ Dana 44 or Ford 8.8 rear ends......

WHAT OTHER rear axles are a good swap??
What donor vehicles should I consider?? Toyota? Isuzu? Nissan?
Anything from Blazers or Jimmys?

thanks!

jeepnuts311 · Jan 27, 2007

barillms said:
WHAT OTHER rear axles are a good swap??
What donor vehicles should I consider?? Toyota? Isuzu? Nissan?
Anything from Blazers or Jimmys?

thanks!

about the same width you could use the isuzu, which was dana 44 and disc brake, the trooper had a really beefy corporate axle as well. zuzu guys complained when they started using dana 44s instead. i think the width is like 61. ARB makes lockers for both

-Tim

ZacSquatch · Jan 27, 2007

jeepnuts311 said:
about the same width you could use the isuzu, which was dana 44 and disc brake, the trooper had a really beefy corporate axle as well. zuzu guys complained when they started using dana 44s instead. i think the width is like 61. ARB makes lockers for both

-Tim

Only downside is the Isuzu 44/12 bolt hubs are 6 lug, 5 lug hubs can be bought though if you can find one worthwile to install

selarep · Jun 2, 2007

ZacSquatch said:
Only downside is the Isuzu 44/12 bolt hubs are 6 lug, 5 lug hubs can be bought though if you can find one worthwile to install

who makes them?

cheapjeep · Jun 2, 2007

AMC 20 from wide track wagoneer early eighties

It's 61.5" wide but it's got a 6 lug bolt pattern.

XJ_Jeeper01 · Jun 3, 2007

A Toyota 8" is a good upgrade. Just make sure you either get the V6 8" or the E-locker one. The 4cyl model 8" is a little weaker, I think it had smaller bearings or something to that degree. I have one with the E-Locker out of a 4Runner in my rig. Only thing is, it's 6 lug so you would have to have wheel adaptors or get a 6 lug front axle. Oh yea and it is about 60" WMS-WMS.
-Matt

uncc civilengineer · Jun 3, 2007

I just finished swapping in a 94 Isuzu Rodeo Dana 44 in the back and a 91 Grand Waggy 44 up front. Both are 6x5.5 though.

The Rodeo Dana 44 was a little narrower than stock so it has Spidertrax 1.25" spacers.

ALSO, the Rodeo Dana 44 has 1.5" 30 spline shafts..

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