d44 brakes on D35

ive heard of a D35 that someone put the 10 inch D44 drum brakes on it. after he outfitted it with a locker and 456's in it. does anybody know if the d44 rear 10 inch drums wil lfit the D35. i dont really want to do the rear disc conversion, i would just like a little extra stopping power, especially if i lift he Jeep, any help would be great.


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Why upgrade crap, it will just be crap with bigger brakes. Get a Ford 8.8 from a 95-99 Explorer, it will come with disc brakes and be just as strong or stronger than the D44, not to mention dirt cheap.

X2, I wouldn't put a dime or any time into a D35. If you have a D44 for the drums, why not swap the entire axle...

I don't think you need a D44 to find the big drums, I think you just need to find an early axle. I think about 89 and older would all have the big drums. Not that it makes them a good axle, but the early D35s also don't use c-clips, they have bearings pressed on the axleshafts and retainers just like the D44.

C-Clip or not its still a weak axle.

cwstnsko said:

I don't think you need a D44 to find the big drums, I think you just need to find an early axle. I think about 89 and older would all have the big drums. Not that it makes them a good axle, but the early D35s also don't use c-clips, they have bearings pressed on the axleshafts and retainers just like the D44.

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Nah, the D44's drums are the same diameter as the early D35's, but are almost an inch wider. I noticed a whole lot of an improvement when I swapped my D44 in place of the old '35.

i dont have a d44 axle and i dont want to change in a ford axle, im a Jeep enthusiast, but when i bought new drums and shoes from autozone for my other Cherokee they asked me if i wanted 9 or 10" drums. i dont take my Jeeps offroad at all so the d35 works perfect for me.

jk333 said:

i dont have a d44 axle and i dont want to change in a ford axle, im a Jeep enthusiast, but when i bought new drums and shoes from autozone for my other Cherokee they asked me if i wanted 9 or 10" drums. i dont take my Jeeps offroad at all so the d35 works perfect for me.

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that would be because of the diff between the 8.25 and d35, d44 drums are expensive new since they are kinda hard to come buy

jk333 said:

i dont take my Jeeps offroad at all so the d35 works perfect for me.

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Why bother upgrading anything then?

MongoXJ said:

Why bother upgrading anything then?

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Because XJ rear brakes tend to suck. When they work they're fine, but most of the time they're either marginal or next-to-useless, and worse than that if you're towing or carrying a lot of cargo. Particularly if the vehicle is more than three or four years old (meaning: all of them) and the hardware hasn't been looked after properly when the shoes are changed.

Look into a rear disc conversion. I will admit that I'm a disc brake bigot, but having lived with various drum-braked vehicles over the years that required way more maintenance on the drums than their stopping power warranted, the disc upgrade makes a lot of sense and will yield much better stopping power than a 9" to 10" drum conversion.

You should just swap the whole axle