I installed a dana 44 rear axle that came out of a 87 lorado in to my 87 pioneer. Now my rear drive line is to long. I have a 3 inch lift and in the rear they use blocks. I know that they are on there locating pins. I also put some newer leaf spings in out of a 88 but did not see anything different there other than they where not as sagging as mine where. What went wrong?
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SoreRunner
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- Beaverton, Oregon
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WaXJ_Skier
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- Bellevue, Wa
the pinion on the D44 is longer than the pinion on the D35
mojojojo
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- Gresham, Oregon
use a front driveline. better for the angles with the dbl carden joint and a tad shorter also. great time for a SYE also . . .
WaXJ_Skier
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- Bellevue, Wa
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- NE Texas
whats your setup? 231/242? auto/manual?
WaXJ_Skier
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- Bellevue, Wa
get a ds from an auto they are shorter.
CanMan
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- Lake Tapps, WA
Does he have an SYE though?
IF he doesnt, you'll have to take a tape measure with you to the JY and find a shaft from an XJ or a ZJ that will work.
You have a 231, the only TC that came in the 5spd XJ.
WaXJ_Skier
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I was assuming not sye in which case a DS from an auto it perfect, thats what I did.
Sorry i should have been clearer my jeep is a 87xj np231 transfer case with a 5 speed that originaly had a D35 for a rear end I got a D44 out of a 87xj lorado that was a automatic I was going to grab the drive line when I pulled the rear end just in case but they bent it with the fork from the loader that put the car in the u-pull it yard. I dont have a SYE.
I was just bumbed out. I worked on it all last night to get the axles swapped out. I had gone though the brakes installed a lockrite in the rear axle and replaced the u-joint in the front axle with new brake also and was ready to try it all out to day. I had to go get some aggression out anyway so i took the quad to the hills today. I'll find a drive shaft maybe tomarrow. Thanks again for the help.
I was just bumbed out. I worked on it all last night to get the axles swapped out. I had gone though the brakes installed a lockrite in the rear axle and replaced the u-joint in the front axle with new brake also and was ready to try it all out to day. I had to go get some aggression out anyway so i took the quad to the hills today. I'll find a drive shaft maybe tomarrow. Thanks again for the help.
hiimmred
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- San Bruno, California
I just did the swap from D35 to a D44 and had to shorten my driveshaft an inch to put it back to where it was stock, SYE in my future though, recommend same for you.
