moparjim1987
NAXJA Forum User
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- pennsylvania
I was thinking about this the other night and there might be another rear axle option for the jeep crowd. the dodge 9 1/4 came in dakotas and durangos, with the later axles being 6 bolt. if the dakotas from 87 to 90/91 came with the 9 1/4 AND 5-bolt axles, the rear end would be perfect for cherokees and grand cherokees and they're dirt cheap. also, the pinion depth is the same as the 8 1/4 so they can use the same driveshaft to reduce some costs there. the biggest thing would be the width of the axle but for off roaders, that might not be a problem. that is why i said about the dakota piece because it is roughly the same track width as an XJ. its just some food for thought.......arty: