should I swap out my nodular 9 for a D35?

[XJLI]

any word on Superior's Super 35Xtreme kit yet? I heard it has 40 spline adamantium shafts. KOH guys will be running 35X axles front and rear pretty soon.

 

[squirrel80]

A Dana 35 that is a great idea! I was trying to figure out a diff that would hold up to my new motor.

 

[Bent]

Dude...
Just run a 44 and be done with all that $hit...why would you wanna carry a rear end with you on the trail anyways? Sounds to me like you get you Jollies if breaking stuff...imho i would run a 60 if i were you,...on 37? what do you run for gears? 5.11,5.38?

-PJ

a diff skid might help if you are draggin the 9 a lot. i think you will get tired of replacing axle shafts if you put the d35 back in. Why give up strength just for a bit of ground clearance? you may be able to shave the 9 a bit too, not sure on that thou.

What a crock....im 17 and im starting to think i know more than this guy...ha ha ha what a gomer....lastara

-PJ-

x2

You want to carry a 35 in the back of your XJ!!!! I have a better idea carry a grenade with the pin pulled. If you roll over that 35 will kill everyone in your XJ and could possibly fly out the window roll down the trail take out your fellow off road buddy and kill some kid standing on the side of the trail watching before the 35 comes at a rest at the bottom of the trail blocking any type of rescue vehicle from helping you and the others that could be involved. If you are looking for a light weight axle that is supper strong get a H233B out of a 99 Nissan Frontier it has 33 spline shafts and gear ratios available up to 5.89 and I think it comes stock with 4.54 gears wich should work with 4.56 the only thing is it is a 6 lug. With a spacer it could be a great axle for a swap. ARB is the only available locker.

Ha Ha, that sounds like a good idea, After you swap the d35 for your 9" maybe you can swap your I6 for the 4 cylinder, then install some smaller tires with big shiny rims........

Holy crap dude. I just got up about 15 mins ago. Had to stand up, rub my eyes, stretch a bit, and reread your post. Thought maybe I was still sleeping and was having some sort of an odd dream.

Nominated

 

[ZJeepX]

So my dana 35 is just sitting there building up dust. It looks sad, the 9 inch gets all the fun. What if some day by a fluke i break something in the 9 inch rear? It will be expensive to fix. If I break my D35 I could just swap a whole new one in from the junk yard for super cheap. They are being thrown away like trash, which means I could use them for a disposable rear. I could even fold down my rear seats and carry an entire spare rear end with me on the trails. Plus a D35 is lighter and while some people might say the smaller ring gear is weaker, I say it gives more ground clearance! What do you guys think? O, by the way I run 37s.

Isn't the Toyota 8" a good choice here. It has good clearance and its supposed to be about as tough as a D44.
I don't know how pricey stuff is for them though.

 

[Talyn]

Wow.. some people are gullible.

 

[Bryan C.]

Instead of carrying the D35 in the back, mount it up and go with a tandem rear axle set-up. I heard on Pirate 2 D35's are as strong a Dana 70. Do the math, you'll see what I am talking about.

 

[JeepAddict85]

Wow.. some people are gullible.

and some people post pointless threads on here for no reason.

 

[xtimmax]

Instead of carrying the D35 in the back, mount it up and go with a tandem rear axle set-up. I heard on Pirate 2 D35's are as strong a Dana 70. Do the math, you'll see what I am talking about.

x2!!!! I also heard that if you take the guts out of a 9" and put it in a 35 it makes it a 44..

 

[Hellbent]

and some people post pointless threads on here for no reason.

i thought the whole point of The Internet was pointlessness...
:dunno:

 

[xtimmax]

i thought the whole point of The Internet was pointlessness...
:dunno:

I think there is a point to the internet... I just havent found it yet.

 

[Hellbent]

the internet is FLAT!

 

[jakec]

Instead of carrying the D35 in the back, mount it up and go with a tandem rear axle set-up. I heard on Pirate 2 D35's are as strong a Dana 70. Do the math, you'll see what I am talking about.

Hahahaha...priceless!:cheers:

 

[JeepAddict85]

i thought the whole point of The Internet was pointlessness...
:dunno:

touche...

 

[chris420]

This post sucks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[nosigma]

I say go for it. If swapping a D35 in for D44 is good then swapping in a D35 for nodular iron 9" would be great. You will get even more ground clearance than would be gained in the 35 for 44 swap. Dont worry about running the 37's. There was a recent thread about running D30/D35 combo on 38's.

John

 

[emr1101]

sell that biatch and get a 44

 

[igotanxj]

Hmm, now you guys have got me thinking. Since you can turn a rear axle into a front axle with some cutting and welding, why not turn a D30 into a rear axle? Its got to be doable, I'll bet I would be the first one to ever do it. I would get even more ground clearance than if I were to swap in the D35, not to mention, weight savings and cost savings of fixing a more expensive axle all the time.

 

[alex22]

I think some of the older volvo's came with a D30 as a rear axle. Might be a good place to start.

 

[ZJeepX]

Why notjust run a solid beem in the rear like the 2wd guys do in the front. You could truss it for extra strength and it would be super light and then you wouldnt have to worry about breaking the drive shat or anything.

 

[Dundy]

volvos have D30 rears...