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  1. April 24th, 2009 #21

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    http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/myth...ng-a-turd.html
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    Here is some axle swap information for you:

    Ford 8.8 rear :

    http://jeep.off-road.com/jeep/Axle+a.../detail/261419

    http://www.jeepsonly.com/How_Tos/Drive_Train/

    Best axle swaps:

    http://jp.automotive.com/81577/154-0...wap/index.html

    Early Bronco (Ford 9"/Dana 44 front):

    http://jeep.off-road.com/jeep/articl....jsp?id=261449

    And a nice one from ILOVEJEEPS.com:

    ever axle swap is going to take some modifacation. check this link out it tells about a few diffrent kinds of axles swaps for your jeep

    http://www.off-road.com/jeep/tech/convaxle/d44f.html

    The most popular front axle candidates are:
    Dana 44 from Wagoneer 1975-1979
    Dana 44 from Scout II 1975-1980
    Dana 44 from Chevy Blazer or truck

    The most popular rear axle candidates are:

    Dana 44 from a Grand Wagoneer 1987-1991
    Dana 44 from a Scout II
    Ford 8.8" from an explorer with disc brakes
    ford 9 '

    http://www.off-road.com/jeep/tech/axle/Ford8.8/97.html

    there isan't a cheap bolt on solution. just isan't. You can get bolt on heavy duty axles but its very exspencive. Me personally from what i have read and done I would say that the easyest swap would be a dana 44 from a grand wagoneer on the front and then a ford 8.8 on the back. I know you can find the wagoneer axles for about 200-400 bucks and not much mods to make it work on your jeep and then ford 8.8 are about 350-550 complete if your paying more then that your getting ripped off. thats about all the info i can give you.


    From Pete..
    This gives you some ideas, at any rate....you do have a lot of options, but, as usual, it depends on the budjet....
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  4. April 25th, 2009 #24

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    I can give you all sorts of advice on what to put into your Jeep and I will start by saying NOT to use a D44 unless you have one already or someone is giving you one for free. ring gear is too small to invest your hard earned money into (8.25") if you are strapped for cash I would do the 8.8 as suggested or a Model 20 from a Late CJ wide track. If the model 20 is built right it is stronger than the 8.8 and a 9" as well. Parts are cheaper and it is easy to build yourself.

    I had one in my CJ with chromoly shafts, Detroit locker, welded tubes, disk brake conversion, trussed and ran 38's on a 7" lift for 8 years. Took me through the Rubicon, Naches Pass, Evans Creek (love this trail), to name a few with no problems.

    Just my but trail proven.

    reminds me... I'll find some old pics of the CJ and post them up.
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    Thanks Joe! I think that the Dana 44 was more for the front vs the rear, though I did mention getting both from an older Jeep. There are better rear axles for sure, which is why the 9" and Dana 44 combo from an older Bronco seems like a fairly easy swap especially if you booty all the steering stuff from the Bronco when you are grabbing the axles...

    This is the kind of stuff people need to listen to and research before doing any of this. Be one thing if you had a 74 or so Cherokee sitting somewhere with a trashed engine or tranny and needed a home for the axles....Bunch of Broncos and early Ford PUs at Colorado Auto Parts...Ditto with early straight axle Chevy and Dodges. At $125-150 per axle, end to end, plus extra steering crapola, it isn't a bad way to go $$ wise..Width would be the issue as getting axles and housings cut down costs big $$...
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    Brody previously posted:
    "Thanks Joe! I think that the Dana 44 was more for the front vs the rear, though I did mention getting both from an older Jeep. There are better rear axles for sure, which is why the 9" and Dana 44 combo from an older Bronco seems like a fairly easy swap especially if you booty all the steering stuff from the Bronco when you are grabbing the axles...

    This is the kind of stuff people need to listen to and research before doing any of this. Be one thing if you had a 74 or so Cherokee sitting somewhere with a trashed engine or tranny and needed a home for the axles....Bunch of Broncos and early Ford PUs at Colorado Auto Parts...Ditto with early straight axle Chevy and Dodges. At $125-150 per axle, end to end, plus extra steering crapola, it isn't a bad way to go $$ wise..Width would be the issue as getting axles and housings cut down costs big $$..."


    Is that price for a complete axle? I am wanting to 4WD my 65
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    Funrover previously posted:
    "Is that price for a complete axle? I am wanting to 4WD my 65"

    Yup. $125 with drum brakes, $150 for disc brakes...end to end price. I thought that that was really good, myself. Let me know what you are specifically looking for, make, model, year and I'll do a look for ya...PM me on this...so many posts now (and thread jacks...myself included) that I have a hard time keeping up...
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  8. April 25th, 2009 #28

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    I would throw some extra Dana 35 parts in the rig when you wheel. There are bunches at the yards. Save your money for an axle upgrade, but learn how to replace the axles. It goes really fast...I think there are less than 15 bolts, including the lug nuts, that you have to take off.[/QUOTE]

    I guess since I'm running on a dana 35 in my rear axle I should get some spare axle parts as well. But i also need to learn how to do it. Of course that is until I have the time and $$$ to do my 8.8 swap.
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    JeepersCreepers previously posted:
    "I would throw some extra Dana 35 parts in the rig when you wheel. There are bunches at the yards. Save your money for an axle upgrade, but learn how to replace the axles. It goes really fast...I think there are less than 15 bolts, including the lug nuts, that you have to take off."

    I guess since I'm running on a dana 35 in my rear axle I should get some spare axle parts as well. But i also need to learn how to do it. Of course that is until I have the time and $$$ to do my 8.8 swap.[/QUOTE]

    You tend to break the front axles more than anything else on the Jeeps. You break the c clips on the rears before the axle goes. Good idea to get spare FRONT axle parts and at some point, do a c clip eliminator kit in the rear. These are a PITA to replace on the trail. The front axles, if you can get the full side minus the calipers, do so, because you have just cut your replacement time down to way less than an hour...

    If you don't do the c clip kit, go to the recovery site I posted in the Tech Or How To section and get dialed into how to get your rig off the trail (driving) when you have broken a c clip. Your axle will walk completely out of the housing, wheel and all, if this breaks. If you can't find it, post and I'll shoot you the link..
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