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can anybody tell me if the 1979 DANA 44 would swap on to my 1995 XJ Country. Are D44's D44's regardless of year? what differences should I look for? Thanks.......
What is it out of? D44s internaly are all pretty much the same but they come in all kinds of vehicles...Front,rear,full width,narrow. I use one out of a scout and I had to get 1.25" spacers on both sides....Also lots of diferent bolt patterns.BOB said:can anybody tell me if the 1979 DANA 44 would swap on to my 1995 XJ Country. Are D44's D44's regardless of year? what differences should I look for? Thanks.......
I would stay away from that one....The XJ ones are getting easier to find all the time...Also you can do what I did and go with a scout 44...Reweld the perches and shockmounts and get some spacers....cheap rear end.BOB said:the only information I have right now, is that it came from a 1979 Cherokee, it had an automatic. (which I have) It has an "extreme offset". The seller said it may be ideal for smaller XJ's and I may only need to modify one end. I suppose I'll need to make some measurements.
Note the qualifier: "May" be ideal. Or ... may not.BOB said:the only information I have right now, is that it came from a 1979 Cherokee, it had an automatic. (which I have) It has an "extreme offset". The seller said it may be ideal for smaller XJ's and I may only need to modify one end. I suppose I'll need to make some measurements.
If by "CV" you mean a double cardan drive shaft, actually that's NOT a good choice with an offset differential. The double cardan unit incorporates two u-joints, so they are always "in phase". If there is any angularity at the third u-joint on the other end of the shaft, it's going to be out of phase and cause vibes. This is why with a double cardan shaft you shim the axle so the pinion u-joint is straight (zero operating angle, or as close to zero as possible).small pederson said:if you run a cv shaft youll be alright in the drive shaft department. however, you might run into problems with tub clearance. maybe exhaust too, id have to check to confirm that. all your clearance issues probably depend on how much lift you have.
the 8.8 also has an ofset pinionflexj said:<cough> 8.8 <cough>
Eagle said:If by "CV" you mean a double cardan drive shaft, actually that's NOT a good choice with an offset differential. The double cardan unit incorporates two u-joints, so they are always "in phase". If there is any angularity at the third u-joint on the other end of the shaft, it's going to be out of phase and cause vibes. This is why with a double cardan shaft you shim the axle so the pinion u-joint is straight (zero operating angle, or as close to zero as possible).
With the diff offset to one side, it's not possible to achieve a zero angle at the pinion.
I've often wondered about the possibility of running double cardans on both ends. I've never seen anyone do it -- can it be done w/o causing other problems?CRASH said:double, double cardan [/URL] is your best bet.
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Eagle said:I've often wondered about the possibility of running double cardans on both ends. I've never seen anyone do it -- can it be done w/o causing other problems?