quick cj5 info

[Bronzewyrm]

im going to look at a frame tomorow i may aquire in trade for an old car sitting out back.

its a 1960 cj5 frame with d44's 5:38 gears, its also on got good wheels/tires.

i know there were 3 different widths of axle that could be used in the cj5, and also i know it may not have 2 d44s. is there anything else i should know about theese things, or things to look out for? just cureious. im interested most in the axles.

thanks guies
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[crazymoose1990]

Bronz its a narrow track axle, one width. The rear axle could also be a Dana 30, the front is probably a Dana 27 or 25. I have 3 hoods if you need one. which motor does it have the 4 cylinder or the 6?

 

[Bronzewyrm]

no motor or trans. the gui was building a wheeler. i dont think they will be the 54"wms ones but they may be. he did say one of the axles is a D44

i guess well see shortly
thanks jason
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[kenny811]

My first jeep build was a 78 cj5. I took it completely apart except for the factory rivets. Cleaned it all up, rebuilt what I could and put it all back together. Had a great time in it too. I have some parts hanging around if you need them John. Mine was a D30 / AMC20 set up.

 

[crazymoose1990]

Yes I had a 1978 also, only mine was a CJ7 I also had the Dana 30. I'm not sure anymore what rear axle I had, but I dont think it was the AMC20. I also had the 304 V8 with a manual 3 spd. The one John is looking at is too old to have a 30 though, I'm pretty sure it's a Dana 25 or 27

 

[BoringDave]

I worked on my bosses early cj5 and it had the old 44 flanged axles in the rear and I think a 27 drum front.

 

[thechief86]

i had a 73 cj5, and it came with a dana 44 in the rear, and a 30 in front. the axles are way too narrow to use on pretty much anything but an early cj or something like a samarai. i don't think you can even put them under an xj with spacers for the wheels, as the backing plates will probably hit the leaf springs....

 

[crazymoose1990]

I think in 1972 is when they changed over to the Dana 30 because AMC started putting 304s V8 into Commandos, and probably the CJ's

 

[XJ-00-1]

Probably an offset rear diff too. It is also probably a 27 spline 44

 

[BPB]

Did you get it?

 

[Bronzewyrm]

i had a sirvace call to do in eugene yesterday, today is the day!

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[Bronzewyrm]

Probably an offset rear diff too. It is also probably a 27 spline 44

it is an offset diff, i saw that in the pics