hullb86

Iv'e got an 88 wagoneer and am trying to find out if this model could have come with a tow package so i know what gears i have. It6s either a 3.55 or a 3.73

caged

i've had 4 cherokees that came with the factory tow package.
2 were 87 with dana 44 and 3.54 gears and an 89 with d35 and 3.55 and a 90 with dana 35 and 3.55.

finneys98xj

Look for a tag on your rear end and run the numbers

a1racer

also it is easy to tell the Dana 44 from the 35. the 35 is oval and the 44 is more of a d shape. and there should be a tag on either diff with the info you need

mike37

the factory tow should have the Chrysler 8.25 and 3.73
now if you have a dealer tow you could have the d35 an 3.55

a1racer

i thought the 88 had the d44 if they had the factory tow pack

caged

^yup, 88 was before the chrysler takeover.

yes, you could look to see if the tag is still attached, but i doubt it. even if it is, you probably couldn't read it anyway.

best sure fire way to know is to remove the cover, clean everything up with some brake cleaner and look on the edge of the big ring gear. there will be a series of numbers. the last digits are the number of teeth on the ring gear and the pinion gear. ie 39 and 11. divide those and you get 3.54.

mike37

well my 86 had the Chrysler but my memory is shot so maybe not

mike37

yep my memory sucks I had an 89

and the 88 with tow should be a d44 you should be able to tell by looking at it

hullb86

thanks, i know its a dana 35 for shore i just didnt know if they released a dana 35 with 3.73 gears.

mike37

probably not but any thing is possible with jeep

an easy way to tell if you don't want to jack it up and turn the wheel to cont the rotation

you can mark the tire at the bottom or were ever its easy for you
then mark the drive shaft on the passenger side
roll forward one tire rotation
if the mark ends up on the opposite side you have 3.55
if it ends up on the bottom you have 3.73

hullb86

thanks thats alot easier than taking off my diff cover