Swapping axles need help!
06-08-2012, 08:36 PM
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Swapping axles need help!
I may be getting a second Cherokee, mine is pretty tired but i was wondering if there would be a problem putting a 99 front axle into an 01? I just put some heavy duty off roading mounts for my control arms on and really want to swao em over.
06-08-2012, 09:53 PM
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If you're going to swap the front axle, you'd be better off finding one from a 98 or earlier. 99-01 have the low pinion dana 30, while the ealier models have a high pinion D30. As far as I know, everything is interchangeable between the two axles except for gears.
They're all direct bolt ins.
They're all direct bolt ins.
06-09-2012, 07:17 AM
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(Jeep Wrangler (TJ) low pinion left vs Cherokee (XJ) high pinion right)
Site I got it from. http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/Dana30.htm
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06-09-2012, 07:34 AM
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is it possible to do? obviously we would have to do some swapping of other stuff, but I would have both jeeps so I would have all or most of the parts to swap right?
06-09-2012, 07:45 AM
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It should just bolt in no problem, the LP drive-line is a little longer IIRC, if your lifter it shouldn't be a bad thing, If your stock height and plan on staying there I would swap drive-lines too just so the length is already correct
(assuming they both are autos/manual)
(assuming they both are autos/manual)
06-09-2012, 09:12 PM
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"I'm not a crook!"
I don't mean to hi-jack this forum 
, but since we are talking about swappin out axles I am rebuilding a High Pinion D-30 and have broken zerks. Can I replace the caps on the top of the "C" bracket? If so how. Any help would be great....
, but since we are talking about swappin out axles I am rebuilding a High Pinion D-30 and have broken zerks. Can I replace the caps on the top of the "C" bracket? If so how. Any help would be great....
