What's the max tire size the 8.25 rear end can handle?

 

theres no perfect answer for that question im running 38s on mine ,all axles will break even rockwells

 

Is yours sill stock? Or did u build it up? If so what parts did u use

 

How big do you want to go and what kind of use will it see. Safe to say the limit would be 30" in some cituations and 50"+ in others. Re structure your question too, what you want to do and how to get there.

 

I want it to be a weekend worrior. I was thinking 35" would be plenty of tire. What do u guys normally do with ur Dana 35 front axel? I was wondering what options do I have with swaps.

 

I wouldnt push past 35s and 35s should be fine if u dont do any hardcore trails

 

What about front axel swaps? What are my options?

 

Under what condition would a 8.25 break with 30" tires... Even if you pin the thing in the rocks and ram the skinny peddle I think it would be fine with 32s doing that.

33s+ is where I'd be concerned driving like that. But if you dont drive like an idiot you could easily run 35s on a 8.25 without issue.

 

Front is Dana 30, Rear is Chrysler 8.25 OR Dana 35.

Front D30 is plenty strong up to 33s then I'd start carrying shafts. Easy to change anyway.

Rear Dana 35 is a garbage axle and I wouldnt even do basic trails with it on 31s. that being said; I know many people who run 33s and 35s on their Dana 35 for years without issue.

 

What year 8.25 is it because there are different spline counts, 27 and 29, and the 29 has larger shafts. Also you have a D30 front not a 35.

 

To be safe super d30 or d44 but if you dont do too too much wheeling u could run the stock d30 i dd in my wrangler for a bit and had no problems and it was my dd and offroaded every noe and then

 

I have a 94 xj I'm not sure of the spline count. I'm kind of new to the XJ platform

 

If its stock then it would have a Dana 30 non-disconnect front axle. For the rear either a Dana 35 c-clip or a Chrysler 8.25" c-clip 27 spline.

 

If its the stock axle, then it'll be 27 spline.

 

Nice cj5 in your avatar btw.