So will a 93 jeep cherokee axel work in a 97 grand cherokee? they look the same and they are just about the same lengths. they are both dana 44 i beleive.

 

Nope, i'm pretty sure GC have coils in the rear. Skip the d44, they are two steps from junk, and do a ford 8.8 so you can disc brakes in the rear

 

Really? You have proof of this? D44 axles are sturdy, especially when built decently. The D35 is junk compared to pretty much any other axle.

OP, XJ is leaf sprung and ZJ/GC is coil sprung in rear. So, without mod one will not swap to the other.

 

could i atleast swap the pumpkins?

 

The D/44 in the GC is aluminum and is a pos. The 93 XJ didn't have a D/44 axle unless it was swapped in. The only rear axle I know of that the XJ and the GC both had was the D/35.

 

Yea you can make a d35 somewhat beefy too if you throw a bunch of money into it. Dollar for dollar an 8.8 is much better than d44, especially GC's with aluminum housing. I know some d44 fronts use d30 outer hardware like knuckles, bearing and ujoints, so not much of an upgrade there either.

 

this isnt true

they came in 87-89 on some XJs equipped that had the towing package. Dana 44 non c-clip - 30 spline, 1.31" diameter shafts, 8.5" ring gear, 2.75" axle tube

 

So what wasn't true about my statement! I was talking about a 1993 XJ, not a 87-89 XJ, and I stated that a 1993 didn't have a D/44 unless it had been swapped in, and that is true. The rest of my statement was also true, the only rear axle that I know of that was offered in a 1993 XJ and a 1997 GC was the D/35.

I've been doing this for over 35 years so I know what a D/44 is and what is strong about it and also its weak points.

 

oh geez another butthurt forum guy

dude chill out, so I mis-read your post big deal, I love how some people instantly infer some sort of confrontational tone from forum posts.

oh and from 91-96 XJs Chrysler 8.25 - 27 spline, 1.17" diameter shafts, 8.25" ring gear, 3" axle tube

and the 93 ZJ had a D44a available in the V8 model

 

I'm not the one who needs to chill, you are the one that jumped my post saying it wasn't true. By the way nothing I stated was rude or insulting.
As for the C/8.25 yes I know what years they were used in the Cherokee, I also know about the aluminum D/44 used in the GC, but as I stated in both my post the D/35 is the only rear diff I know of used in both the 93 Cherokee and the 1997GC.

 

please reread my earlier post.. thanks