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Old 02-23-2009, 06:16 PM
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how do i know which axles i'm running in my XJ? i'm pretty sure that the front is a dana 30 and i've been told that the rear is a chrystler 8.25. what type of markings do i look for? how do i know which axle i'm running? any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks!
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Originally Posted by dangerousdavid
how do i know which axles i'm running in my XJ? i'm pretty sure that the front is a dana 30 and i've been told that the rear is a chrystler 8.25. what type of markings do i look for? how do i know which axle i'm running? any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks!
Yup, front is a Dana 30. What year is your XJ and do you have anti-lock brakes? That information can pretty much give an answer most of the time.

The picture works good, too.
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i'm pretty sure that it doesn't have abs brakes...but the picture that was posted brings things to light..i'll go look and see what mine looks like. thanks for repsonding!
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why isn't this topic a sticky?
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Originally Posted by MasterShakeXJ
why isn't this topic a sticky?
Good point. All threads started on this should be combined and then sticky the one thread.
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Originally Posted by MasterShakeXJ
why isn't this topic a sticky?
It's not a sticky cause these answers are in a sticky already..
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