So im attempting to pick up some D60s to swap onto the XJ. What makes andmodels of vehicles can i look for that would have a good D60 donor for the front and/or rear?

Late 70's early 80's dodge pickups.3/4 ton rear d60 front d60 1/2 ton rear d60 front d44.

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What? 70s and 80 Dodge are passenger drop and there are no 1/2 ton 60s.
The 78-79 Ford F250 snowfighter front 60 is great and has the largest tube area on the driver side for mounts. The 80s ford 350 king pin are next then the ball joint versions. All of those are high pinion. Dodge used the 60 in the 90s that are drive drop but have a CAD and unit bearings and aren't worth much. Super Duty 60s in 350s are OK but also use unit bearings and a metric bolt pattern.
All three of the big truck mfgs used 60s in the rear. Just find one that matches the front width and bolt pattern. For a little more strength a 14 bolt is great.
Out of curiosity what size tire do you plan to run cause if it's less than 37s you are wasting your money.

ummmm buddy props for the idea but exactly what are you doing with this xj??? you are never gonna find a 60 that isn't 2ft too wide if you are worried about strenth start by hunting down a wrecker spec. corp 14 bolt they are narrow and find a wide track 44 and you'll be ahead of the game

another way to go is 8.8 ford or 9in ford out of old 66-69 broncos they narrow as

The 60 I'm building to replace my front 44 is 67" wms to wms which is 6" wider than stock. A bit less than 2 feet but still wider. I like the added width on the trail and with a decent size lift and bigger tires you need the extra width for stability.

Read it the right way grasshopper I'm sure if you looked in the mirror you will find something better to find fault with.

My mistake on the front axle try a bronco.

SO i found a rear D60 and a front D44 from a 79 F350... the rear is LSD...good finds? will they work on my XJ and will they hold a 38" tire?

If it's out of a 350 it's a 60 front the 250s had 44s. Either way yes but build the 44 a bit. I'm currently running that exact setup and have run 38s but I've also broken a front shaft with 35s.

ok.. so your looking into running 38's just talking from expiriance here (not with xj but other trucks i've done)....you better plan to re-enforce EVERYTHING transfer case, shafts, u-joints all undersized for that much weight.. you better have alot of fab skill and a good welder and plan add strength to your front rails and build one hell of a long arm system or just leaf it all around if your gonna be beating this thing... a 38 will weigh 100lbs or better w/o rim.thats alot to turn.. you will also probably need to change out your master cylinder and brake prop. valve to work the bigger brakes on the big axles..... it's conna keep going

The brakes on the tons are stronger than stock jeep ones. I have a stock master cylinder and with the twin piston caliphers on the front and and Chevy rear disc it will stop on a dime. Way better than it did stock.