Dana 35 to Chrysler 8.25 Swap
07-06-2012, 11:25 PM
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Dana 35 to Chrysler 8.25 Swap
Somebody is selling a Chrysler 8.25 rear axle and I was wondering if it would be worth the swap? Not sure what the spline count is.
07-06-2012, 11:40 PM
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basically a direct swap and worth the time and effort. just make sure you get the larger u bolts and be sure to get the driveshaft too
07-06-2012, 11:43 PM
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07-06-2012, 11:51 PM
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97 and up have 29 spline axles 96 down 27 there not really worth the work drive shaft gonn be about two inchs to long auto 355 stick shiftv307 unless its 4cyl then its 410 assumeing theree stock gear sets
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Originally Posted by cruiser54
True. But with a 3" lift, the stock shaft works great.
And the added bonus with the 8.25 is it's easy to convert to ZJ rear discs. There are a coupla real nice write-ups on it.
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07-07-2012, 09:07 AM
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Ended up getting the rear axel for $100 and it came with a truss welded on so overall if it doesn't work out I still got a good deal out of it.
It's a 3.55 27 spline cnt.
It's a 3.55 27 spline cnt.
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07-09-2012, 02:07 AM
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Alright so me and my brother opened it up to see what it's like inside, And I noticed a "C" shaped metal piece inside the axle. Any ideas? It's In the picture below under the gloves.
