Dana 35 to Chrysler 8.25 swap
05-27-2015, 02:05 PM
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Dana 35 to Chrysler 8.25 swap
Does anyone know if the brake drums from a Dana 35 will work on a Chrysler 8.25? I am looking to do a swap but the 8.25 I found does not come with brakes. I have also heard that the housing is longer on the 8.25 and could possibly require a shorter drive shaft but I don't think that would be an issue as I have a 4.5" lift. Any knowledge/experience about this would be appreciated.
05-27-2015, 02:24 PM
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Does anyone know if the brake drums from a Dana 35 will work on a Chrysler 8.25? I am looking to do a swap but the 8.25 I found does not come with brakes. I have also heard that the housing is longer on the 8.25 and could possibly require a shorter drive shaft but I don't think that would be an issue as I have a 4.5" lift. Any knowledge/experience about this would be appreciated.
Pinion on the 8.25 comes out about 1" further than the D35 but if you are lifted then you have room for it
05-27-2015, 02:33 PM
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Yeah, all of that brake stuff swaps over, but IIRC the Ebrake levers are different. At any rate, you can compare the two and figure it out. I installed a Junkyard 8.25 and used the best parts from both it and the outgoing Dana35 to make up a good set of brakes on the 8.25.
Then I sold the D35 to the scrapyard for 6 bucks and spent that on beer.
Then I sold the D35 to the scrapyard for 6 bucks and spent that on beer.
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Yeah, all of that brake stuff swaps over, but IIRC the Ebrake levers are different. At any rate, you can compare the two and figure it out. I installed a Junkyard 8.25 and used the best parts from both it and the outgoing Dana35 to make up a good set of brakes on the 8.25.
Then I sold the D35 to the scrapyard for 6 bucks and spent that on beer.
Then I sold the D35 to the scrapyard for 6 bucks and spent that on beer.
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according to this manual all but the police models had 9" drums whether they had the dana 35 or chrysler 8.25.
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according to this manual all but the police models had 9" drums whether they had the dana 35 or chrysler 8.25. http://www.jeep4x4center.com/jeep-pa...ts-Catalog.pdf
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Looks like a great time to do a WJ Disk brake swap or the Tera Flex kit. Not sure if everything can swap, I did a brake conversion when I swapped in my 8.25.