sk8ertht540s

Was their ever factory front dana 44 option in a cherokee??

whowey

The XJ Cherokee no....

The FSJ Cherokee yes.. But I don't think that is what you are asking about.

JeepCoMJ

stock in america?

nope.

in Brasil and such,
yes
but that was a subcontracted company which built them.

sk8ertht540s

so if i wanted to put one up front what should i get it out of??? Also are wrangler axles the same width as xj axles? If so would a rubicon front dana 44 be a direct bolt on?

muddeprived

Yes it would bolt right in. I'm not 100% about the driveshaft u-joint size though but think it's the same.

SeriousOffroad

The front yoke on a ruby44 is a 1350.

FWIW, the ruby 44 is not a true Dana44. The center section is a Dana44 diff but the tubes, inner C's, knuckles, etc are all Dana30. A truss is darn near manditory for 'em.

MichaelMaxim

Frank is correct on that. That's why I opted not to do a TJ Dana 44 in mine. I did a Dana 44 out of an 89 Wagoneer as they are stronger and are also 6 lug rather than 5 x 4 1/2.

Rusty's Offroad sells the upper control arm brackets needed to attach to the differential to make it work and also the spring buckets and shock perches pre-fabbed. All you need to do is find a buddy that's good at welding and you can have it setup pretty easily.

COSXJFAN

Anybody know off the top of their head the difference in widths WMS to WMS??

911xj

just did some web searching.

Cherokee Chief 81 (F) Dana 44 61"
Grand Wagoneer 89 (F) Dana 44 61.5"
Wagoneer 81 (F) Dana 44 60.5"
CJ-6 74 (F) Dana 30 51.5"
CJ-6 74 (R) Dana 44 50"
CJ-7 83 (F) Dana 30 56"
CJ-7 83 (R) AMC 20 55"
TJ Rubicon 03 (F) Dana 44 61"
TJ Rubicon 03 (R) Dana 44 60"

'74-75 Wagoneer frnt-59" rr-57.5"
'74-75 Cherokee (full size) frnt-58.8' rr-57.5"
'76-91 Wagoneer, '80+ Cher frnt-59.4" rr-57.8"
'76-79 Cherokee (full size) frnt-59.2" rr-57.8"
'76-78 Cherokee S frnt-59.5" rr-58.5"
'76-80 Cherokee Chief 2 dr. frnt-65.4" rr-62.3"
'81-83 Cherokee Chief 2 dr. frnt-65.3" rr-62.3"

COSXJFAN

Thanks, I'm at work, and didn't have time for that. That will give me some info, thanks again!!