Differential is trashed! 89 xj
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Differential is trashed! 89 xj
I want to find a new axle and or differential , I hear it's easier to do a rear end swap from a junk yard that it it to replace gears. What type of rear ends can i use or look for. 89 jeep xj
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Originally Posted by Andrewtrump
I want to find a new axle and or differential , I hear it's easier to do a rear end swap from a junk yard that it it to replace gears. What type of rear ends can i use or look for. 89 jeep xj
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Correct. New gears would require shims to correct the backlash and such and that requires gauges and magic. Like stated above make sure the axle gears are the same. There will be a tag on your front axle printed 3.55/3.54 or 3.73 etc. Obviously you want the replacement axle to mirror those numbers.
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