huntingman2706217

So of course after busting motor mounts and killin my radiator with the fan this morning i would finally find a D44 out of a cherokee around here... There building a krawler and sticking all ford running gear and just selling the rest off cheap... $150... thats it... but as for now i gotta get the dang thing back on the road first... so if i for sure cant get it ill post it on here so one of yall could get it... Dang it man...

fivendime

Thats a bummer. I wish I could locate one of those. They sell them for 150 at the wrecking yards complete but you pull.

huntingman2706217

yeah ive checked all of them around here... even see them broke down in people yards and stop to take a looksy... nothing... did find a 4 door with a 3.5 or 4.5 lift with full packs and new MT's the other day... oh and a brush guard... older fella said it was his sons but he was kill in a wreck and now his grand son has it... said he was gonna ask him if he wanted to sell it this weekend and to stop by net week... they thought it had a bad tranny but they put a new one in it and it did the same thing... something about a sensor... but they never finished it and its been sitting for like 8 months... maybe something will turn up good there... i could get the lift, brush guard, tires, AND motor mounts... lol... no dana44 though... i want this one so bad... told him id trade my brand new craftsman leaf blower still in the box that was $150... lol... maybe he will take my band saw since hes building a krawler and all... he may need that... lol...

huntingman2706217

Looky what i found... another d44 in a cherokee... it was in the junkyard i always go to... thing is they have a fenced in area that have vehicles they cant sell parts for yet... asked him about a cherokee i saw and he said they actually need to move it out the fence... looks like someone got in it right before it came to the boneyard... hhmm... wonder what was stuck in there? he want dang $250 for it though... if i showed him the craigslist one maybe he would come down and i wouldnt have to drive so far...

huntingman2706217

also theres a half a dozen 8.25 axles out there if anyones looking for one... from what i understand there stronger then a d35 and not as strong as the 44 right?

huntingman2706217

Also found this J2000 4x4... never seen one before so i know there hard to come by... still has the axles under it... hard to see but would they fit under a cherokee and worth the upgrade? maybe someone should get the whole truck and restore it...

98 JeepJeep

wish i could find a D44 at my local JY....hasnt happened yet.

a1racer

keep looking i got mine off a guy who sold his jeep and was getting rid or left over parts i got lucky because the local jeep junk yard wanted like 600 for one a-holes

Desertfox1023

I picked my 87 up from pull-a-part for 65 bucks. Went ahead and grabed all the parts for a disc brake swap while I was there since the drums were missing off it. There are deals out there usually you find them when your not looking...

fivendime

The J series pickups had very good running gear from what I hear.

98 JeepJeep

or have the money.......

bigin2009

I have a 8.25 and a dana 30 under mine, are alot of people trying to run 44s?

Desertfox1023

The D44 is a good replacement for the D35 / 8.25 27 spline, since it bolts right in. The 29 spline 8.25 has it's pro's and con's over the D44 but is about the same strength which is what you should have in a 2001. So the swap really wouldn't be worth it to you. With a 2001 you need to be looking into grabing a 97-99 HP D30 front since jeep got dumb and put LP's in the 2000's.

bigin2009

whats the hp and lp stand for? what makes that a good replacement for my dana 30? thanks

jrhxj1

The axles in the J-truck should be a 60 rear and a 44 front. Very good axles to swap into an XJ. If you can get them for a few hundred bucks a peice or for pair. You might want to build them up to go under the XJ.