claycoboi

I have a 95 kj country 2wd. my rear end is going bad and i was wondering what kind to put back in it. Do i have to go back with a 2dw or will a 4wd one work? Will one from a grand cherokee work? I'm lost so I need help.....

TrekkerJmm

Hi, you can put just about anything you want in it but may have to do some mods on the leaf spring perches. You can also put a chrysler 8.25 in there if you want to do some wheeling and also add a locker. Its probably got a Dana 35 in there now. What is wrong with it? ...Tj

winston427

95 KJ Country?? Do you mean a 95 XJ Country? If so, then the rear axle does not matter if it is from a 2 or 4 wheel drive. It needs to be the same gear ratio that you currently have.

And if you do have a regular Cherokee then a Grand Cherokee rear axle will not work without some extensive modifcations and a wad of cash. The Cherokee has a leaf spring rear suspension and the Grand has a coil spring rear suspension.

claycoboi

yea meant xj (lol). thanks for the info i was clueless. But I am getting alot of vibration from the rear end but i is only doing it when i am on the gas. I can get up speed and it shakes and vibrates the whole time. but if I let of the gas it smooths out. I lifted the rear end and moved the tires back and forth and seen alot of play in my u joints and coming from the yoke in the rear end. A mechanic was the one that told me my rear end is going bad.

93gc40

What kind of noises is the rear end making? No noise most likely NOT the rear end, ie differential. Is it leaking at the yoke? Sounds more like bad U-joints, in the drive shaft, cheap to fix. Could also be axel bearings or out of balance tires, agian cheap to fix. Your Rend may not be bad, just in need of maintenance.

As far as sway, depends on the amount of work and cost you want. Would say almost anything that is SOA and the right width will work. With 2wd gearing isn't as much a concern, except for performance and milage reasons.

TrekkerJmm

Get Another Mechanic to look at it. You may only have a bad U joint. Having play doesn't necessarily mean the whole rear is bad...Tj

claycoboi

i said that i was gonna try the u joints first before i did any replacing of the rearend.

claycoboi

The only thing that puzzles me is that I figured that if my U joints were bad that I would be getting the vibration the whole time that I am driving, not just when I am on the gas? idk

claycoboi

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