How to swap Dana 35 for 8.25

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03-08-2010, 06:34 PM

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90xjlaredo

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You will have to either change or shorten you driveshaft i just changed my dana 35 for an 8.25 and i had to have my driveshaft shortened an inch cause it was bottoming out in my transfercase

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03-08-2010, 06:47 PM

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You will have to either change or shorten you driveshaft i just changed my dana 35 for an 8.25 and i had to have my driveshaft shortened an inch cause it was bottoming out in my transfercase

Is your jeep at stock height or does it have a lift?

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03-08-2010, 07:04 PM

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im about to pickup the 8.25 and was about to post but now i can just read ur post i have 4.5 lift do i need a shorten drive shaft

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03-08-2010, 07:37 PM

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I have a 91 with a 4.5" lift and did the same swap without doing anything to the D/S worked fine for me just make sure you have the new Ubolts

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03-08-2010, 09:50 PM

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mines a 90 with a 4.5 lift and my shaft was too long after the swap I guess everyones is different

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04-09-2012, 09:42 PM

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i'm doing the same swap. i have the 8.25 axle here in front of me and noticed the cables on the axle are different. My jeep is a 93 XJ with a Dana 35 in it. what i purchased was is a 96 XJ Chrysler 8.25 axle. dana has (3) cables going to each side, but the Chyrsler has (2) going to each side. someone please help!!!!