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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 04:13 PM
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Default How to tell what dana30 I have?

How do I tell what Dana 30 I have up front? As in HIGH or LOW pinion?
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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by BigC9164
How do I tell what Dana 30 I have up front? As in HIGH or LOW pinion?
What year is your cherokee? And it is pretty self explanitory man. The name says it all
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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 04:16 PM
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high pinioin -the pinion is "high," coming out of the top of the diff

low pinion - the pinion is "low," coming out of the bottom of the diff
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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 04:18 PM
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low pinion for any year up to and including 99.
high pinion for years 00 and 01.

unless, of course, someone swapped it out for a zj or tj axle. those are all low pinion.

to check, the driveshaft bolts to the upper or lower half of the pumpkin. hence high or low pinion.
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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by caged
low pinion for any year up to and including 99.
high pinion for years 00 and 01.
vice versa
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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 04:25 PM
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Thanks guys!
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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by rweaver138
vice versa

DOH!! yup. wtf was i typing. lol.


^what he said^
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