Can any D44 finds just bolt right up and fit??

if so, what models do they come out of?

(my jeep specs in sig)

 

The only direct bolt in D44 you will find for an XJ is one that you get out of an 87-89 XJ with the towing package. I scored the D44 I have in my 91 XJ, out of an 87 that was a police vehicle in it's past life. Any other D44 front or rear will require fabrication to bolt up.

 

or find a d44 from a wrecked wrangler TJ but you would be paying out the nose for one of those

 

yeah theres one on ebay now for $1500 with 5.13's and a air locker...

 

But those arent true D44's. Rubi 44's still use D30 outers...Plus for what you'd pay for a Rubi 44 you could probably swap in a set of 60's lol

 

TJ 44, still requires fab work.. its not a bolt in.

 

Now this is a ? ive been meaning to ask, D44's came under 87-89 like stated above, is that in 4wheel drives only?

 

They were also available in all years of MJ's. I suppose they could come in a 2 wd 87-89.

Don't forget about the Isuzu d44. can be found in their small pick ups. There is also the isuze 12 bolt which is suppose to have some strength attributes as a d60.

 

the one i found was 4x4... its possible though i guess...

 

Im gonna get out and see what i can find, considering for one i have boggers now and they are notorious for breaking front and rearends.

 

I ran my 35x14.50's on stock axles and never broke anything in the front. The splines were tweaked a little bit but i'd just carry spares before i went out and swapped in a d44 front. The rear however is a different story. Welded spider gears went boom, splitting the carrier in half and shooting chunks of metal through the diff cover

 

if you find a waggy the rear is almost bolt in just move one shock mount and your good to go, find one with a tow pkg and you get 4.11 gears

 

na waggy rear ends are spring under you would have to weld new purches

 

The D44 I have in the rear came out of a 4x4 87 XJ. If you snag a D44 out of an MJ you're still doing some welding because the spring pads are under the axle on MJ rear D44s.

X 2 on the Rubicon front D44s. Branden beat me to it. D44 center section and the rest is exactly like the D30 in the front of your XJ, now. With the weakest links being the long side axle shaft and the small knuckle U-joints. You would actually be better off grabbing the front D44 out of an older fullsize Waggy and fabbing up the proper mounts for the front XJ five link. You would get manual lock out hubs that way, too, if you get the right year of Waggy axle.

 

maybe im mistaken on termonology but my axles came from an 89 grand wagoneer and they bolted right in