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Feb 22, 2019 | 01:58 PM

#16

BwanaBob

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From: Ivory Coast, west Africa

Year: 1998

Model: Cherokee (XJ)

Engine: Toyota 2.4l diesel non-turbo (from a 1985 pickup) installed in 2009

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Originally Posted by Justcruzin

Thanks for the pictures and detailed explanation! I found 4 XJ’s local to me in a junkyard..

95,97 and 2 2001’s...
gonna check em out this weekend.

If you download the parts catalogs for your Jeep and the ones in
the junkyard, you can see which parts can be used on your
Jeep if ever you need something. http://xjjeeps.com/

Feb 22, 2019 | 01:59 PM

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Justcruzin

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Originally Posted by SatiricalHen

95 will only be 27 spline and you need the 29 spline. Some 96 are 27 spline and some are 29 spline, but 97-01 are 29 spline.

i am planning on replacing the entire front and rear units..
65.00 for the back
102.00 for the front..

hoping one of the “rears” is limited slip!

Feb 22, 2019 | 03:19 PM

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00t444e

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Year: 1997

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You wouldn't want to replace the rear with a 27 spline since it is a weaker axle.

Feb 22, 2019 | 04:35 PM

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awg

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Originally Posted by Justcruzin

hoping one of the “rears” is limited slip!

you could be able to tell by spinning the tyre/wheel hub and see what direction the opposite axle rotates...or take off the cover and look

its my understanding many/most Jeep Chrysler 8.25 are open diffs (I could be wrong, seems stupid to have an open rear diff in an XJ)

Feb 22, 2019 | 04:59 PM

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00t444e

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From: Southern OH

Year: 1997

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My 8.25 had the factory limited slip. I would rather have an open differential, so you can put a lunchbox locker in. I had to swap to an open carrier to put my Spartan in.

Feb 22, 2019 | 05:16 PM

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SatiricalHen

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Year: 1999

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Originally Posted by 00t444e

My 8.25 had the factory limited slip. I would rather have an open differential, so you can put a lunchbox locker in. I had to swap to an open carrier to put my Spartan in.

You can put some lunch box lockers in limited slip diffs. I know for a fact that power trax ( I think that's spelt correctly) makes one for a limited slip 8.25 carrier.

Feb 22, 2019 | 06:22 PM

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00t444e

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From: Southern OH

Year: 1997

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Originally Posted by SatiricalHen

You can put some lunch box lockers in limited slip diffs. I know for a fact that power trax ( I think that's spelt correctly) makes one for a limited slip 8.25 carrier.

Not anymore I tried to get one and it was discontinued.

Feb 23, 2019 | 10:25 AM

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Justcruzin

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UPDATE**

So I went to my local junkyard and looked at the Four Jeep Cherokees a 95 and 99 and two 2000s. The 95 had the tail lights I needed for my 96. It has the 3:55 Chrysler 8.25 rear end. But the question I have is it had two tags on it one small tag that just had numbers like 0325 stamped about it and the other one I couldn’t read. Here is the build sheet from the Vin number. If it is a limited Slip, would the build sheet have LOD next to the 355 ratio? I was unable to spin the tires because it was sitting on the ground. The 99 was not a limited slip rear but had a sweet set of stock aluminum wheels! I may have to go back and get them for $25 apiece.

Last edited by Justcruzin; Feb 23, 2019 at 10:30 AM.