A friend of mine has a jeep with an 8.25 with bad bearings. It is stock and he does not off-road it. I told him we could trade rear ends. I don't think I have any noises coming from mine but I dont want to screw him over. Mines a 90 his a 94 w tow package. Any thoughts on this trade?

 

Why trade it?
Why trade no problems for problems?

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I can fix problems. Bearings are easy and good preventative maintenance. Would be on my list of to dos anyhow. I need a stronger axle as I will be upgrading to 35s or 36s..

 

U need to check what gears u both have.. If u have different gears, ull need to regear.

 

If they're different ill be stuck in 2wd for a while. Anyone know the lowest rear gearset that came stock?

 

Oh, I didnt knowthat..It was more of a question for me, than a question for you if you know what I mean.

 

3.07 manual xjs, 3.55 for autos, and some xjs with tow package have 3.73 gears. 2.5L have 4.10 gears I believe.

 

Lookin for a 4cyl..... they still run 8.25?

 

U have a 4cyl 2.5L then u should have 4.10s, and yes they can have 8.25 axles.

 

I have 4.0 but I will be looking for a 4cyl rear axle for the gears.

 

Look for a d44 or 8.8 they will be more common to find with 4.10 gears

 

Aren't 44s really hard to find though?

 

So are all 8.25 axles c-clipped?

 

Not all 2.5 4 cyl are 4.11 geared. If I remmber right my kids 85 5spd has 3.73s from the factory. If your trading a D35 for a 8.25 the drive shafts are different lengths also.

 

the preferred 8.25 is from 97 or newer with the 29 spline shafts which are comparable in strength to a d44.