Newbie question???
 

What do people mean when they are talking about spicer dana 44?? what is spicer?

the company that makes the axle.

http://www.spicerparts.com/axle/index.asp

so the stronger way to go is going to be spicer

Spicer has made parts for several different driveline components over the years and they have a good solid reputation.

well i guess what im getting at is if there is stronger out there

Well yea, there is bigger like the Dana (Spicer) 60. The Spicer (Dana) I believe they 2 names for the same company. (anyone, please correct me if I'm wrong). If you have an XJ from what I have read on here and the research I've done. The Dana (Spicer) 44 is more than enough rear axle for just about anything your going to do with your XJ. You also have the Ford 8.8 and 9". They are both good rear ends as well. Both need modification to fit an XJ. The Chrysler company makes the 8.25" which is also common on the XJ's. It's not as strong as the Dana (Spicer) 44, but is a decent rear end. I know I am a noob at Jeep stuff (<--- Blue, Nick n, and you other guys who know way more than me, thanks for teaching me what I know now). Hopefully this helped you out Yag. :head:

i kno there is stronger axles im curious about the spicer gears. I was wondering if i should just go with spicer or if there is stronger out there.

give you guys a little insight of my jeep. i want to do a 7.5 long arm with 35x12.50R15 and i want to drive her hard and put her away wet

full width dana 60 in the rear and a 44 up front. i got a friend out here who has that set up and he hasn't broke anything on them yet. there is some custom work getting full widths under there but if your going with that much lift i would go full widths any how.

Yag is this a trail rig only then? It seems pretty high for a street or multipurpoe rig. A D60/D44 set up would be strong enough to handle even a larger set of tires if the need arises.
This is way overkill on a street or multi use rig though IMO.

Spicer is a formerly stand-alone company that made machines and parts. They were purchased by Dana. The company is now (somewhat unoften) referred to as Dana-Spicer as a result of this merger.

It's sort of like being saying Daimler-Chrysler instead of just Chrysler, etc.

Likewise, older trucks (Willy's in particular) had Timken axles, who are now owned by Rockwell. This is not to be confused with the difference between a "Sterling" and a "Visteon" axle (of the Ford variety).