I need a little help. I have a 89 cherokee and the rear end is bad, It looks like the bearing went out and the ring and pinion are torn up bad.
I found a guy parting out a 96 cherokee on line. But I am not sure how to identify the rear end I have and what to look for to replace it.

 

I think any cherokee rear will bolt in, just make sure the gearing is the same as your front axle if 4x4. dana axles are stamped dana on the diff cover as for the difference between 35 and 44 I'm not sure, I do know the chrysler 8.25 has a flat spot on the bottom of the diff & cover that's a dead giveaway. do a search on axle identification for more info.

 

Any Cherokee axle will work. You just have to be sure the gearing is the same, or you can kill your Tcase if you ever put it in 4wd..

 

you probally have a Dana 35..... or a slight slight minooooot possibility of a Dana 44

with an exception of the Dana 60 and ford 8.8.... those didn't come stock in an XJ

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The axle will swap if it's from another XJ but the driveshaft may be a different length. The shaft from a 35 is shorter than one from a 8.25. Not sure about length on a 44, so rare I've yet to see one.

 

Other way around, the 8.25 DS is shorter than the D35.

 

even if you have a D35 I would try to go for a C8.25 (especially if you can get a '97+, they are stronger)

as for gear ratios....by and large XJ's with 4.0L and Auto tranny have 3.55 gears, and XJ's w/ 4.0L and Manual have 3.07 gears.....make sure you check first tho just to be sure!

 

Is your jeep with ABS?

 

A great*exchange of information.

 

So are you a spam bot or just really dumb? This is the third ancient thread you've brought up.