They call it the Dana Turdy-Five for a reason. That axle has earned it's bad reputation. Even if you have a mint D35, junk it in favor of an 8.25, for peace of mind.

 

Number of splines on the axle shafts, the axle came in 2 versions: 27 spline for 95 and older; 29 for 96 and newer. Everyone around here shuns the 27 spline b/c its "weaker" than the other but both are same. People will argue this all day but ive ran a locked 27 spline on 35's with no issues, both are the same.

 

If you can get it freight to you I'll sell it for 100

 

Hey is there any differnce at all between the 27 and 29 spline. incept the spline and strength thing. Will a 29 spline still fit into a 94 jeep?

 

No difference in external physical size, it will bolt up and fit perfectly. Also I'm not sure if anyone's mentioned this yet but I heard since the 8.25 has a longer pinion you may need a shorter driveshaft.

 

How would i get a short driveshaft?

 

get the DS from the jeep that you get the axle from

 

Also another question, how can i tell the differnce between a 27 and 29 spline when i go junk yarding, tomorrow i think.

 

Pull the shafts and count the splines to know 100%, or just judge by the year xj it came out of

 

What do you mean pull the shafts out? Sorry im new to pulling a axel haha, didn't even know they had fluid in them till today X.X

 

Pop the cover off, pull the bolt out that holds the cross pin. Remove the cross pin, remove the c clips then slide the axle shaft out and count its splines

 

What years should i be looking for tomorrow?

 

Late 96-01

 

The entire differential rarely goes bad, it's usually the bearings that wipe out first. But the '35 is a light duty axle, for what you'd pay to overhaul it, the Chrysler swap is a better deal.

Are you sure there isn't a u-joint problem? Something hitting the rear axle over bumps and while breaking...like the exhaust?

 

What gear ratio do I need or what one should I be looking for