rear end/ rear drive shaft question
 

I have a 1996 XJ with 4.0 Aisin Trans 4X4 NP231 and have had the rear D35 goe out on me. I ordered another rear end from a salvage yard and it got in today and I pulled the old D35 and started to look at the two.

It seems that they have sent me a 8.25. It the axle tubes are bigger and the housing is 1 13/16" longer than the D35.

My question is will the 8.25 work with the rear driveshaft that I have or do I need to find a driveshaft off of a XJ with a 8.25

I know the 8.25 is better, so I am hoping they didnt screw up on the gear ratio my old one was 3.55
Thanks

you will need to find a drive shaft to match, i.e 1 13/16 shorter, gear ratios should be ok anything with the aw4 had 3.55 and manuals had 3.07's

yeah... your jy didnt know what they was doin... lol... would have been nice if they had sent u a d44 huh? but yeah like ^^^ said...u should be good to go... there should be a plate on the axle cover that says the gears... just in case... if it blows up in 4x4 blame them and get another for free... lol