So...The d35 is bad.

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Mar 1, 2011 | 07:44 AM

#16

huntingman2706217

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From: Griffin, G.A.

Year: 1990

Model: Comanche

Engine: 4.0 I6

I have personally replaced a non c-clip Dana 35 that was being towed on a YJ behind a RV... the Jeep was in complete stock form and owned since new by the older couple... well taken care of... well... until the axle fell out... he went ahead and drug it to us and ran the drum down to the axle tube on the bottom side lol... and he paid $600 in parts for a new one from a local junkyard... lol

Mar 1, 2011 | 08:06 AM

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captainofiron

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From: Austin, Texas

Year: 1991

Engine: 4.0 I-6 H.O.

I have a D35 with 33s, I dont do any crazy stuff, but its been fine for more than 3 years.

Quote:

Originally Posted by xjshake

I'm running a d35 and it is the only thing that has not broke... I wheel it pretty hard to... I'm not saying it is under appreciated or anything... Maybe I have a one in a million.. Who knows

Dude your XJ is my XJ's twin, lol

Mar 1, 2011 | 08:46 AM

#18

hipointred

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From: Lindenhurst, NY. Long Island

Year: 1999

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

Quote:

Originally Posted by huntingman2706217

Wait... u have a 99 with a dana35?

I think so. The bottom of the pumpkin is rounded. Isn't the 8.25 flat on bottom?

I'll see if i can post a pic.

Mar 1, 2011 | 08:51 AM

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tommyxj2000

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From: dingmans Ferry, PA

Year: 99

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

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Originally Posted by outkast

According to most on here as soon as you roll a wheel over 29" close to it they explode killing small children in third world countries and the as fallout kills millions and billions of kittens being carried by cute little girls wearing pink bows in their hair.

Mar 1, 2011 | 08:53 AM

#20

tommyxj2000

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From: dingmans Ferry, PA

Year: 99

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

Quote:

Originally Posted by sandaddik2

all of this coming from people who have most likely never broken a dana 35.

they do break easier than most axles but they are not tooth picks.
i drive this with a dana 35

those arent 29 inch tires btw lol

i broke mine...sheared the end right off

Mar 1, 2011 | 01:28 PM

#21

pitbulld45

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From: In a constant state of confusion

Year: 1989

Model: Wagoneer

Engine: 4.o

I have 35 inch tires and exploded my ring gear. I went to a Ford 8.8 and love it.

Mar 1, 2011 | 02:39 PM

#22

xjshake

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From: muskogee oklahoma

Year: 1988

Model: Cherokee

Engine: I6

Quote:

Originally Posted by captainofiron

I have a D35 with 33s, I dont do any crazy stuff, but its been fine for more than 3 years.

Dude your XJ is my XJ's twin, lol

Post some pix

Mar 1, 2011 | 03:06 PM

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captainofiron

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From: Austin, Texas

Year: 1991

Engine: 4.0 I-6 H.O.

Quote:

Originally Posted by xjshake

Post some pix

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/member...3/albums/blah/

Mar 1, 2011 | 03:34 PM

#24

Gee oh Dee

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From: Milwaukee, WI

Year: 1987

Engine: Check

Axle tubes are also a weak point.

Mar 1, 2011 | 04:28 PM

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goneboating06

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From: St. George Utah

Year: 1989

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0L Rebuilt Renix "Low Output" haha

I don't think the D35 is that bad... Maybe its just hit and miss, i dunno. All i know is a buddy and i have beat the living crap out of a D35 with 33's and 4:10's. When i say beat, i mean hammered.... bouncing up rocks, mud, sand, everything. Its been 10 years and we have yet to break an axle shaft, or tube, or anything. I have a D35 in my cherokee, and i don't beat on it the same, but i do go crawling, and i still haven't busted it. I know they aren't as strong as the 8.25, but i think they are still a pretty decent axle. Well at least from my experience.

Mar 1, 2011 | 04:31 PM

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JeepingDan

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From: CT.

Year: 88

Model: Comanche (MJ)

Engine: 4.0 HO

I never broke my D35 but then again it never had a chance to see 33's

I still got the axle.. thought about throwing it under a home made trailer lol

Mar 1, 2011 | 04:42 PM

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builtnotbought89'

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From: SLC, UT

Year: 1989 2 door

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

Been running the D35 on 31x11.5's, open, for 2 years now & haven't broken a shaft going to Moab & everything!
Although I'm also in the process of upgrading to 35x12.5, 8.25 29 spline, 4.56 gears, & yukon shafts out back!!! Aussie this summer, if they ever come off backorder...

Mar 1, 2011 | 04:54 PM

#28

Gee oh Dee

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From: Milwaukee, WI

Year: 1987

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Quote:

Originally Posted by goneboating06

All i know is a buddy and i have beat the living crap out of a D35 with 33's and 4:10's. When i say beat, i mean hammered.... bouncing up rocks, mud, sand, everything.

Was he locked?

The 33s seem to be the largest tire that a D35 can handle locked, 35s open from what I've seen.

Quote:

Originally Posted by builtnotbought89'

That OPEN part has a bit to do with your success.

Locked D35s tend to break more than open D35s.

Mar 1, 2011 | 05:59 PM

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builtnotbought89'

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From: SLC, UT

Year: 1989 2 door

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gee oh Dee

That OPEN part has a bit to do with your success.

Locked D35s tend to break more than open D35s.

Oh I know...

Mar 1, 2011 | 06:12 PM

#30

mrfajita

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From: Fort Collins, CO

Year: 1996

Engine: 4.0L HO

When I get an 8.25/44/8.8 or whatever I swap in once I build my XJ, my friends and I have decided we are going to do everything possible to kill the turdy five. If it doesn't break, its a spare axle.