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What kind of Diff is this?

Old Mar 31, 2012 | 09:40 PM
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There is a tag on the bottom that says "35" But it looks like a 8.25 to me??
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 09:41 PM
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8 1/4"
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 09:43 PM
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8.25
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by 99 Purple XJ
8.25
Yup.
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 10:37 PM
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LOL... So what does the 35 tag mean on the bottom? Whew.. I was looking to buy a 8.25.. LOl.. I heard dana35's are crap..
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with a dana 30 in front it should handle 33's all day right?
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 10:41 PM
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It's probably got 3:55 gears, which could have been tagged 35

And yeah 33's are no problem.
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Originally Posted by JAYSSICKXJ
with a dana 30 in front it should handle 33's all day right?
And night. Especially since your 01 has the 29 spline 8.25. Comparable to Dana 44s they say
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