DUDE454

I know some people can tell by looking at the number of nuts, i cant. If you know what kind it is can you tell me if it is any good or not.

nascar2496

chrysler 8.25 good rear, better than the dana 35 but not better than the dana 44. a lot of ppl run them without any problems.

DUDE454

Thanks, as you can tell i just crawled under and took a pic.

Choo_31

Yup, that's a Chrysler 8.25. Solid axle if you put some alloy shafts in it.

PolarXJ

x2 what ever. Descent axle, but there aren't as many aftermarket parts for it.

206junglist

weld the diff go pick up some spare shafts at the JY for peanuts and wheel the crap out of it.

tj40

I have the same diff., but mine is covered in rust..... must be nice, I need to get out of the rust belt.

93gc40

Its an 8.25. Do Not weld it if it is driven on the street. Not much after market fo rthe 8.25 except for lockers, heavy duty shafts and gears, mainly because it is a good strong axle AS IS. You list having Auto trans so it should be gear at 3.55. 3.55 gears should be good up to 32" tire, then you might want to THINK about higher gears. The axle itself with proper gearing can handle up to 33" tires and a locker, 35" without locking easily. The real short coming of the 01 XJ is the low pinion front axle. But even then you'll be OK unless you are in to Heavy duty rock Crawling. By that you call a 1' high rock a pebble and a 2' boulder a stone and 3-4' ledge a stair step.

xjmarc

[. By that you call a 1' high rock a pebble and a 2' boulder a stone and 3-4' ledge a stair step.[/QUOTE]

We call that an easy day trail riding around here.

5-90

Yep - C8-1/4"

Two versions - 27-sp and 29-sp. I don't recall the break, but it was late 1990's (1996/1997?)

I do believe it's invariably a C-clip axle, so if you want to get silly with it a C-clip eliminator kit is highly recommended. Should be available anywhere that also sells 4xxx alloy shafts.

If memory serves, there's a gearing limit on the carrier somewhere around 4.56:1 - which is not a problem for most people.

country_boy454

The break was 96-97. I was a lucky one that got the 29 spline in 96! Also they now have 4.88:1 gears for the C8.25!

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