what year of grand Cherokee did the axle come out?

 

2000

 

nope won't work. The axle is too wide. Only way you can use a grand Cherokee axle is if it's from a 1993-1998 (ZJ).

The body of 1999-2004 WJ is wider than the previous model. So the axle had to be widened to fit the jeep.

 

So I'm gonna be forced to use the cv axles as well as the brakes and ect on that axle? No way to shorten the axle its self or different longer xj axle shafts?

 

no such as longer XJ shafts. I would say to get rid of the axle and find a ZJ version.

The suspension points on WJ front axle are different from those on XJ/ZJ/TJ/MJ front axles

 

Thank you! If anyone has a 3.73 front end hp Dana 30 please contact me

 

The zj front axle is a direct swap?

 

yes, but I'm 90% sure they're low pinion and if I was going to swap axles I would definitely get a high pinion.

 

Impossible to find a hp Dana 30 with 373

 

not true

 

I have called every salvage yard in the us and they couldn't find it in their yards every junk yard I've been to didn't have one either so just forced to get a low pinion. I am not up for a ring an pinion job! To costly

 

What are you asking for when you call?

 

Any year jeep xj Cherokee from 84/ 01 they're really extinct lol

 

If too costly then just go with a low pinion. If you're not considering a regear, then you shouldn't be running giant tires, so a low pinion won't really hurt all that much.

 

I put a grand Cherokee Dana 35 in the rear to get discs and now just having trouble finding a 373 to match the front. I run 315 70r tires (35x12.5)and it does just fine with 373. Had 410 gearing in it at one point but axles have been swapped out because blown pinion bearing.