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Old Oct 11, 2010 | 09:52 AM
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i have a 1991 jeep cherokee with 93 transmission drive shaft and axels, a 94 4.0 engine all rebuilt bored 30over and ported and polished head. now all i want to do to it is get differnt axles that have lockers or limited slip on front and back then i wanna get 4 1/2 inch lift with 31s any ideas on the gears i should get or any thing to add to it to make it better?
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Old Oct 11, 2010 | 11:48 AM
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i have a 1991 jeep cherokee with 93 transmission drive shaft and axels, a 94 4.0 engine all rebuilt bored 30over and ported and polished head. now all i want to do to it is get differnt axles that have lockers or limited slip on front and back then i wanna get 4 1/2 inch lift with 31s any ideas on the gears i should get or any thing to add to it to make it better?
You don't state what you have for axles now. If you have a Dana 35 rear axle replace it with an 8.25. If your only going with 31s I would think for a mud machine that lockers would help.
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Old Oct 11, 2010 | 08:03 PM
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morris 4x4 center has a gear ratio chart to help with that choice
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 07:33 AM
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i think i have a dana 44 in the back and a dana 30 in the front im wanting them both have lockers and a little bit stronger front axle with lower gear ratio any ideas on what to get?
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Old Oct 13, 2010 | 10:00 AM
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any one have any ideas on what years of older jeeps that would work for my jeep? that have lokcers in them?
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Old Oct 13, 2010 | 10:10 AM
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none of the cherokees came locked from the factory. Only LSD
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Old Oct 13, 2010 | 11:28 AM
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the D30 should be strong enough but if u want you can go with a D44 in front.
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