i found a zj d44 from a limited model with a v8 and was wondering if its worth getting? i hear they are aluminum and hard to get parts for.

do the disks still convert if its not worth getting?

 

They also have c-clips and yes you can use the disc brakes.

 

so, worth getting? i am thinking of getting the booster, master cylinder, and the rear end

 

the d44 parts bolt onto my d35?

 

i heard that the zj d44 is aluminum and is pretty weak. i was going to do it to my zj but im not quiet sure

 

that is what i have read also but i cannot find alot of complaints online about them, not anymore then normal for any of the other differentials any of us are running. i heard parts are hard to find for it though.

 

ya and ud have to regear up front because if im not mistaken it comes with 3.73 gears

 

it turns out its a d35, like i have now but with disks. if i weld on leaf perches, i can use this and its stock d30 up front to get disks and a better gear ratio, correct?

i am getting hte whole 94 zj, minus engine and tranny, for 200 bucks. i figure i can do the brake system swap, axle swap, sway bar swap, seat swap, and whatever else i can think of or mod to fit and have some coolio stuff. its even got an overhead console with small visors so i will get the temp and all that junk too to go with the one i have now

 

i am going to give the windows to that girl

 

It would be a lot easier to just swap the brakes onto your axle than cutting off the 4 link stuff and welding on new perches and shock mounts.

 

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but it won't be easier to swap the gears in the diff. i would be doing the whole swap.

 

Willie Worthy had that rear axle in his Grand. He hated it, it isn't a good axle because the aluminum housing heats and cools at a different rate than the steel bearings causing wear. A lot of shops will not even rebuild them.
For $200.00 or so buy a 95 or newer explorer 8.8 and you have a stronger axle with 8.8 ring gear, a larger diameter pinon, and 31 spline shafts with stronger steel and disc brakes. imo

 

Just because it's a Grand doesn't mean it has 3.73s. Mine had 3.55s. Check before you do all the work and it would still be easier to swap gears than all the fab needed to swap the whole axle.

 

We'll find out guys. I'll let you know what is happening as I pull stuff