McNamara

ive heard talk of dana 44's or ford 8.8s, but i dont know which ones to go with, and when I do the swap what kinda of things are going to have to be done, gearing, welding, bracketry ect, every thing and anything you guys can come up with you be a great help.

n_csmith

well the nice thing about the D44 is you have the possibility of finding one on another xj 87 in particular has a D44 depending on model i believe. The 8.8 i have heard is a good axle and you would then have disc brakes in the rear, you will most likely have to regear both axles to match and i know you have to weld on leaf spring perches, which is not a big deal. If i was you i would scavenge your local pick and pull and try to find a D44 on another cherokee. Im sure you know what they look like and if not a quick search on google will give you the just of what your looking for. What ever you do though don't pull one off of a grand cherokee i have heard they are a different metal or something of that nature and not as good of a d44

PS even if you find a D44 you will probably have to regear, my D44 on my 87 has 3.54 gears, however my 89 i got my front axle off of had 3.55 so i got lucky. I believe if it is a manual trans jeep it has like 3.07 or something like that..just something to think about before you go axle hunting..

n_csmith

if your jeep is an auto i believe you have 3.55 so if you pull a D44 off a 87 with an auto you will be cosher with stock gears

leo3000

87 88 and 89 i do believe

i got mine from a 89

tomcarey88

go with the 44 maybe u will get lucky an find some one selling a d30 an a d44 for 150 bucks ,,,,its easier to swap out both front an rear axles then to regear...also cheaper

tomcarey88

an depending you should be able to reuse the same driveshaft or if u have a sye use a drive shaft from the front