I have a 1997 grand cherokee laredo with quadratrac all time 4 wheel drive and a 5.2 liter V8 and I'm trying to determine if I have a Dana 35c or a Dana 44 rear differential

 

should be the Dana 44 since it's a V8

 

Its the dana 44a which is not a normal 44 its more like a 44hd which uses a bigger diff and diff cover.take a look at http://d44tech.com/Dana_44A.html

 

The "a" stands for aluminum. The center housing is cast aluminum and not as strong as you'd think.

 

Dave if you skid plate it and truss it you can run up about 37s with it tho.

 

Yeah, I know. I just didn't know if HE knew.

 

Dave does your WJ have a D44A in it also like mine or was just the 4.7's that came with them?

 

No, I got the Turdy-5. At 188K miles, it's just now starting to whine (just a little) at 65 mph under power. Let off on the throttle and it goes away. The only torture it gets is my weekly load of newspapers. It's only had WOT about 3 times in the 65K that I've owned it. Once to save me from getting hit by an 18 wheeler!