Bought a parts XJ. An 87 with a Dana 44 rear. Any idea what a nice rust-free Arizona rear end like that is worth? Auto trans so it should be 3.55 gears. Felt like my other Jeeps when I drove it around.

 

Personally I paid $275 for the one I bought a year ago. My 98 had the d35, and I came across the 44 locally and picked it up the first weekend I had the XJ. I see them listed anywhere from $250-$500 here in Texas. I would never pay $500 for one cause you can get 8.25's for around $200 and they are pretty close in strength. But some people might.

 

$200-500 sounds about right depending on local market and overall condition, things like does it have LSD, how many miles on the gears, are brakes intact and working, that kind of thing

I have seen people try to sell bare D44 housing without shafts for $200, no takers for a year, then a TJ owner bought it for a conversion

 

No LSD. Rust free and quiet. 229K on it. Brakes are fine.

 

I'd pick it up from you if you weren't so darn far.

 

I paid 400 for mine complete back about 5 years ago.

 

Drove 7 hours round trip to southhaven Mississippi paid 200. Bone stock but complete. Today
This is the add that I found it on.
http://memphis.craigslist.org/pts/4846201607.html

 

Mine is stock and complete drum t drum.

 

Personally I wouldn't pay much more for a D44 then a 29 spline Chy 8.25, not to much to be gained in my book. JMHO

 

Agreed. And the Chryco axle is SOOOOOOO easy to convert to discs.

 

Post that puppy on your local Craigslist for 450, it should get snatched up quick. Last one I got I damn near didn't get to finish typing and the phone was ringing. People wanted it bad

 

I agree. The one I found was the only one I had seen. I had done about 2 years of looking on craigslist in four different locations.

 

I'd bet 400-450. It's tax refund time.

People will pay for the name. This will make some guy out there with Rubicon stickers on his XJ very happy.

I wouldn't pull my 8.25 out to replace it with a D44 but that may be more of a laziness thing.

 

I've got it on there for $300 or $350. I'll raise it!!

Just did.

http://prescott.craigslist.org/pts/4866536049.html

 

You can always haggle down, hard to negotiate up! Lol