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Old Nov 26, 2017 | 05:19 AM
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Originally Posted by andrewmp6
For a rookie kinda person swapping the whole rear end would be less to mess up.He could swap gears but still would have to set the preload on the pinion and pray he kept the shims on the sides that came off.
exactly.
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Old Nov 26, 2017 | 07:58 AM
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the complete rear end was 125 you will have more then that in parts alone not counting the cost of having them set up
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Old Nov 27, 2017 | 07:02 PM
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Hey guys so i have a 1997 xj sport with a 3.55 D35 rear end and I'm sitting on 30" wheels. Im planning on buying a used D44 rear and keeping it as a project for the next couple months until i buy 33" tires. Im pretty new to most of this stuff but I'm starting to get a little bit of an understanding through a bunch of research and what not. Anyway, the D44 I'm looking at came out of a ****** wagoner has 4.27 gear ration, 5 lug, 11" drums, measures 57" from outside wheel surface to the other, and the driveline is 2" off-center. I just would like to know how compatible this sounds and any other overall advise as this would be my first axle swap.
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Old Nov 27, 2017 | 08:05 PM
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Originally Posted by yvngpnw97xjer
Hey guys so i have a 1997 xj sport with a 3.55 D35 rear end and I'm sitting on 30" wheels. Im planning on buying a used D44 rear and keeping it as a project for the next couple months until i buy 33" tires. Im pretty new to most of this stuff but I'm starting to get a little bit of an understanding through a bunch of research and what not. Anyway, the D44 I'm looking at came out of a ****** wagoner has 4.27 gear ration, 5 lug, 11" drums, measures 57" from outside wheel surface to the other, and the driveline is 2" off-center. I just would like to know how compatible this sounds and any other overall advise as this would be my first axle swap.
Also, if i change my rear axle, can i keep the D30 front. Also also, I have a buddy selling 4.10 gears for front and back which seem to be what id ned for 33" should invest in this??
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