Well I completely destroyed my Dana 35, imagine that.

So I picked up an 8.8 out of an Eddie Bauer explorer, 3.73 with the track loc, drum brake, Owell. It'll work for me.

Before I pulled the rear I drove the explorer and noticed both tires would spin in the dirt, but if one tire was lifted off the ground, all power would go to the tire in the air.

I understand they are set up fairly mild from the factory, can I stack clutches/ upgrade to provide more clamping power? What can be done to improve the performance of this limited slip?

Thanks in advance for any opinions.

Also, anything special I need to hook up the brake lines to xj? Not concerned with e brake, I have a line lock.

Not to hijack your thread but Iam also doing what you are doing. What do people do about the hole in the axle tube I found. Nothing was in it. Is it a vent or was there a vent at one time in it. There was a lot I grime around the hole so doesn't look like there was anything in it for a long Time if there was supposed to be. Any ingot for us swapping over is much appreciatied.

where the breather hose goes? on the driver side top of the tube?

also this is going in my signature

Got a pic of how it's supposed to look and attach? Is there just a vent on the other end probably?

Yes that's just a vent. Put a little breather on the other end up out of the way. Higher than any water you plan to be in

Yes you can add an extra clutch to each side and also shim it tighter. The aftermarket clutch kits we get here at the shop come with 8 clutches & 8 steels (factory is 6 clutches & 8 Steels) this way you can build it either with or with out the extra clutches.

Miles

Where can we get the rebuild just for the LSD? How do you know how many friction and discs to put it to make it grab harder?

Thanks for the info. I want maximum off road performance, I could care less about street manners. Only short runs on local county roads. Trailered everywhere else. Will the shim setup you described provide power to run to the tire with traction instead of the one in the air? I understand this isn't a full blown locker but would like it to pretend it is. Lol

if you rebuild the clutch pack, go:

Side gear - clutch - steel - clutch - steel - clutch - steel - clutch - shim

It will likely always only spin the one that is off the ground, some working of the brakes really helps to get the other one spinning.

I always shim the LSD tighter but if you got to tight and drive it on the street you will wear the clutches faster. The last one I did I shimmed it so tight that it would for the most part spin both all the time even if one was off the ground but those clutches only lasted a couple of months

the more surface area (friction discs), the more holding power. same idea behind twin disc transmission clutches. shimming is only asking more from the same amount of friction material thereby wearing them out faster.

if daily driving is not much of a concern, why not spool it?