I have an 89 dodge ramcharger sitting around and was wondering if anyones used a dodge 9 1/4 rear end in their jeep? The fronts a dana 44 so I know I wanna use that.

 

I have not herd of anyone running that rear. But I know your 44 is a passenger side drop so are you planning on running a D300?

 

9.25 is considered pretty much junk. They are OK at best and will hold a 35 but not much more.

 

Lol totally didn't think about the driveshaft location.... well crap D300? Hmmm

 

The eazyest axles to find buy me is a D 60 out of a 94-03 Ram 2500-3500 for the front mine was $150 and rear is a chey 14 bolt. They go around $100-300. You will need to do a shave kit on one of those. You could scrap that old ram and have almost all the $$ to buy those. Just saying.

 

Stay away from the Rams with a CAD and be aware the unit bearings aren't the strongest out there. Ford 60 out of an 80s F250 or F350 would be a better option.

 

Cad? Thanks for the input!

 

Does those axles have the same bolt pattern as each other?

 

You couldn't be more wrong. In every way. The CAD Ram has much bigger shafts. It is a CAD witch is not a bad thing at all. Just run a cable. Now the unit bearings do go bad under a Ram that is way heaver then a XJ. Note the unit bearing on that 60 is over twice as big as the one on a 30. I was un sure about them as well until I asked about them on Pirate 4x4. The tread is in the XJ section the title is Axle out of a Ram. Just look at the picks of the shafts! Oh and an F250 built in the 80's is not a solid axle.

 

Oh my D60 rear out of a 70's Ford has the same bolt pattern as my 97 D60 Ram. I did have to trim the brake caliper to fit 15" rims I have.

 

What does cad mean? Cable actuated differential?

 

Shave kit say what?

 

You are getting ready to do a major axle swap that if done wrong will make your jeep scrap iron. I would suggest alot more research on the subject and maybe a little outside guidance on hand when you do the swap. All the info is here most of the time with pics. Not alot of posts here but been creeping the site for awhile and fabricating all my own stuff for years. Not saying dont do it just take baby steps.

 

Guess again. Up to around 85 or 86 the 250s had a solid kingpin 60 in the front. 150s stopped in 80. Oh and it's high pinion as well unlike the dodge.

 

I have never done an a arm style axle swap before but done several leaf spring style swaps. Fabricated my own mounts and such. The front end I would have a shop weld on the arm mounts so I know they're right.