Axle swap or beef up my stock?
 

Ok I have a 93 jeep cherokee xj 4.0 5 speed I would like too run about a 38 inch tire should i do a axle swap or beef up my stock axles

If you are doing serious offroading then 38" tires are Dana 60 territory in my opinion. At the very least you will need a Dana 44 front with trusses, and chromoly axles. For the rear a 31 spline Ford 8.8 with chromoly shafts and a stronger carrier may get you by but a 1 ton axle like a Ford 10.5, GM 14 bolt, Dana 70 or Dana 80 would be better. If you can do fab work the best thing to do is find a wrecked Ford Superduty for cheap and use the axles from it, they can handle 38s under an XJ no problem.

Ok thanks I have a 81 f250 with d44 and d60 but idk if I can get it too work it has the I bean front axles

Who's doing the work?

Don't use the TTB Dana 44.

I am going too do the work myself in my garage

How's your welding and fab skills?

Someone on a group from FB asked the same question except 37's. One reply was to gusset, truss, chromoly sleeves and chromoly axles.

So 2 questions: If you do all that work to a D30, what will it cost?
If you swap in a D60 and keep it full width, pay someone to do the fab work and keep the 4.10 gears (Im thinking there isn't a stock locker), what will that cost?