Axle swap help
 

Ok I have a 2001 jeep cherokee 4.0 automatic with a 231 TC. It also has D35 rear axle I wanna get rid of. And I'm sorry if this has been covered before. Ok now that's all said I wanna swap it with a c8.25 or a D44. Which is the best way to go? My cherokee is stock hight right now. I'm looking to do a bolt in swap and maybe adding disc brakes later. So what parts will I need from the donor jeep? Are there any videos out there on this swap? Is it a difficult swap to do? Does the gear ratio matter when doing the swap? All information possible will be appreciated. And I do apologize again if y'all have covered this subject before. Thanks

Grab a 8.25 & the drive shaft. Make sure it's from a '96 & newer automatic, they are all 29 spline & 3.55 like the one you currently have.


Take the 35 out & slide the 8.25 in. It's very simple just time consuming.

Ok thanks. Well it's a project so time is on my side I guess. Just doing the little cheapest and easiest things right now. No time limit to get it done.

Ok thanks. Well it's a project so time is on my side I guess. Just doing the little cheapest and easiest things right now. No time limit to get it done. I believe it has the D30 front axle how are they?

IMHO if you can try to buy the front and rear differentials from a 96-99 XJ then you will not only have the Chy 8.25 but you can also do away with your LPD30 and have a HPD30.


This will give you added clearance in the front and I'm guessing ABS brakes as well. If you could find one it might be a good time to buy a good parts XJ for yourself as there are a lot of parts you could use. If you could find one a 99 would be great for what you need even a wrecked one.

Well my 01 doesn't have ABS on it now. So what would I need off of it for the ABS to work? What other parts would be good to grab off the 99 for my 01?

You don't want ABS on an Off-Road XJ at all it causes problems, your lucky yours didn't come with it. You never know what parts you might need in the future, but get both the driveshaft's

Ok. So I can use the front axle just don't use the ABS if it has it? And how can I tell the difference between the LPD30 and the HPD30?

If you get a 8.25 it can't have abs never came with it so if you get a parts jeep with an 8.25 then neither axle will have abs and you'll get the hp30 and a 8.25 I got lucky with my 99 and it came with the 8.25

Ok good deal. I will be on the lookout for them. I notice your profile picture. Are your headlights green on your XJ

Low pinion vs high pinion https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f67/lp30-hp30-199424/

Are you sure that you have a D35? Everything I have read says you only get the D35 if equipped with ABS.

And the 8.25 and dana 35 do look a lot alike.

I'm pretty sure it's a D35. I can see Dana stamped on the pumpkin cover. I will try and get some pictures this morning and post them.

They aren't green, they have green led halos that I made but the halos are fairly bright