What is great about the 8.25 is you can trim about an inch off the bottom. I cut it so its about a 1/4 way through the lower bolt. Almost an inch more gc. Then I trimmed the sides up even further. Just like putting larger tires on.

pictures?

That is an 8.25 150 is an average price

Should I hold out for the 29 spline though im going tomorrow to check out a jy that has a 2000 xj

I would hold out just to see if the 2000 has the 8.25 of it does not go ****** up the one from the 92

i wheeled a d35 with 33" boggers around the rubicon area for years before it granaded last year.. keep yer foot out of it and you'll be fine

sure, it MAY survive. but there are so many weaknesses in that axle its not worth it

Wow I thought I had a d35 cuz a tab on one of the bolts on my rear cover said 35 on it but my rear cover looks a lot like this picture. I have. 93, and it looks pretty darn flat to me on the bottom. Anything else I could look for to confirm one way or another?

The tube size is noticeably bigger

Well I just did more research and I definitely have an 8.25. Wow awesome! Another way I could tell was that the diff cover has a rounded lip around the edges whereas the d35 has a completely flat lip.

Run the 35 while you build a 8.25. When the turdy5 ****s the bed swap it out

This is a good idea. If you learn to wheel with a 35, you can make the 8.25 last even longer. Learning how to use the gas and when not to is what keeps parts alive. Wheel with a soft foot to make the 35 live will make you learn how to use the suspention to its full potential. The 8.25 is far stronger the the dana 35, but it too has its limits. Soft foot wheelin' with the 35 is the way to do it.

I really like the 8.8. What I do to them: Weld the tubes, get a T/A girdle cover, gear it with FRPP 4.56s, throw in a spool and 33 spline moser kit with c-clip eliminators. Truss it with with DOM and burn on some 1/4" tabs and box em in.

You can get 5 C8.25 from a single Pick-n-Pull in a day. And maybe a D44 as a bonus.

Pick-n-Pull has an online vehicle inventory. Use it.

Here is a picture of the different rear axles and which one is which:

http://www.rustysoffroad.com/faq#3