CaliJeeper

Hey guys! Ive spent a solid hour and a half searching for info on my question.
So, i bought a set of axles from a friend of mine, a dana 44 and a dana 30, he got them for free somehow and doesn't know anything except for the fact that they came out of a jeep. They came out of a cj i determined when i bought them. (the 30 is passenger side diff and low pinion) anywho, i figured out that both axles are geared with 5.38;1 gears. My question is, will the gears from the cj front axle bolt into my xj front axle? Thanks!

93gc40

yes the gears will fit.. you will need everything inside the pumpkin from the donor.

Big David

Good to know. I thought 4.88 was as deep as the gears went for a 30.


BTW, love the " The JunkYard, Walmart for Jeeps".

Rock Toy

Not sure I read this correctly. Are you asking if a CJ passenger side drop dana 30 ring and pinion can be ran in a high pinion driver side drop REVERSE ROTATION XJ Dana 30?

If that is your question then the answer would be no you can't swap the low pinion and the high pinion R&P.

93gc40

^^^^
That just occurred to me, Rock Toy beat me back....

I think you are going to have to get all new gears. Your D30 AND the donor D44.

CaliJeeper

okay, thank you! I had read that they will bolt in but then no other information was added. I figures that the low pinion gears would not fit in my xj axle, just wanted more input on it.

As for having to get different gears for the d44??? Im going to bolt the whole axle up to my car, what would i need different gears for?
Im going to buy a matching set of gears to run in my d30 and a locker to install in it. So i have 5.38's front and rear, along with lockers front and rear.

Thanks.

Rock Toy

The lowest R&P set for the high pinion D/30 is 4.88-1 and the front and rear differentials have to have the same gear ratio. While you could find a D/44 front axle high pinion front axle that could run a 5.38-1 ratio it would be easier to just swap the rear axles R&P.

Outlaw Star

As stated, the gears are cut differently that's why when you go to buy R&P gears they state STD rotation or REV rotation. If you put STD gears in a REV housing, the front and rear wheels will spin in different directions.

Outlaw Star

5.38? What size tires are you turning?