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Oct 23, 2013 | 10:32 AM

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xjfirefighter

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From: Rochester

Year: 2001

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

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Originally Posted by 94XjSport94

Will help with gear deflection and the one from Artec is $99 I think... Great deal.

X2 on the Artec one. Wish I seen it before I built mine

Oct 23, 2013 | 05:34 PM

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stang65

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From: oregon

Year: 1993

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0 ho 99 intake ps pump 1" tb spacer 62mm bored tb eletric fans and more

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Originally Posted by Atmos

I'd do a 44/9 combo from an f150. you should wait to hear from some of the guys on this site who run a 44 though or waggy 44 though. they'll have better info for you. only reason I'd pick a 44 would be to get 5.13's. if you're running 4.56's and you've already got a rear axle, I'd take the easy route and go D30. I sure enjoyed railing the **** out of mine till I broke the factory cross pin

I just did the 44/9 swap into mine stretched my wheel base to 105.5 havent tested it off road but with the unlocking hubs it already rides smoother. compareing the 44 to my 30 im glad to have upgraded and compareing the 9" to my 29 spline 8.25 im very sure it will last longer.

Oct 23, 2013 | 09:08 PM

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McGeeXJ

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From: Shippensburg, PA

Year: 1999

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0 I6

Swapping up to a d44 is really starting to sound like more of a pain in the *** than I had originally anticipated.

Oct 23, 2013 | 09:43 PM

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stang65

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From: oregon

Year: 1993

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0 ho 99 intake ps pump 1" tb spacer 62mm bored tb eletric fans and more

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Swapping up to a d44 is really starting to sound like more of a pain in the *** than I had originally anticipated.

if you get the weld on brakets then its not to bad.

Oct 24, 2013 | 01:13 AM

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andrewmp6

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From: Louisville,KY

Model: Cherokee

If you can't weld good having someone else do it for you gets pricey.You can get a bolt in dana 44 front aftermarket but its around 3 grand for everything ready to drive.

Oct 24, 2013 | 02:18 AM

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McGeeXJ

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From: Shippensburg, PA

Year: 1999

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0 I6

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If you can't weld good having someone else do it for you gets pricey.You can get a bolt in dana 44 front aftermarket but its around 3 grand for everything ready to drive.

You might have just put a hole in my pocket. I didn't know I could just up and buy one...

Oct 24, 2013 | 02:32 AM

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ohio95xj

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From: Dayton OH

Year: 1995

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

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Originally Posted by McGeeXJ

You might have just put a hole in my pocket. I didn't know I could just up and buy one...

Yeah, but you've got to watch out, a lot of the "off the self" one's are just rubicon 44 housings, low pinion, smaller tubes, and knuckles. Not nearly as good as a high pinion from a ford