off what vehicle in a junk yard? and i live in eastern canada so i use kijiji but ill have a look

 

For a XJ rear.. Off the top of my head.. 97-01 XJ C8.25, 95-2002 (I think that is the year range) Ford 8.8 out of a Ford Exploder and Mercury Mountainer, 87-89 XJ D44

Those are what you should keep an eye out for

 

doesn't my 99 come stock with a d35? i only bought it in december, I'm trying to learn as fast as i can. thanks for your help by the way

 

They came with both.. Some have the D35, Some have the C8.25.. If it has ABS it has the D35. If it doesn't have ABS it could have either or..

Take a look at your rear diff.. Hopefully you got the C8.25 and won't have to worry about a axle swap unless you plan on running 36's+ lol.. The D30 is your front axle

 

thanks

 

agreed 91 and up 35s seem very crappy to the 90 and under non c clip one

 

just wanna say 87-89 doesn't mean it always got a d44 : (. also lets talk more c clip / non c clip d35

 

this is what i was looking for, how to tell c clip v. non c clip
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/tec...8-25-a-121215/

 

is he trying to say that C-clip d35's dont have bolts in the backing plate?

BOTH the non c-clip and c-clip have bolts/studs that hold the backing plate to the axle. the difference is that the non c-clip ones also have a bearing retainer plate bolted in there.

 

hrmmm, it was just something i came across.... Yeah what i just read elsewhere, 90_cherokee is wrong, the stamp d35c is C-clip d35 stamp is non... i dont know if both pics are of his axle so his post is either just wrong or confusing, please no one click on it, im surprised it didn't come up in that thread

 

im digging this hole super deep... the more i read the worse it gets, c= custom... so i guess all pre90 non c-clip is the general consensus

 

correct. Any rear from a pre-90 XJ will be non-c-clip. Any rear after that (d35 or c8.25) is c-clip

and yes, the "c" stands for custom.