is there any front drive shafts that will work for the rear for a dana 44 swap? id rather pay for a DS from the junk yard then pay the money to have my drive shaft shortened.....

thanks

 

I slapped on a d44 onto my 96 with the same shaft off the d35. Then again it did come from a cherokee

 

yeah but was it the stock drive sahft?

i have a iron hack n tap with a front drive shaft......

 

Yup, stock shaft. I had no problems

 

What a minute, I just reread your post... whats with the front shaft for the rear d44? I'm lost

 

Just found another thread, and they are talking about your issue. Never be about this. They are saying you would still need a SYE to add the front shaft to the rear

 

i did a hack n tap on the t-case and used a front drive shaft in the rear.

now with the dana 44 being a little longer at the pinion im looking to see if there is a front drive shaft thatv will work with the dana 44.

 

Yeah, these guys had 8.25. Well let me know what you find, cuz I'm gonna have to try it!

 

As far as I can tell and have read, the same length front shaft will work with an 8.25 and Dana44, it's the Dana35 (depending on lift height) that may require a longer shaft..

Worse comes to worse you could pull your front shaft and test fit it in the rear before going out and buying one.

I have the same year XJ (98) and will be installing a Hack n Tap and an XJ Dana44 along with 6.5" leafs soon myself.

 

I saw"hack n tap" on another thread, asked what that was. No one answered, what is it?

 

this....http://www.ironrockoffroad.com/Merch...egory_Code=PFX

 

It's a method for doing a slip yoke elimination where you cut your existing t-case out put shaft "Hack", then "Tap" new threads for a bolt to secure the new fixed output yoke.

 

231 case can just use sye shaft

 

so a 5 speed front driveshaft from a cherokee would work in the back with the dana 44??

 

As far as I know it has to be a shaft from an automatic XJ to work in the rear.