96cherokeemike

Hi i own a 96 cherokee with a 3 inch lift and trimming and i offroad with it 90 percent of the time, it gets beat but thats what a jeep is for and so far its come back for more, however the other weekend i blew both front and rear axles, [Dana 30 and 35] so the question being, i am looking at swapping in a dana 44 from a jeep rubicon jk.. i know the dana 35 parts as far as the spindles and hubs are the same but will the axle bolt right up to my xj? help please

sam24th

The rear dana 44 will not be a direct swap. The leafspring perches need to be welded on it and the old coil spring perches cut off. So in short no it will not be a direct swap without some work, but can be made to work. You also need to do soemthing about your brakes aswell I believe.

RoyalXJ

dana 35 spindles? 35 is a rear axle. the 30 doesnt have spindles either and neither does a jk44. both have 2 different unit bearings.

96cherokeemike

right im sorry i should have been more clear, i wanna swap in a d44 in the front, and supposedly the dana 35 spindles and such will bolt onto the d44 front axle. again, i want to put the dana 44 front axle of a jk in the front of my cherokee

Littlethunder92

Find a wagoneer

RoyalXJ

the dana 35 is a rear axle. the 30 is the front. neither the jk44 or xj dana 30 use spindles. they have a unit bearing setup. the jk44 and the xj30 do not have interchangeable outer parts.

xjmonkey

mike, do some research and figure out what you are talking about. if you dont know what parts your jeep has, maybe you shouldnt worry about swapping/fabricating axles just yet.....

96cherokeemike

wagoneers have leafs up front dont they?

96cherokeemike

this is why im asking on here, i know it has a dana 30 front and dana 35 rear, i want to put a dana 44 from a jeep jk rubicon up front and the guy that has the axle i want to buy told me the parts from my dana 35 will work on the d44, hence why im asking for help because i do not know. thanks.

96cherokeemike

ok thanks i did not know, the guy im looking at buying the d44 from told me that itd work. thanks for that clear up

xjmonkey

yeah, i wouldnt listen to that guy...... d35 and d44 do not mix-n-match in any flavor

96cherokeemike

ok yea i thought that sounded a little off, either way im thinking i still want to do the swap, is there anything that would be of difficulty? like having to move the shock brackets and such?