Dana 44 upgrade

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Jan 27, 2012 | 08:15 AM
  #1  
So long story short, picked up a 98 Cherokee Limited and the rear end just gave out. Found a Dana 44 from an 89 XJ on craigslist for 150. From what I have found so far, the only thing I need to worry about is finding a shorter DS. Is that correct?
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Jan 27, 2012 | 08:29 AM
  #2  
Depends on what rear you had, and what trans you have.

This may not be a bad time to do a SYE of sorts, depending on what your doing with the rig.
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Jan 27, 2012 | 09:05 AM
  #3  
Well it had a 8.25 on it and has the AW4 trans. This will mostly be used to pull the boat and day to day activities.
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Jan 27, 2012 | 09:12 AM
  #4  
i dont know much about driveshaft lenghts. are you lifted at all?if so you should go ahead and get a SYE while you are at it to make the powertrain a little stronger and wont have to worry about possible vibes in the future
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Jan 27, 2012 | 09:23 AM
  #5  
Nah I have no plans on lifting this one. Hard enough keeping up the maintenance on all the other rigs lol.
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Jan 27, 2012 | 01:23 PM
  #6  
The difference in length between the 8.25 and D44 is very small and you'll be fine, D35 is another story.
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Jan 27, 2012 | 01:52 PM
  #7  
Awesome. Thanks for all the info everyone!
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