jhampton

the years for 8.25 an ford 9" i should look for? new to the axle swaps

Atmos

8.25 and 9" are 2 immensely different axles.
29 spline 8.25's started about halfway through production in 96. I believe 00-01 are the only ones with disc brakes so one of those would be my choice.

jhampton

ok, i wanna run 35's locked front and rear...so if i go 8.25 with 4.10's what would complement for the front? a guy i was talking to last night says i should do an 8.8 ??????

Atmos

8.8 is a rear axle. Locked 35's up front I'd go for a 44 swap.
A 44/9 combo on 35's would be killer if you could swing it. I'd guess you're lookin at about $3000 before steering and wheels and tires
You're gonna want some 4.88's or 5.13's

Gee oh Dee

Your listing rear axles, all of them. The 8.25 will be a direct swap in, the 8.8 will take fab work. You *should* be able to get away with 35s locked on a 29 spline 8.25, as long as your gentle.


If you put money into your current front axle, it will handle 35s if your gentle.

jhampton

by gental you mean no hopping around while crawlin..lol ya i dont wanna do that anyway..lol

jhampton

so what would be a good swap for up front?

94XjSport94

Post number 4... He said a 9 inch in the rear and a D44 up front

Gee oh Dee

Good luck finding that combo in stock width.

Not to mention all the other BS involved.

jhampton

ya i dont want to be full with...

jeepheep1

Didn't they put 44s in the front end of the 4 banger TJs? An 8.8 out of a 4x4 explorer should have 4.10s and LSD

jhampton

what year exploder ?

Gee oh Dee

No. They did not.

They were D30s until the Rubicons. And IIRC the Rubi's didnt have true 44s.

4cyl TJs did come with 4.10 gears, tho.

Gee oh Dee

If you cant do the fab work yourself stick with a later model 8.25. It will be the easiest as its a direct bolt in swap.

jeepheep1

I'm not too sure, I know I swapped an 01 in my sister's wrongler.

I stand corrected.