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Old Apr 27, 2016 | 05:50 PM
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Found this on good ole Craigslist


Dana 35 out of a 1990 XJ
4:11 gears
Loc Right Quiet Locker
Warn Full floater Axle kit with locking hubs
extended brake cables
extra hub and axle price is 100 bucks . Would you buy it?
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Old Apr 27, 2016 | 05:51 PM
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locking hubs on a D35?

Pics?

Ad link?
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Old Apr 27, 2016 | 05:57 PM
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Old Apr 27, 2016 | 05:59 PM
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Thats some interesting ****ery for a d35..

I mean..I guess its worth 100 bucks..but id love to slap whoever spent that much money "building" a d35

Also, that "truss" looks awful.
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Old Apr 27, 2016 | 06:01 PM
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Lol yeah that's what I'm saying but he said it removes the c clips and it's only 100 bucks but don't wanna waste my time putting it .
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Old Apr 27, 2016 | 06:04 PM
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I mean...i wouldnt buy it..but thats me.

Id say a 29 spline 8.25 is the same price and stronger, and even more so a 31 spline 8.8 out of an exploder will be even better.
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Old Apr 27, 2016 | 06:09 PM
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Forsure thank you very much for your input! guess I'll start searching the junkyards. What year 8.8 am I looking for ? Do they come stock with lsd?
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Old Apr 27, 2016 | 06:36 PM
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Did someone put lockouts on the rear because they towed it behind an RV possibly? I can't think of any other reason to do that.
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Old Apr 27, 2016 | 06:43 PM
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The told me his words "I will send better pics tonight. Locker is a power trax full time. The axles themselves can be unlocked. If you break an axle turn **** and keep going" .
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Old Apr 28, 2016 | 02:08 AM
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In the 80s and early 90s warn made full float bolt on kits for a lot of axles and they all used locking hubs,I have no idea why they would do that or youd want them in the rear.Like said get you a chrysler 8.25 and have a stronger rear end cheaper.
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Old Apr 28, 2016 | 06:31 AM
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I think it may depend on how/where you wheel, size of tires, budget.
What do you have in it now?
Considering cost of installing gears, that's Hella bargin. If it would be plug and play for you.

As pointed out there are stronger axles. But there are axles stronger than those, so it's a vicious circle.
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Old Apr 28, 2016 | 06:45 AM
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I would want to pull it down before buying it. It could be he just stuck the hubs on there to try and fool ya, not to mention the "full time locker" could be some welded gears. I'm very weary of craigslist stuff when it is mechanical.
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Old Apr 28, 2016 | 08:27 AM
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Yes a Chy 8.25 29 spline if your running under a 35" tire and not a crawler much stronger and a direct bolt-in, where the 8.8 will require a kit to be able mount it.
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Old Apr 28, 2016 | 02:25 PM
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No. I wouldn't waste my $100.

I agree with Fred, EXCEPT, as long as you are gentle on the skinny pedal, the Chrysler will work fine for a crawler, AS LONG AS you keep the wheel size down. Realistically, 35's are okay, and with Chromo's you could probably push an 8.25 to 37's, but that's the absolute max!
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