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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: xjlee on February 22, 2009, 06:14:23 PM

Title: Dana 35 swap
Post by: xjlee on February 22, 2009, 06:14:23 PM
After some infomation and pointers really if i may :-?
Right, im about to embark on a minor project with a fellow jeeper who has a grand cherokee - 1996 vintage - and his axle has gone tits up. He has access to a XJ cherry of the same age with an open rear axle. Question is as they are both Dana 35's will the internals of the XJ version fit the ZJ, the XJ is an open axle but that doesn't make a difference does it?
Title: Re: Dana 35 swap
Post by: isle of man on February 22, 2009, 06:19:03 PM
The R&P for a Dana 35 is the all the same - I believe the pumpkin on the Grand is Alloy....
Title: Re: Dana 35 swap
Post by: xjlee on February 22, 2009, 06:21:35 PM
Cheers IOM, though i didn't know it was alloy :wink:
Title: Re: Dana 35 swap
Post by: scrw on February 22, 2009, 06:38:56 PM
Quote from: "isle of man"
The R&P for a Dana 35 is the all the same - I believe the pumpkin on the Grand is Alloy....

think that is only on the d44
Title: Re: Dana 35 swap
Post by: isle of man on February 22, 2009, 06:43:11 PM
Oh dear I do apologise - though Cherokee is not my thing....was trying to help.
Title: Re: Dana 35 swap
Post by: Bubba on February 22, 2009, 07:30:49 PM
we know mate
the xj willbe coils at the back so the xj axle wont fit without cutting and welding the brackets
and if one is open diff and the other lsd the pinon may fit but the crown wheel and carior wont they be defarent
Title: Re: Dana 35 swap
Post by: isle of man on February 22, 2009, 07:35:18 PM
Quote from: "V8 Bubba"
we know mate
the xj willbe coils at the back so the xj axle wont fit without cutting and welding the brackets
and if one is open diff and the other lsd the pinon may fit but the crown wheel and carior wont they be defarent

Errrrr - XJ does not have coils on the rear......Bubba you must have miss keyed.
Title: Re: Dana 35 swap
Post by: Bubba on February 22, 2009, 07:59:29 PM
yup i meant zj coils xj leafs its been a long day in dufus land
Title: Re: Dana 35 swap
Post by: Mike Pavelin on February 22, 2009, 10:32:41 PM
The internals are interchangable but you need to check the ring and pinion are the right ratio.