What axles does a Jeep Grand Cherokee have?
All 4-wheeled vehicles have 2 “axles”. Many vehicles, especially older ones, have traditional solid axles, including my 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Two large, long metal axles with differentials in the middle of each.
What kind of axle does a Jeep Grand Cherokee have?
ZJ Grand Cherokee: 1996-1998 ZJs with the V8 and 1999-2004 WJs with the V8 had a Dana 44 with an aluminum centers. The aluminum Dana 44 is a C-clip type axle and it doesn’t use standard Dana 44 components.
What kind of rear axle does a Jeep Wagoneer have?
XJ Cherokee/Wagoneer: 1987-1989 (some say up until 1990) XJ Cherokees with the Tow Package sometimes came with the Dana 44 rear axle. These are now hard to come by because of Wrangler and Cherokee owners using them to upgrade their weak Dana 35s and because it’s an easy bolt-in swap for Cherokees and Wranglers.
What kind of axle lubricant does a jeep use?
Front Axle Lubricants: Jeep Axle Lubricant or equivalent of SAE 85W-90, API grade GL-5 quality, Grade MIL-L-2105C. Dana 35 Rear Axle was used by Jeep for the XJ Cherokee 1984-97, MJ Comanche 1986-92, YJ Wrangler 1987-95, TJ Wrangler 1997-98, and Wagoneer 1984-97.
When to change the axle on a jeep?
However, many jeep owners still believe swapping a new, beefier axle is more cost effective and better. As a general rule of thumb, most owners agree that once a jeep has been modified to run 32″ or 33″ tires, it is time to start thinking about upgrading the rear dana 35.
ZJ Grand Cherokee: 1996-1998 ZJs with the V8 and 1999-2004 WJs with the V8 had a Dana 44 with an aluminum centers. The aluminum Dana 44 is a C-clip type axle and it doesn’t use standard Dana 44 components.
XJ Cherokee/Wagoneer: 1987-1989 (some say up until 1990) XJ Cherokees with the Tow Package sometimes came with the Dana 44 rear axle. These are now hard to come by because of Wrangler and Cherokee owners using them to upgrade their weak Dana 35s and because it’s an easy bolt-in swap for Cherokees and Wranglers.
Front Axle Lubricants: Jeep Axle Lubricant or equivalent of SAE 85W-90, API grade GL-5 quality, Grade MIL-L-2105C. Dana 35 Rear Axle was used by Jeep for the XJ Cherokee 1984-97, MJ Comanche 1986-92, YJ Wrangler 1987-95, TJ Wrangler 1997-98, and Wagoneer 1984-97.
However, many jeep owners still believe swapping a new, beefier axle is more cost effective and better. As a general rule of thumb, most owners agree that once a jeep has been modified to run 32″ or 33″ tires, it is time to start thinking about upgrading the rear dana 35.