What kind of axle does a jeep have?
All four-door JK Wrangler original owners do have Dana 44s under the rear end. Currently, if you have purchased the new JL Wrangler, you have Dana 30 front and Dana 35 rear axles, unless you specifically bought one with upgraded Dana 44s. All Rubicon JL owners have a Dana 44 front and rear axle.
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 does a Wrangler Rubicon have?
Rubicon models come standard with a 4.10 rear gear ratio and also use a Dana 44 axle in the front with either a 3.73 or 4.10 gear ratio. The width of the axle shafts is 1.31 inches.
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.
What kind of front axle does a jeep have?
Model 30 Front Axle: CJ-5, CJ-7, Scrambler, YJ, XJ and TJ. Front Axles Dana 30 high pinion – reverse cut used 84-99 (some axles through 91 are vacuum disconnect, 92+ are non-disconnect, 89-95 with ABS have 5-297x u-joints, all 95+ have 5-297x u-joints, all others have 5-260x u-joints)
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.
How big is the axle on an XJ Cherokee?
Stock XJ Cherokee Axle info: Stock axle splines: 27 (upgradeable to 30 splines) Lug Pattern: 5 on 4.5″ Width: 60″ from wheel mounting surface to wheel mounting surface Notes: This was not the most desirable axle due to the vaccume disconnect which was prone to failure.
What’s the weak part of the ZJ Grand Cherokee axle?
Many people upgrade this axle with 30 spline axles and lockers. The upgrade many times is known as a SUPER 35 kit. The weak part of this axle is the axle tubes. Under extreme pressure they flex which results in broken axles or pinion failures. Stock ZJ Grand Cherokee Axle info: Lug Pattern: 5 on 4.5″ Notes: Stronger the earlier D30’s.