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8.25 Swap
BlacXJeep:
he said he had regeared to 4.56 but it was too tourqey, so he went back to 3:55. hes actually running a dana 35, and its not even upgraded. I don't get it, but to each his own. I'll ask about the spring plates
Seabee_BUC:
--- Quote from: BlacXJeep on October 06, 2009, 02:52:23 AM ---he said he had regeared to 4.56 but it was too tourqey, so he went back to 3:55. hes actually running a dana 35, and its not even upgraded. I don't get it, but to each his own. I'll ask about the spring plates
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Makes me wonder if there is something wrong with it??? There is no reason someone would go through the trouble of installing an 8.25 in a trail rig and then go back to a POS D35. ??? Just check it over good before you hand him the $$$$. My .02.. ::)
kirksjeep:
--- Quote from: Seabee_BUC on October 07, 2009, 01:58:54 AM ---
--- Quote from: BlacXJeep on October 06, 2009, 02:52:23 AM ---he said he had regeared to 4.56 but it was too tourqey, so he went back to 3:55. hes actually running a dana 35, and its not even upgraded. I don't get it, but to each his own. I'll ask about the spring plates
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Makes me wonder if there is something wrong with it??? There is no reason someone would go through the trouble of installing an 8.25 in a trail rig and then go back to a POS D35. ??? Just check it over good before you hand him the $$$$. My .02.. ::)
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You may also need to take the brakes apart on the D35 and the 8.25 to install the E-brake cables. What year is the 8.25 out of, is it a 27 or the stronger 29 spline?
BlacXJeep:
well, he said he has some other stuff to call him about if I was intrested so, I'm thinking the axle is probably fine, but I wouldnt really know what to look for. It is suppossed to be out of a 97, so its a 29 spline. Otherwise I wouldn't have wanted it. Hope I didn't get screwed, but I'll have one of you fellers look it over for me. The weird thing is that he didn't know what I was talking about as far as the 35 being weaker. He only really does mud bogging, so I told him it was probably alot different for crawling. He thought there was something wrong with my 35, but I explained to him, i just wanted a whole other axle. Guess well see whats up.
kirksjeep:
Did the guy send you a pic? They still used the D35 in the newer XJ's. If this guy is a mud bogger it seems very strange that he hasn't broke a D35 if he has ever used it. Did he mention anything about ABS? Only the D35 had ABS.
Before forking over the cash ask for him to pull the diff cover. If there is something wrong with it you might be able to tell if you can see the gears and you can check the gear ratio.
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