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swapping the jeep Dana35c for a ford 8.8
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<blockquote data-quote="JEEPFREEK1" data-source="post: 798489" data-attributes="member: 16671"><p>I did this to my '95 YJ as well. </p><p></p><p>mountain offroad engineering has good install kits for putting an 8.8 in EITHER a YJ or TJ!</p><p></p><p>look for them at <a href="http://www.mountainoffroad.com" target="_blank">www.mountainoffroad.com</a> .</p><p></p><p>I'm running 35"s on my rig and I love the 8.8.</p><p></p><p>One suggestion though is to get a really decent heavy duty differential cover though.. the stock ones are made from tin foil and they have this annoying lip on them that basically finds itself being smacked from the rocks and lifting up, thus causing you to start leaking your diffy fluid.. very annoying.. (the problem I am currently dealing with).</p><p></p><p>95'-01' Explorers are your best bet for finding a good swap. Like has been mentioned before, they come with disc brakes and the same bolt pattern as your Dana 30.</p><p></p><p>They are slightly stronger than a Dana 44 and almost as strong as a ford 9". </p><p></p><p>If you are running 36" tires or less, the axle swap is a very affordable and excellent choice, save the paper thin diffy cover.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JEEPFREEK1, post: 798489, member: 16671"] I did this to my '95 YJ as well. mountain offroad engineering has good install kits for putting an 8.8 in EITHER a YJ or TJ! look for them at [url]www.mountainoffroad.com[/url] . I'm running 35"s on my rig and I love the 8.8. One suggestion though is to get a really decent heavy duty differential cover though.. the stock ones are made from tin foil and they have this annoying lip on them that basically finds itself being smacked from the rocks and lifting up, thus causing you to start leaking your diffy fluid.. very annoying.. (the problem I am currently dealing with). 95'-01' Explorers are your best bet for finding a good swap. Like has been mentioned before, they come with disc brakes and the same bolt pattern as your Dana 30. They are slightly stronger than a Dana 44 and almost as strong as a ford 9". If you are running 36" tires or less, the axle swap is a very affordable and excellent choice, save the paper thin diffy cover. [/QUOTE]
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