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$5K Budget Build XJ or ZJ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Big David" data-source="post: 743896" data-attributes="member: 6972"><p>My vote is XJ but I'm biased.</p><p>I'd look for a 91- 99. These are all HO with the 4.0, AW4, HP 30 & look for a 8.25, the will have a flat lip on the bottom.</p><p>You can find jy axle shaft spares for $30 each & they are pretty beefy for what they are. Word of advice, tack the caps on. That's my only complaint with the front shafts. Late 95 & up have the larger 297 u joints & I believe the 29 spline 8.25.</p><p></p><p>The ZJ has a far less durable trans, LP 30 & rear 35 or 5% better 44a, the "a" stands for aluminum center section.</p><p>If you get a ZJ, I get a 94-98 with the 4.0 it will have rear discs that you can put on the next jy axle you swap in WHEN the stock unit breaks. Throw in a HP 30 & AW4 from a XJ & rock on, pun intended.</p><p>I'd put a 95ish Explorer 8.8 in. It has 31 splinrs & discs. Hard to kill. I've been trying to with mine for 5 years now, welded & on 35s.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Big David, post: 743896, member: 6972"] My vote is XJ but I'm biased. I'd look for a 91- 99. These are all HO with the 4.0, AW4, HP 30 & look for a 8.25, the will have a flat lip on the bottom. You can find jy axle shaft spares for $30 each & they are pretty beefy for what they are. Word of advice, tack the caps on. That's my only complaint with the front shafts. Late 95 & up have the larger 297 u joints & I believe the 29 spline 8.25. The ZJ has a far less durable trans, LP 30 & rear 35 or 5% better 44a, the "a" stands for aluminum center section. If you get a ZJ, I get a 94-98 with the 4.0 it will have rear discs that you can put on the next jy axle you swap in WHEN the stock unit breaks. Throw in a HP 30 & AW4 from a XJ & rock on, pun intended. I'd put a 95ish Explorer 8.8 in. It has 31 splinrs & discs. Hard to kill. I've been trying to with mine for 5 years now, welded & on 35s. [/QUOTE]
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