Is the chrysler 8.25 a good expedition axle?
- Thread starter Kiel
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bradm
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- Bountiful UT
I have a '99 XJ with the 29 spline 8.25 rear, 4:56's, and an ARB. I have 33" MTRs and have ran that set up for 8 yrs without a rear axle failure. Have run everything from a Saturday morning run up the local canyon, to PSM/Spike/Gold Bar, Moab Rim, Behind the Rocks, etc. Yes, it's a c-clip axle, but if you're only running 31's it is plenty strong enough for that. It's actually a pretty decent axle (3" tubes if I remember right) and they will hold up to 35's as long as you don't flog the crap out of them. You shouldn't have any issues.
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- Bountiful, land of rocks
I think with 31" you'll be totally fine. The later ones are 29 spline (?) and should hold up pretty respectably to 33" tires (no experience, just an assumption).
- Location
- West Jordan
Run it. You'll be just fine.
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- Draper
That's what I have in my KJ. I roll 32" tires and 4.10 gears and I have 82K miles without issues.
- Location
- Sandy, Ut
For an "expedition" no. For overland use and a weekend trail rig, sure. Nomenclature, its a *****
keep your eye out for an xj d44, i got mine for $88 from the jy. it needed a wheelbearing and that was $100 installed... no biggie. and i put all new brake parts on it but that stuff was cheap too.
i wouldn't worry too much about the 8.25, it is after all a big upgrade from the d35 but keep your eyes peeled for a 44. they are out there
i wouldn't worry too much about the 8.25, it is after all a big upgrade from the d35 but keep your eyes peeled for a 44. they are out there
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- sugarliberty
XJ axles
[FONT="]Dana 35 non c-clip - 27 spline, 1.18" diameter shafts, 7.58" ring gear, 2.62" axle tube - used 84-89
Dana 35 c-clip - 27 spline, 1.18" diameter shafts, 7.58" ring gear, 2.62" axle tube - used 90-01
Chrysler 8.25 - 27 spline, 1.17" diameter shafts, 8.25" ring gear, 3" axle tube - used 91-96
Chrysler 8.25 - 29 spline, 1.21" diameter shafts, 8.25" ring gear, 3" axle tube - used 97-01
Dana 44 non c-clip - 30 spline, 1.31" diameter shafts, 8.5" ring gear, 2.75" axle tube - used 87-89 on some (not all) XJs equipped with towing package.[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
[FONT="]Dana 35 non c-clip - 27 spline, 1.18" diameter shafts, 7.58" ring gear, 2.62" axle tube - used 84-89
Dana 35 c-clip - 27 spline, 1.18" diameter shafts, 7.58" ring gear, 2.62" axle tube - used 90-01
Chrysler 8.25 - 27 spline, 1.17" diameter shafts, 8.25" ring gear, 3" axle tube - used 91-96
Chrysler 8.25 - 29 spline, 1.21" diameter shafts, 8.25" ring gear, 3" axle tube - used 97-01
Dana 44 non c-clip - 30 spline, 1.31" diameter shafts, 8.5" ring gear, 2.75" axle tube - used 87-89 on some (not all) XJs equipped with towing package.[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
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- West Jordan
keep your eye out for an xj d44, i got mine for $88 from the jy. it needed a wheelbearing and that was $100 installed... no biggie. and i put all new brake parts on it but that stuff was cheap too.
i wouldn't worry too much about the 8.25, it is after all a big upgrade from the d35 but keep your eyes peeled for a 44. they are out there
My opinion is that XJ 44's are more prone to bending a housing than an 8.25... I don't think it's worth the hassle and money to do the swap unless you are gonna do a 9" or a 60 or something big.
GOAT
Back from the beyond
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- Roanoke, VA
An 8.25 should be just fine for driving around pointlessly, in the middle of nowhere.
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- The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
haha
ya there fine... unless you are running 35's and pulling idiots out of forest lake... then the spiders like to explode....