Gears

I do gears. I would reccomend usa gear or yukon for gear choice and for master install kits. The cheaper master install kits leave parts out. Motive gear is also good.

I also do gears, located in New Castle. USA Standard or better. Avoid G2 like the plague.

Ill also rep Aaron for gears.

Someone correct me if I am wrong but I think the carrier split is 3.73/4.10 so to just from your 3.07 down to a 4.10 you will also need a new carrier or full case locker.

Yes there is a carrier break so numerically higher carriers of full carrier lockers will be needed. Sometimes with a d44 thick gears can be used with the original carrier. When u buy the gears the seller should be able to match u up with all the correct parts. I do not supply parts .

Do u know if the back axle is a d44 or d35?

If u regear. A d30 or d35 will 4.10 fit

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I wouldn't regear a Dana 35. For the money you spend on gears and a set of bearings you could find an 8.8 that just may be already geared to 4.10.

Its a tj so upgrading an axle can get expensive. Buying stock axles from a 4cyl tj would give u 4.10 gears and easily swap in. It would be more work 4 u but much cheaper.

I thought the 8.8s had coil spring buckets.

Everything is a whole different world from a CJ.

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I thought the 8.8s had coil spring buckets.

Everything is a whole different world from a CJ.

I believe they only came with spring-under leaf perches, so all of the XJs and TJs still need to get new brackets. The perches are spaced 1.25" narrower than a YJ, not sure about CJ width.

Throwing money at a d35 is a waste. Artec sells a kit for 8.8 installs in a TJ, but its pricey and installation is also a little on the pricey side.

Bob I'm up for checking out some junk yards. What rear does a TJ Rubi come with? to get away from the D35? Maybe can find a totaled one somewhere.

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its a waste for folks who can afford a $4000 plus new set up and are going to rock crawl alot. I am going for very light crawling and more on road and sand off roading.

I would beg to differ....a used 8.8 plus the $350 retail Artec bracket kit (they have pretty regular sales) is money WELL spent even for someone just driving on the road. Throwing away money at a d35 is a waste any way you look at it. If you already intend to regear you're $$ ahead just finding an 8.8 w/ 4.10's, disk brakes, and (possibly) an LSD.

--Ian

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do the 8.8's bolt right in? and do they have drum breaks?

Disks on most and with the addition of the bracket kit, yes, it'd bolt in. Given you're regearing I'd say it'd be approx a wash if you intended to go with 4.10's....by the time you get gears, install kit, new carrier, and pay for labor to set them up you're likely at the same $$ as buying the bracket kit and having someone weld it on.

--Ian