I’m going to check out a rear axle. Seller says came off Jeep commander (06) which factory they were 8.25 (from research).
Am I getting the 44 and 8.25 mixed up as in they are really the same? I thought they were different.
-Matt
I’m going to check out a rear axle. Seller says came off Jeep commander (06) which factory they were 8.25 (from research).
Am I getting the 44 and 8.25 mixed up as in they are really the same? I thought they were different.
-Matt
2 different axles.
Just do an image search in google to see the differences in the diff cover.
D44 have 8-5/8 ring gear and r 30-33 spline depending on what they r out of
Chrysler 8.25 has an 8.25 ring gear and i think r 28 spline.
The XJ 8.25 axles were either 27 or 29spl depending on the year. Those had larger axle tubes, so were considered almost equal in strength to a D44, trading the gears and shafts vs the build strength of the 8.25. A D44 is still stronger and more desirable though.
I'm not really familiar with the Commander specs, but it should have 29spline shafts, 3" axle tubes and the possibility of a factory e-locker or limited slip, in addition to being set up for control arms.
Yea it looks to be limited slip. My wonder was would I need to buy a weld on bracket kit. Plus like is it worth building up the 8.25 over like a 8.8 or D44.
It does have control brackets as you stated and it shows the spec to be around 60” or so so close to TJ length. I believe this one is a 29 spline which research says is better than 27.
Not sure what to do it all started because I need a new front axle and found this one on my search.
More splines is stronger, so 29 is good. A D44 or 8.8 are always better to build on for the aftermarket support, of course the 8.8 is a little narrow for a TJ, but we've dealt with it since it's often easier to find than a proper-width used D44. Sadly, I don't know if the 8.25" brackets are in the proper locations for a TJ, probably not...
Appreciate the info, I don’t need a rear right now so thinking should hold out for a 8.8 or D44 from a TJ.
HAHA
dont forget u have to match the gear ratios or regear the axles.
Yea, I’m actually trying to figure out what is in mine Jeep now. Took a look at the side of ring gear abs it looks like 41x10. I might have to pull back diff cover see if I can read it better. Idk why he original owner would of put in 4.10
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