can a dana 35 handle 35" tires?
the plan is to use 30 spline axles, eaton e locker, 4.56 gears, trusses, and welded axle tubes. i know a 44 is way better but they are very hard to find where I'm at. it mostly dd with some mudding, mountain roads, and rock crawling a bit one day.
Ain't there some kinda late model sosucki like an XL-7 or something with a 44 too? I can't help but think even an 8.25'd be an upgrade over a 35 with the peanut axles they have. 44a out of a grand, etc.
The problem with building a Dana 35 is its still a Dana 35, you would be better off with a 8.25 from a Cherokee or an 8.8 from a ford. A stock 8.8 regeared would be stronger then any 35 you could put together
I was looking for a 44 out of a TJ. Very hard to come by where im from, but i could go with a normal dana 44 but i was looking for something that just bolted in. if im going to mod the rear axle i will probably go with a 8.75 Chrysler, dana 60, or ford 9".
I wouldn't put ANY money into a Dana 35, especially with 35" tires.
An 8.8 swap is a cost-effective swap, and there is a ton of information on it. See my signature for my 8.8 swap thread, and look at the Artec 8.8 truss for TJs. The Artec truss makes alignment and setup pretty easy.
I have seen 4 Dana 35's blow up in front of me. The axle shafts are so small.
break the shaft and then the axle walks out with the c clip design. But a Ford 8.8 is C clip but much bigger axles. Get a Dana 44 and no c clip your choice.
A Dana 44a is junk as well might as well be a Dana 35.
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