Supposed to say something crazy...

[HeavyMetal]

The 44 is an option but I would not take a used one because apparently with the Jeep 44 and 35 most came from Dana with a slight angle on the axle tubes as the were improperly welded at the factory.

i gotta say, this is SUPER false.

So many people run jeep 44s...countless people..myself included...i have to say i have never heard of what you just said in 6 years

[kracker]

Thanks for the advice I've been looking into upgrading but would need tons of money for a 16-bolt or a D60. And obviously have to re-weld stuff and I just don't have that kind of confidence in my welding skills at this point so probably couple hundred more for all the welds on the relocated mounts. The 44 is an option but I would not take a used one because apparently with the Jeep 44 and 35 most came from Dana with a slight angle on the axle tubes as the were improperly welded at the factory. So if I went with a 44 it would be even more costly for a new one. But I will get some nicer axles and tire eventually but most of my money is going into my 87 camaro which decided one day that I no longer needed the guages.

slightly misguided this one is......

[WickedXJ]

I was told this by a Jasper rep when we had hundreds of D35 axle bearings in the shop I used to work at. Don't know how accurate that is but seeing how everyday had 2 or more D35's it seemed like a reasonable explanation.

[jeepbogger4x4]

D35's should not be compared with the 44. if the axle tubes were improperly welded don't you think they would have noticed it and fixed it?

[WickedXJ]

rep said both 44's and 35's were improperly welded but clearly if no one else has heard of this he could not have been right

[Magilla]

no the 44s are fine, or look into an 8.8

[Zullock Holmes]

welcome. check out some of the xj build threads for appropriate axle tech and gearing. may even want to look into some suspension changes, shortarms with that much lift are no good. The 44's are fine, i've run one with reasonably no issues. Even the dana 30's are pretty stout for a while, but they will break if you beat on em.

[hippie metal]

37s or 38s on stock diffs?

welcome to the forum man.

[#DEZERTDAD]

Welcome

[CumminsJeep]

Thanks for the advice I've been looking into upgrading but would need tons of money for a 16-bolt or a D60. And obviously have to re-weld stuff and I just don't have that kind of confidence in my welding skills at this point so probably couple hundred more for all the welds on the relocated mounts. The 44 is an option but I would not take a used one because apparently with the Jeep 44 and 35 most came from Dana with a slight angle on the axle tubes as the were improperly welded at the factory. So if I went with a 44 it would be even more costly for a new one. But I will get some nicer axles and tire eventually but most of my money is going into my 87 camaro which decided one day that I no longer needed the guages.

quite misguided indeed. and im assuming you mean 14 bolt, not 16