8.8 or D44

[HeavyMetal]

complete with rinky dink spring perches and low clurrance shock mounts

using a "rinky dink" spring perch as a negative on the 44 shows its lacking negatives

[FireFighter32]

Personally I plan to go with the 8.8 in my current build. Spring perches can be had for $32 from Ruff Stuff. The convenience of disk brakes means a lot. It also depends on what you plan on doing and your set up on your Jeep.

[Ktmracer419]

stock 8.8s are equally rinky dink

[Ktmracer419]

Personally I plan to go with the 8.8 in my current build. Spring perches can be had for $32 from Ruff Stuff. The convenience of disk brakes means a lot. It also depends on what you plan on doing and your set up on your Jeep.

WHAT ABOUT THE LOSS OF HOLDING POWA!?

[robs02tj]

i perfer the 44 thats the the swap i did in my tj and love it. thats with 33 spline shafts and a detroit with 33's with no problem

[Hydra]

ive seen both the internals on an 8.8 and 44, stock, and the 44 is definately more beef in stock, but i feel the 8.8 can be made just as tough with $$$

i chose the 44, non c-clip and better housing sold me, and mine was $150 so im not gonna complain

[grundlepunch]

my full float d44 is quite strong i believe. was used in a comp tj and behind a v8, one with red labels on the others with 36" iroks

[Arundlemcbrundle]

i'd go with the 8.8

million of them
right width
right bolt pattern
as strong or stronger than 44
easily weld the tubes to stop spinning
disc brakes
factory 4.10s

while your at the junkyard get a hp30 with 4.10s and you got factory lower gearing front and rear and a pretty strong set up


that or if i wanted a lil wider stance but not full width waggy 44's front and rear

[Magilla]

The 44s he was asking about did not have bolt in capability

[Zullock Holmes]

if i wanted to run a 60/30 combo.... id sell you my 44 and bolt my 60 up, but that would be completely unnessesary.

8.8's can be found for cheaper than bolt in 44's too, if you find one with discs and 3.55's literally all you have to do is weld on new perches and shock mounts and go to town. i got an 8.8 that same setup for 100 bucks a while back. you could easily do an 8.8 swap for like 200-250, and barely even have it hurt your pocket.

[XJtheXtremeJeep]

If you cant find a xj or mj 44 i would just do the 8.8 unless your changing your front axle too because of the change in lug pattern, a tj 44 will cost over 600 and would be alot of work to put it in anyways, and most of em come stock with 3.73 gears.

[Ktmracer419]

you could easily do an 8.8 swap for like 200-250, and barely even have it hurt your pocket.

same with a 44

but when people ask you what rearend you have, would you rather say

"oh a ford 8.8"

or

"DANA FOFO BITCHES"

[grundlepunch]

i have me 44's

[98XJ4X4]

ill soon be heading out to the junkyard this week and my buddy their believes theres two or three XJ's with D44's, but if their isnt, i might go with the 8.8.