Gear swap? Axle Swap?

MrMiyagi · 12-23-2009, 11:51 PM

So, I'm sort of in the same dilemma here and I'm not too familiar with axle or gear swaps. I have a manual 6 sp. TJ with 33" x 12.5 tires, 4" lift, and 3.07 gearing. I have a dana 30 in the front and a 35 in the rear.

I haven't gotten to do too much off roading, but next summer I'll be using it as my DD as well as doing some light-medium off roading.

So I have a couple options (let me know if there are others):

1. Replace both axles with 4.11 or 4.56 gearing as it would be cheaper than regearing? I'd like to upgrade the axle(s) to D44, but what about the Ford 8.8 or other? I know you can do a direct bolt in from TJ to TJ, but how hard is it to modify the ford 8.8" or other? I would have no idea how to go about doing this or finding the right people to do it for me.

2. Do a gear swap to 4.11 or 4.56 and upgrade my rear axle with a Super 35?

3. I might be looking to some lockers in the future, so I should probably do this at the same time as my axle upgrades...not sure about this though.

arghh....help me out here. Thanks

12-23-2009, 11:51 PM	#1
MrMiyagi Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 6	Gear swap? Axle Swap? So, I'm sort of in the same dilemma here and I'm not too familiar with axle or gear swaps. I have a manual 6 sp. TJ with 33" x 12.5 tires, 4" lift, and 3.07 gearing. I have a dana 30 in the front and a 35 in the rear. I haven't gotten to do too much off roading, but next summer I'll be using it as my DD as well as doing some light-medium off roading. So I have a couple options (let me know if there are others): 1. Replace both axles with 4.11 or 4.56 gearing as it would be cheaper than regearing? I'd like to upgrade the axle(s) to D44, but what about the Ford 8.8 or other? I know you can do a direct bolt in from TJ to TJ, but how hard is it to modify the ford 8.8" or other? I would have no idea how to go about doing this or finding the right people to do it for me. 2. Do a gear swap to 4.11 or 4.56 and upgrade my rear axle with a Super 35? 3. I might be looking to some lockers in the future, so I should probably do this at the same time as my axle upgrades...not sure about this though. arghh....help me out here. Thanks