Dumb newb advice

[goldtj]

Can someone post some pics,or give advice otherwise pertaining to how I can determine which Dana rearend I have?How do you determine whether it is a 30,35,or44?thanks!My Jeep is a 2003 TJ Sport,and according to Jp Magazine,most of these came with 44's!How can I determine?

 

[Utah_jeepster]

hit this site and it will help you identify your axle

 

[captjanes]

i would think that you have a dana 35. i thougth that only the rubicon came with 44 in the TJ. but dont quote me wait for someone else cause i am not 100% sure i been wrong many times before and many times to come

 

[Utah_jeepster]

Captjanes, not all TJ's came with a Dana35, you could order your x-Sahara with a 44 and some of the Sahara's came with the 44 standard.

And coming soon (Dec) you can order your new jeep with Portal axles...

 

[goldtj]

Thanks,all!The website link was very helpful,and it appears that I have the Dana 35!

 

[JeepMonkey]

Portals! No S***? I bought my TJ new in '01 and 3 months later they started talking about the upcoming Rubicon. I was disappointed back then, but have since built my Jeep to drive circles around a Rubi.

 

[jps4jeep]

all 97 TJ's had D35

98-06 all 4 cyl tj's had D35, X's and sports the D44 was optional, the Sahara and 03-06 rubi's the D44 was stock.



Personally I would never buy a Rubi, for the cost of the rubi over a wrangler X (close to 8 grand), I would rather get the X and with the money saved, buy some bolt in 60's and an atlas.

 

[southtj]

... the Sahara and 03-06 rubi's the D44 was stock.

That was not the case with my 04 Sahara. I had to special order the D44 as the D35 was the stock option.

 

[TerryMason]

Request your build sheet from Jeep directly from this site:
Contact Jeep

they will tell you everything that came on your Jeep when it was purchased (engine, transmission, axles, etc).