Welcome to the addictive world of one of the most used and modified Jeeps. XJs were built for a long time and many folks have changed them to suit their needs, from mild to wild. I've owned at least three XJs, and you have a good one in one of the last model years built. It will have the venerable AMC 4.0L 1-6, a torquey and reliable engine that lots of enthusiast's love. Behind it is most likely an AW4 four-speed automatic (although a few XJs had the 4.0L and an NV3550 five-speed manual). From there you either have the NP242 or more likely an NP231, both of which are great transfer cases for a mild build. Your front axle will be a low-pinion Dana 30, the same axle that came from the factory in the TJ Wrangler. Your rear axle is either a 29-spline Chrysler 8.25 or a Dana 35. The Dana 44 you found is a mild upgrade over the Chrysler axle (which is pretty strong but is unfortunately a C-clip-style axle) and a definite upgrade over a Dana 35 ... it makes a better boat anchor than an axle.
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2022 Summer Safari
NEK Overland led the way into parts of Vermont and a bit of New Hampshire most will never see
This fourdoor Ford foreshadowed late-model Broncos
Ddecades ahead of the '20 four-door Bronco, and even preceding the Ford Explorer and Excursion, came an SUV that could have passed for OEM and was built to answer the call for a three-row people-haulin' off-roader.
JEEP OR BLAZER BUILDING
I was hoping to pick your brain as to a couple of different builds. I have a '19 Jeep Wrangler JL and a '74 Chevy Blazer. I'm a little baffled as to what to focus on. The '74 full convertible Blazer is my dream vehicle. She's been a long build and now I am thinking of focusing my energy on my wife's '19 Jeep JL. I recently joined a Jeep club and have been going off-road with a few guys. I'm shopping around for lift kits. Would you suggest that my time be spent and focused on the Blazer or enjoy the Jeep? I really can't do both.
JEEP BEACH 2022
10 days, 25,000-plus Jeeps, 225,000-plus spectators
TAULER JACK
A new alternative to the old off-road jack
OVERLAND ADVENTURE 2022:
MEET THE PARTICIPANTS 12 outstanding, Mojave-ready over landers
JEEP GRAND CAMPER
This custom 1994 Grand Cherokee and homebuilt trailer were made to go camping
ROCK JUNCTION 2022
4 days, 23 trails, 1 awesome event
DECKED OUT SILVERADO
Is this the ultimate overland accessory for pickups?
SANDTASTIC!
Dangle the opportunity to put the hammer down on more than a dozen square miles of the largest coastal dune complex in the world, add in partying with family and friends at sand camps, spice it up a bit with a variety of motorsport competition and nightly concerts, and it's easy to see why the five-day