pipebomb Posted March 31, 2012 Report Posted March 31, 2012 HI guys, Never done a rear end swap before, and was looking at the info about jeep cherokee rear ends nearly swapping in. only question i have that seems grey is that i have a cleveland type u joints in my 49. is there a combo u joint that will adapt the jeep to the dodge driveshaft? or anything else i should know before a buddy and i try to tackle this project? Greg Quote
41/53dodges Posted March 31, 2012 Report Posted March 31, 2012 I did the cherokee swap with a stock B4B, what model is yours? exactly what does a cleveland u-joint mean, is it a funky mount style or a brand? When I did mine, I used stock cherokee joints, bolted right in place of the stocks, Quote
NiftyFifty Posted March 31, 2012 Report Posted March 31, 2012 I used a yj rear diff which is basically the same, my truck was a 1 ton though but there was a conversion joint available. You may find though your drive shaft is no longer the right length, in which then you can either have one made up, or yours made to work with the correct diff end. When I swapped my 4 speed for the t5 I had to make another shaft, I went from Chevy to dodge and cost me like $200 total balanced Quote
Dennis_MN Posted March 31, 2012 Report Posted March 31, 2012 (edited) There seems to be a cut off after 49 where there is a modern U-joint held in with C clips. My 49 had U-joints held in place with bolts and a plate. The other thing about a 49 is that the joint on the transmission end is one piece, 50 and newer have a two piece unit. Bottom line is that there is not a simple conversion U-joint for the 48 and 49. I started by having one end of the drive shaft changed so that it was jeep to jeep on the U joint, but it wouldn't balance. So the drive shaft people wanted the other end so they could balance it, which meant that the part on the back of the tranny had to come out. It was a real bearcat to get off, and then when I brought it in they said it was shot and they'd have to get a new one and attach it to the drive shaft. I've got Dodge to Dodge on that end, and it is in balance. http://www430.pair.com/p15d24/mopar_forum/showthread.php?t=26779&highlight=Axle+update Edited March 31, 2012 by Dennis_MN Spelling help from the IPad+ link Quote
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