Twisted1
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- 97 2wd SOHC 5 speed
This is something I've been wondering for a while now after owning several Jeep Grand cherokee's (one to drive, several for parts!) And numerous Rangers and Explorer's. Has anyone here ever experimented with building a Hybrid Axle out of the 2? running the Jeep Dana 35 housing, carrier, gear set's with the Ranger/ Explorer Dana 35 outer's, spindle's, brakes, ect? I have a couple of each and have been thinking about strength testing a Hybrid set up under my Ex. I have a full width Dana 44 axle ready to roll under it worst case if this fails miserably but I was more or less curious if it could be done. That way you could gain the flex benifits of solid front and utilize the Ford outers with manual hubs with low weight being a priority. I tried searching but havent found much of anything on Explorer guys using the Jeep Dana 35 in general.