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Mudderoy
07-12-2010, 09:41 AM
That's right, we've moved the old Dana 30, that broken 4.0L block and various other Cherokee parts out of the corner of the garage and make a little room for the Grand Cherokee folks! After all the Grands are technically REAL Jeeps. :D
cantab27
07-12-2010, 12:50 PM
i might have someone for a spot in here ,,
rguignard
07-12-2010, 02:27 PM
ok lets see some of y'all post up :thumbsup: have fun
alwaysxj
07-12-2010, 04:47 PM
my wife had a grand at one time. do i qualify for the section?
cantab27
07-23-2010, 09:38 PM
sent a invitation , hopefully he will be on in a day or two ...on a side note ,what are the difference to a grand and xj ...
drakan1908
07-23-2010, 10:42 PM
sent a invitation , hopefully he will be on in a day or two ...on a side note ,what are the difference to a grand and xj ...

grands are.........well they are grand. lol Grands are a little larger and they have coils front and rear, available with a V8 and are a little more plush and know matter what Mudderoy says they are better. :D
cantab27
07-23-2010, 11:06 PM
grands are.........well they are grand. lol Grands are a little larger and they have coils front and rear, available with a V8 and are a little more plush and know matter what Mudderoy says they are better. :D

sweet thanks for that :thumbsup: apart from the v8 ones is running gear about the same ie diffs trans and such ...:driving:
drakan1908
07-23-2010, 11:42 PM
The v8s have a dana44a in the rear usually and the trans. depend on whether you have a v8 or 4.0. the v8s have 44re(I think) and the 6's have a 42re trans. the I6 usually has a 242 or a 231 tc and the V8's have 247/249 tc. the dana 30 comes in the front of both. The 98 ZJ also came with a 5.9 as an option. The normal V8 is a 5.2. I think the 93 Grands came with the same trans. as a Cherokee, in 94 they changed trans. As far as I'm concerned this was a BIG mistake.
Mudderoy
07-23-2010, 11:46 PM
The v8s have a dana44a in the rear usually and the trans. depend on whether you have a v8 or 4.0. the v8s have 44re(I think) and the 6's have a 42re trans. the I6 usually has a 242 or a 231 tc and the V8's have 247/249 tc. the dana 30 comes in the front of both. The 98 ZJ also came with a 5.9 as an option. The normal V8 is a 5.2. I think the 93 Grands came with the same trans. as a Cherokee, in 94 they changed trans.

Isn't it true that the Dana 44 on the Grands are some of the worse axles made, like Dana 35 bad?
cantab27
07-23-2010, 11:46 PM
v8 be nice ... thanks for the info
drakan1908
07-23-2010, 11:48 PM
They have a aluminium center section and have a problem with pinion bearings from what I understand. Plus they have NO aftermarket support
Mudderoy
07-23-2010, 11:50 PM
They have a aluminium center section and have a problem with pinoin bearings from what I understand. Plus they have NO aftermarket support

Yep, that's what I read, the aluminium part. I was sad to hear that. Dana 44 on anything would be nice.
rugidone
07-27-2010, 07:59 PM
My buddy might be sad to hear that the d44 rear from a grand is junk! he swears up and down the v8 must have a stronger axle.
Mudderoy
07-28-2010, 09:20 AM
My buddy might be sad to hear that the d44 rear from a grand is junk! he swears up and down the v8 must have a stronger axle.

Well I don't know that they are junk. I mean the Dana 35 is widely believed to be a POS, but it is just right-sized engineered. It's fine for a stock vehicle. We just wouldn't want a Dana 44 from a Grand because it wouldn't perform for what many of us want it for, high torque use.