Auto Parts: 97 grand cherokee, jeep dana 44, grand cherokee limited

Question
i forgot to mention that this is not only going to be a daily driver but a not so mild trail rig as well. can you tell me how to identify the axles under the truck? i believe its a dana 30 front and either a dana 35 or 44 rear. the problem is the jeep dana 44 under the grand cherokee limited has an aluminum axle housing and actually takes the 35 bearings etc. what would be a compatible swap for these axle's preferably cheap as possible with good aftermarket following. coil springs front and rear, Toyota maybe??

Answer
Hi Robert,

Other answer may be off because I thought you had a Cherokee and not a Grand Cherokee.

Your vehicle uses either a Spicer35 or a Spicer44 axle housing with either 3.55 or 3.73 ratio gearing. Since there are way too many ID numbers to list, give me the ID number from your axle assemblies and I'll let you know what you have. As far as being able to tell you if Toyota axles will swap with your Jeep, at first I'd have to say 'no', but that is only because my interchange program does not work like that. It only does exact interchanges.

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