Billet_JLU
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Hey everyone, to get straight to the point I am starting this to gain more information on the JL axles. Everyone knows all Rubicon's get the dana 44 front and rear. All information I can find claims that Sport's and Sahara's get dana 30/35 unless you get the anti spin axle, then you will get the dana 44 in the rear. I have a 2018 Sport S Unlimited that does not have the anti spin option but yet I still have a dana 44 rear, or according to the build sheet Dana M220 rear axle. I saw another thread that someone thought they received a dana 44 by mistake but personally I don't think Jeep is going to mistakenly put dana 44's in a bunch of Sport's especially geared at 3.45. I think their has to be some reasoning behind this and maybe all Sport's and Sahara's don't just come with dana 30/35. Since my Jeep is just your average Sport S off the lot I was thinking maybe all trims get a dana 44 rear axle but I see companies making diff covers for a JL dana 35 so their must be JL dana 35's out there somewhere. Here is a picture of my rear axle and it sure looks like a dana 44.
Here is my build sheet to show I have the dana M220 rear axle, it is highlighted.
All this started because I was looking up gearing for my Sport since I have the 6 speed manual and with the 285/70/17 ko2's 6th gear is already useless. I want bigger tires than what I have now and I would want to regear for those tires but personally I wouldn't want to put money into a 30/35 combo so I started seeing what I could find about dana 44 takeoff's or aftermarket upgrades and along the way I saw the build sheet showing I already have a dana 44 rear.
If you have a Sport or Sahara I would encourage you to use this link to view your build sheet and see what rear axle you have.
https://fcacommunity.force.com/RAM/s/equipment-listing
I have a feeling more people are out their that just assumed they had a 35 but actually have a 44 like I assumed from going off of axle information already posted. I'm hoping we can all find some clarity on what axles we are receiving and why. Any help is appreciated, thanks.
Here is my build sheet to show I have the dana M220 rear axle, it is highlighted.
All this started because I was looking up gearing for my Sport since I have the 6 speed manual and with the 285/70/17 ko2's 6th gear is already useless. I want bigger tires than what I have now and I would want to regear for those tires but personally I wouldn't want to put money into a 30/35 combo so I started seeing what I could find about dana 44 takeoff's or aftermarket upgrades and along the way I saw the build sheet showing I already have a dana 44 rear.
If you have a Sport or Sahara I would encourage you to use this link to view your build sheet and see what rear axle you have.
https://fcacommunity.force.com/RAM/s/equipment-listing
I have a feeling more people are out their that just assumed they had a 35 but actually have a 44 like I assumed from going off of axle information already posted. I'm hoping we can all find some clarity on what axles we are receiving and why. Any help is appreciated, thanks.
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