What axles are in my Jeep JK Rubicon?
All four-door JK Wrangler original owners do have Dana 44s under the rear end. Currently, if you have purchased the new JL Wrangler, you have Dana 30 front and Dana 35 rear axles, unless you specifically bought one with upgraded Dana 44s. All Rubicon JL owners have a Dana 44 front and rear axle.
What front axle does a Rubicon have?
Dana 44 axle
Rubicon models come standard with a 4.10 rear gear ratio and also use a Dana 44 axle in the front with either a 3.73 or 4.10 gear ratio. The width of the axle shafts is 1.31 inches.
Does Rubicon have Dana 44 axles?
Yes. The JL Rubicon has Dana 44 axles front and rear.
Does Rubicon have solid front axle?
The Wrangler Rubicon has a Dana Advantek M210 solid axle up front with an 8.3-inch diameter differential ring gear.
What Jeeps come with a Dana 44 front axle?
JK Wrangler: 2007 and up Rubicon models include HD HP Dana 44 Front and HD Dana 44 Rear with 32 splines (upgraded from TJ Rubicons).
Are JK Rubicon axles wider?
The Rubicon axle is one inch wider. Both of these offer additional clearance for larger tires. Your tires will fit but may experience rub issues when flexing.
What year jeeps came with Dana 44 axles?
In 2003, the highly anticipated Jeep Wrangler Rubicon rolled onto the scene with Dana 44 axles equipped with selectable air lockers. Though the TJ Dana 44s had advantages over the anemic Dana 30 and 35, it wasn’t until the 2007 release of the Jeep Wrangler JK that the Dana 44 as we knew it was all but reinvented.
How much wider is Rubicon axle?
The Rubicon axle is one inch wider.
What Jeep comes with Dana 44?
The new Jeep® Wrangler JL comes with redesigned Dana axles as standard equipment. The Wrangler Sport and Sahara come with Dana 30™ axles in front and Dana 35™ AdvanTEK® axles in the rear, while the Rubicon comes equipped with Dana 44™ AdvanTEK® axles in front and rear.
Is Dana 44 better than Dana 35?
It may not sound like a big difference, but it’s actually a pretty big. Although the Dana 44 has a larger differential, and stronger axle shafts, it shares the same weak axle tubes with the Dana 35. You could always truss the axle to make it stronger, but at the end of the day, it’ll still have really weeks tubes.
How do you tell if I have Dana 35 or 44?
The easiest way to tell these axles apart is to look at the shape of the differential cover. The Dana 35 cover is pretty much perfectly round. The Dana 44 is sort of a six-sided shape. A Dana 35 (left) compared to a Dana 44 (right).