I have a mess on my hands, and could use some advice. I have a '94 XJ that was given to me with a new motor. Put the motor in, pulled the carpet, and put my feet through the floorboards. I'm halfway through welding in new floor boards, and have the axles out of it. I have a waggy front D44, and today acquired a '90 Dodge 150 with a front D44 and 9.25 rear. I know the drop is on the wrong side, but I was going to frankenstein the two fronts since the Dodge comes with flat top knuckes. :D

I've seen some threads with built 9.25's, and I've seen some threads cursing them, but nothing specific. Looks beefier than my D35 on the XJ. :confused:

Lastly, I was planning on the good old 241 guts in the 231 t-case (may consider a doubler if I get real enthusiastic).

This is a budget build from hell. Most of this stuff has been donated in exchange for welding services, and I have about 300 bucks in the whole rig at this point (I'm chronically broke). I'm planning on leafs front and rear. Which combination of axles would work best? I'll be running 32's, but I want a stout drivetrain since I'll have my boys with me most of the time.

I have more hours in welding the floor than the rig is worth, so I don't mind burning my time - just burning dollars. :lmao:

The waggy 44 is an upgrade yea but not a substantial one over the 30. The 9.25 is no great upgrade either however ANYTHING is better than a 35. With only planning on running 32's why are you so concerned with upgrading axles. Plus the stock t-case will be fine too.
If you run the waggy 44 and the 9.25 then your looking at huge width diffrences. How do you plan on working that out?

Explain your "frankensteining" idea.

Mostly just using the knuckles from the Dodge on the Waggy axle so I can use high steer. I'm working endless hours on a buddy's WJ that is lifted and on 35's, and the steering geometry is a nightmare (soon to be addressed). He can afford new axles and all the fancy stuff, and I'm building a junk yard beater. I'm swapping axles since I've got the thing gutted and it's a good time to do it. I plan on running bigger tires in the future, and I don't want to have to tear this thing all the way down again. Nothing extreme, probably 35's. It will never be a trailer queen.

The 241 doesn't use a slip-yolk. Will that interchange with the slip-yolk on the back of my 231?

Really, it was a curse from the get-go. I got it in exchange for an install of a Clayton long-arm kit. I should have taken the cash and ran.

I have the same combo of axles sitting in my garage out of a ramcharger. My plan is to use the 231/241 doubler and clock the t-case for passenger drop

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dude you shouldnt waste time....on that if you are only running 32s...

Just run the stock axles with 32s. I ran 32s with stock axles and never broke one. Ive now broke d60 shafts and many 1ton hubs, Id stick to stock axles for you budget and goals.