8 1/4 rear and jeep brakes!

72smallairparticler said

Yeah I used to have a 92 XJ with a 6 and it was pretty spunky even lifted due to those gears. Even with the width mods (if needed) and the perch re-locations, I think swapping in some Liberty discs is still cheaper than a kit since I have the puny stock rear end.

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If you have access to ones in good condition for good prices I'd definitely go for it. In fact IIRC the 1997-later 8.25 has stronger axles with more splines.

I really miss my XJ, it was a '93 with the 4.0L I-6 and 5-speed manual. I changed it over to 3.55s (stock manual final-drive ratio is 3.07) and man that thing was so fun to drive both on and off road. Sadly in August of 2021 I got rear-ended by a kid not paying attention and it was a hard enough hit it bent the driver-side rear frame rail and totaled it. I pulled the engine, trans, clutch hardware, driveshafts, pedals, pretty much everything to convert an auto XJ (or one with no drivetrain) to manual.