dana 30 with a non disconnect axle

[94 lngbd]

I can get a D30 with 3.55 gears from a 89 for $150 ,but in the TRS library it says that the non disconnect D30 came out in 1990, could this be a late 89 having parts that were to be in the 90 models? Also can a set of 4.56 gears be bolted to the same carrier that the 3.55s are on? If not can the D30 carrier with a from a 86 disconnect with 4.10s be installed into the 89 front end?

 

[martin]

The xj's with select trak t/cases came with non cad. d30's, I have one from an 88 in my shed. I can never remember what the carrier break is on these axles.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

I can't remember the carrier break, but I know a few jeep guys that had older CAD axles, a popular upgrade was to either fix the disconnect in the front axle so it doesn't move and put a block-off plate on it, or to swap a newer non-disconnect shaft and use a block-off plate for the CAD. I have one like that sitting here that I was going to use for a project, but the axles are MIA and I haven't got around to getting another set.

 

[Explorin94]

The carrier break is 3.55 and down and 3.73 and up. The CAD didn't go away until the 96 model years. But you can use the axle from a non-CAD axle in one with the CAD system. The seal is a bit tricky to install, but it can be done. But if you do that then get both axles as the u-joints are bigger. You may have to remover the exciter ring for the ABS on the newer shafts so they will fit the older housings.