My Dana 35 is in a 98 ZJ with a 5.9. It has 30 splines.
Dana 35 or Dana 44
Standard is Dana 30 front and Dana 35 rear.Standard is Dana 30 front and Dana 35 rear.
The 1996 ( most other model years ) Jeep Cherokee has either the DANA 35 rear axle or the Chrysler 8.25 rear axle. ABS brakes are optional with the Dana 35 . The Chrysler 8.25 never had ABS. The front axle is the DANA 30.
AnswerA sport model should have DANA 30 front axles and DANA 35 rear axles A DANA 44 axle could be ordered optional on the rear.
You have either a Dana 35 or a Dana 44 rear axle. The differential cover on a Dana 35 is a perfect oval shape, while the Dana 44 is more angular, almost a stop sign shape.
Typically they would have a Dana 35 rear axle, unless if someone has upraded it to a Dana 44.
Dana 35 or Dana 44
Depending on engine, it is either a Dana 35 or Dana 44.
Front axle is a Dana 30, rear axle is a Dana 35. There are a few Jeeps that have Dana 44's front and rear but this was a rare option.
I believe it is a Dana 30 in the front and a Dana 35 c in the rear
http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/4wd_Front_Axles.html
The center of the Dana 44 is aluminum, a magnet will not stick to the bottom. The Dana 35 is all steel. a magnet will stick to the entire case. Generally the 44 is used with a V8 engine, the 35 with the 6 cylinder.