5.38 gears
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William1982CJ7
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I don't think you can.
HiHood
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DITTO . . . mine came with the Dana 25, and Dana 44 10 spline with the 5:38 gears. It's a '54
Bounty__Hunter
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YUKON, 5.38 RING AND PINION GEARS DANA 30 but they're not for a TJ d30 axle. Complete Offroad has a completely different page of gearsets for the TJ d30.
im not doubting you but are you positive cause i have this question posted on other forums and i keep getting mixed answers. I'm not doubting your knowledge please dont take it like that, I just want to be sure befor I order a new carrier and gears. Somebody on jeepforum said that there isnt enough room in a dana 30 for 5.38's. I'm just really confused.
Bounty__Hunter
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From my limited web research it looks like the 5.38 will fit early D30's but not late-model d30's. Call a retailer like Complete Offroad and get the facts straight, you'll likely never get a straight answer on a forum.
8)Your right I will probably do that tomorrow, Thanks for all of yalls help though. what would i do without you guys!!!!8)
Your question does not say anything about year make or model, only asks if 5.38's will fit a stock carrier.. Yes, jeep produced thousands of vehicles with a Dana 25, 27, and DANA 30 from 1946-1971 with 5.38 gears from the factory.. so yes, 5.38 gears will fit a stock, factory supplied carrier per YOUR question. If this is not the information you desire I appologize, but you might want to re-evaluate your question.
this is accurate, the pinion bearings seats are different and I believe that the reverse rotation versus standard rotation also had influence (but not piositive on this as 72-on D30's were both LP and HP).
If I upset you im sorry i didnt mean to offend you, I just wanted to make sure. But ive decided to just go with 4.88's.
I am by no means upset, I was trying to illustrate that the reason why you are getting conflicted answers is that the question is to open.
Also unless you have a D44 or larger ring gear rear axle, 4.88 is as deep as you can go. D35 can not accept a (numerically) larger gear.
Also unless you have a D44 or larger ring gear rear axle, 4.88 is as deep as you can go. D35 can not accept a (numerically) larger gear.
Well the reason i was asking about the 5.38's is because I am rebiulding a Ford 9" and it already had 5.38's so i was just gonaa regear the front, but the front cant hold 5.38's so I am just gonna have to regear both. I am glad you gave me the information I needed because I was about to order the gears, I didnt realize the dana 30 was different on the jk and TJ's I appreciate it you saved me a lot of trouble and money.
oh i will i am definalty gonna make sure with them. Even though i know they will fit. Thanks for all your help
