rear axle swap from a trooper??

[79cj7bogger]

curious to know if anyone has ever swapped thier AMC20 rear out for a rearend out of an isuzu trooper I think the axle isnt wide enough but a buddy wants to try it? if done or heard of it done any info would be appreciated, thanks

 

[Old Dog]

Not sure about the trooper but a Rodeo has a Dana 44 that works.

 

[csuengr]

The Isuzu axle (Dana 44 ) is wider than both a narrow-trac and wide-trac CJ axles. It has a six on 5.5 bolt pattern with 12mm studs. There is no way to convert it to 5 on 5.5 without custom axle shafts and rotors.

Trying to get a Dana 30 to be a 6 on 5.5 is rather involved, and you would still up up with 7/16" studs, so you would have two different sets of lug nuts.

 

[Saddle Tramp]

Try This:

http://www.jpmagazine.com/techarticles/drivetrain/axletech/154_0705_used_jeep_dana_44_axles/viewall.html