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What Rearend??
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Old Dog
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258, T-4, D300, trussed AMC20 w/Detroit & 1pc., Dana30 w/TrueTrac, 3.73:1; just finished a restomod
Just improve the 20 that's there now and save yourself several hundred dollars.
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Unless your 20 is trashed, all it takes is 1-piece axles, a couple pieces of iron for braces or gussets and about $50 worth of welding (if you can't do it yourself) and your 20 will last as long as any.
This is your only bolt in option and your gonna end up with crappy 2.72 or 3.31 gears. Both those gear sets use a small carrier so even if you would pay to re gear you'll need a carrier as well. Depending where your at the Cj Dana 44 usually goes for around $400-$600 in stock form. Its not going to be a cheap replacement in any way.
Im with the other guys here , your best bet in this situation is upgrade your AMC20 . This site doesnt seem to hate the AMC20 like alot of other do, and theres good reason for that. The biggest flaw of the AMC20 is the 2 piece axle. A good set of 1 piece axles are around $200 and fix that quick. If your wheeling moderate trails often the next weak point is the thinner pressed in axle tubes. You can have them "stitch" welded to the center section for an 1 hrs worth of labor maybe 2 if we stretch it.
If your really rock crawling (twisting , turning , articulating) and get bound up in rocks you can truss the AMC20 as well. You can do these thigs to your AMC20 as money allows and still come out cheaper than the Dana 44 in my opinion.
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Well I gotta throw in my 2cents 
Dana 44 from a scout is a good candidate.
Check out this link
http://www.jeep-cj.com/forums/f2/axle-swap-question-1984-cj-7-a-11203/
A locker and gears are the same cost for either axle.
Dana 44 from a scout is a good candidate.
Check out this link
http://www.jeep-cj.com/forums/f2/axle-swap-question-1984-cj-7-a-11203/
A locker and gears are the same cost for either axle.
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