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Many have used late 60s B body axles (early have the bad axles you have now), late 70s full size, and I 've heard later model (no year range) Jeep Cherokees with discs are also good.



No Cherokees came with disc rear brakes. you would need a Grand Cherokee rear end from '93-98, and preferably a Dana 44, as the D35 is pretty weak. Of course, if you aren't going too hard on it, the D35 will live, and is dirt cheap, to boot. You would still need to take off a ton of bracketry in either case before you added your perches, as the Grand Cherokee is coil sprung in the back. The later Grands used a 5 on 5" bolt pattern, which wouldn't match your existing setup. The '93-98 GC is about 60 1/2", WMS to WMS.

Another option is to use an 8.8 from a '95-01, (IIRC) Ford Exploer. 31 spline axles, disc brakes, and 3.21, 3.55, 3.73 and 4.10 gears are all available, with and without factory limited slips. the Exploder 8.8 is about 59 1/2" wide.

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