The Dana/Spicer Model 35 is an automotive axle

Axle

An axle is a central shaft for a rotating wheel or gear. On wheeled vehicles, the axle may be fixed to the wheels, rotating with them, or fixed to its surroundings, with the wheels rotating around the axle. In the former case, bearings or bushings are provided at the mounting points where the axle...

 manufactured by Dana Corp.

Dana Corp.

The Dana Holding Corporation is a supplier of axles, driveshafts, off-highway transmissions, sealing and thermal-management products, and service parts....

 since 1985 when American Motors

American Motors

American Motors Corporation was an American automobile company formed by the 1954 merger of Nash-Kelvinator Corporation and Hudson Motor Car Company. At the time, it was the largest corporate merger in U.S. history.George W...

 (AMC) sold its axle tooling

Machine tool

A machine tool is a machine, typically powered other than by human muscle , used to make manufactured parts in various ways that include cutting or certain other kinds of deformation...

 equipment to Dana. The axle was originally named an AMC-15 when it was first made in 1962. Dana upgraded the axle, and made IFS

Independent suspension

Independent suspension is a broad term for any automobile suspension system that allows each wheel on the same axle to move vertically independently of each other. This is contrasted with a beam axle, live axle or deDion axle system in which the wheels are linked – movement on one side affects...

 and Twin Traction Beam

Twin Traction Beam

The Twin Traction Beam is an independent suspension system for front drive axles in four-wheel drive Ford F-Series trucks and sport utility vehicles....

 front axle variations, as well. The last year the Dana 35 was used in a Jeep Wrangler was 2006

General specifications

The Dana 35 (as well as the AMC-15) is found in a wide variety of vehicles. The most common Dana 35 applications are as a rear axle in the Jeep Cherokee

Jeep Cherokee (XJ)

The Jeep Cherokee is a unibody compact SUV. It shared the name of the original full-size SJ model, but without a body-on-frame chassis, it set the stage for the modern SUV. Its innovative appearance and sales popularity spawned important imitators as other automakers began to notice that this...

, Jeep Wrangler

Jeep Wrangler

The Jeep Wrangler is a subcompact four-wheel drive sport utility vehicle and an off-road vehicle manufactured by American automaker Chrysler, under its Jeep marque – and now in its fourth generation. It is a successor to the famous World War II 'Jeep' vehicle by way of the Willys civilian...

 and Jeep Comanche

Jeep Comanche

The Jeep Comanche is a pickup truck version of the Cherokee compact SUV that was produced from 1985 to 1992. Rear wheel and four-wheel drive models were available, as well as two cargo box lengths of six-feet or seven-feet .-Introduction:During the mid-1980s, according to AMC Chairman W...

 and as a front axle in the Ford Explorer

Ford Explorer

The Ford Explorer is a sport-utility vehicle sold in North America and built by the Ford Motor Company since 1990, as a replacement for the smaller but related Ford Bronco II. It is manufactured in Chicago, Illinois...

. It is "reliable in day-to-day street use, but notoriously the opposite when worked hard."

• Ring Gear measures 7.5 inches (19 cm)
• OEM Inner axle shaft spline count: 27
• Pinion shaft splines: 26
• Rear axle ratios range from 2.73:1 to 4.88:1
  • TTB axle ratios range from 3.27:1 to 4.88:1
  • IFS axle ratios range from 3.08:1 to 4.88:1
• Carrier break: 2.72:1 - 3.31:1 and 3.55 - 4.88:1
• Axle Shaft diameter
  • Rear 1.09 inches (3 cm) (30 Spline)

Independent front suspension (IFS) Dana 35 axle

Throughout the 1990s Ford used the Dana 35 as a front axle. In both TTB and full IFS variations. These units also follow Ford's tradition of using high pinion, reverse cut units. Dodge used this front axle only for a few years in Dakotas and Durangos.

• GAWR
  Gross axle weight rating
  The gross axle weight rating is the maximum distributed weight that may be supported by an axle of a road vehicle. Typically, GAWR is followed by either the letters FR or RR, which indicate front or rear axles respectively.-Importance:...
  
   up to 2900 lbs depending on variation and set up.

Rear Dana 35 solid axle

The Dana 35 is used extensively in the Jeep models. This axle had a GAWR

Gross axle weight rating

The gross axle weight rating is the maximum distributed weight that may be supported by an axle of a road vehicle. Typically, GAWR is followed by either the letters FR or RR, which indicate front or rear axles respectively.-Importance:...

up to 2700 lbs.

Common Applications

Front Axle

Dodge

• 1997-2000 Dakota
• 1997-2000 Durango

Ford

• 1990-1997 Explorer
• 1990-1997 Ranger

Rear Axle

Jeep

• 1984-1997 Jeep Wagoneer
• 1984-2001 Jeep Cherokee
• 1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee
• 1986-1992 Jeep Comanche
• 1987-Present Jeep Wrangler
• 2001-2007 Jeep Liberty