The Jeep CJ was the brand's civilian version of the ... and the Model 300 from 1980 through the end of the CJ-5's run in 1983. A Dana 44 axle went in the back, and the front rotated from a Dana ...

Jeep only made about 28,000 CJ-8s in its run from 1981 through 1986 ... but some 1986 Scramblers got much beefier Dana 44 rear axles. The standard top was a hard half-cab cover, but full soft ...

Jeep fans have long clamored for a Wrangler with a pickup bed (ever since the CJ-8 Scrambler ... a 4.5-inch lift kit and a Dana 44 front axle. The truck site found the Independence to have ...