O ne of the most significant changes made to the 2024 Jeep Wrangler is also one of the most difficult to spot: The new Wrangler's rear axle is now a full-float Dana 44 HD. Why does this matter?

Now Burnsville Off Road offers a Jeep TJ axle swap kit ... the JK Rubicon Dana 44 front and rear axles offer ... The ears on the JK yoke are wider and thicker, too. Further, the JK stub shaft has ...

In 1970 and 1971 the Dana 44 was available with 30 spline, one-piece axle shafts. In 1970 or 1971 the gas tank was moved from under the driver seat to between the frame rails behind the rear axle ...