Jaguar rear end

[Hurst01]

I tried doing a search on this but it came back as no results found. I saw a 54 Chevy pickup the other day that has a Jaguar rear differential mounted in it. It was quite a neat set-up. The guy told me what years was the most desirable to try and locate but I forgot what he said. I am thinking around a 1978?
Does anyone know what the most desirable years for the Jaguar are? I liked the way he had it mounted and the easy access to the disc brakes. Removing the rotors might be a hassle, don't know for sure. I don't need one at the moment but one of these days if I run across one at a price I can't resist I would like to know if it is one of the more desirables.

[rumrumm]

I cannot answer your question, but there are a lot of knowledgeable guys on the the RRT website. I would suggest joining and posting your question there.

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[glennsexton]

Great post - this peaked my curiosity - I do not know a lot about Jag rear ends, but was able to locate some information to pass along, re; sizes, gear ratios, and such..

XJ6 – 69-73 (Series I)
Girling Calipers with 1/2″ Rotors
Ball Bearing Stub Axles
3.54 Gears
61 3/4″ wide

XJ6 – 73-79 (Series II)
Girling Calipers and 1/2″ Rotors but with Odd dust Cover
Tapered roller bearings on Stub axles standard 3.31 gears with locker optional
61 3/4″ wide

XJ6 – 79-88 (Series III)
Girling Calipers 1/2″ Rotors
Tapered roller bearings on stub axles with Drain hole in Stub axle flange
2.88 Gears Locker optional
61 3/4″ wide

XJ6/XJ40 – 88-95
Completely different set up, not recommended for aftermarket applications

XJS – 76-87
Girling Calipers 1/2″ Rotors
All Powerlock Gears
Tapered Roller Bearings on Stub axles
3.31 Gears
61 3/4″ wide

XJS – 87-89
Girling Calipers 1/2″ Rotors
Flat bottom diff with NO drain plug and 3 bolt mounted stub axles
American Dana Unit with weak traction lock (Not recommended)
2.88 Gears
61 3/4″ wide

XJS – 89-95
Girling Calipers 1/2″ Rotors
ABS on uprights/speedo pickup in rear aluminum diff cover
2.88 Gears
61 3/4″ wide

[34_40]

Great work Glenn! Was that under, "Everything you wanted to know about Jag Rear Axles"?

[MikeB]

Try this link...

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Here's my Jag IRS in my '56 F-100 - '67 Mk 10

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[34_40]

Beautiful truck MikeB!

[Dq383500]

Iv'e got a spare jag rear im going to sale as I can't seem to break the one on car now. Of course that may take more power than i have. Trying to post pic.

[rickysrods]

ed, did you ever figure out best jag rearend? I have same problem and one is in project car I bought 30 years ago,thanks

[techinspector1]

Excellent work Glenn. Hope you don't mind if I copy and paste to the wiki on Hotrodders.com.

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[techinspector1]

Looks like '69 to '79 XJ6 would be my pick.

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[Hurst01]

Ricky, no I haven't found anything particular so far. Strange, this is the first reply I have got pertaining the post about the Jag differential. It sure makes a nice looking setup. I agree about the 69-79 because of the gearing.