Let's play the Ford axle identification game.

JEONLYEP · Feb 15, 2004

Here's the scoop. I have the chance to get these two axles for $200.00, subject to negotiation. I do know that it was a ford truck that they are from, and not much more about them.

The front in these pictures is bottom side up. it has some strange torsion bar sorta thing happening.

The rear has no removable diff. cover. The access to the gears and such is in front of the axle.

Any one who think they know what these are?

Thanks to all who take the time to take a look.

Daryl

Skybluexj · Feb 15, 2004

JEONLYEP said:
Here's the scoop. I have the chance to get these two axles for $200.00, subject to negotiation. I do know that it was a ford truck that they are from, and not much more about them.

The front in these pictures is bottom side up. it has some strange torsion bar sorta thing happening.

The rear has no removable diff. cover. The access to the gears and such is in front of the axle.

Any one who think they know what these are?

Thanks to all who take the time to take a look.

Daryl

csudman · Feb 15, 2004

Getem Ford 9" and High pinion Dana 44 fullwidth.

Skybluexj · Feb 15, 2004

Daryl,
The rear is a 9" ford axle, usually a good choice for strength. As for the front, it appears to be a Dana 44 low pinon...can't be 100% certain.
Hope this helps.

andyr354 · Feb 15, 2004

The rear is easy, it is a ford 9". (unless it is an oddball 9.? whatever they made)

The front is a D44. Looks to be a 76 or 77. Cant see coil mounts good enough to be positive, could be anywhere from 76-80.

it is not a low pinion, it us just upside down

The 76-77 the mounts can be cut off for adding you own longarm mounts, the 78+ they are cast on and you are stuck running the radius arms.

Do a search and you will find more info as well.

csudman · Feb 15, 2004

All I can say is that there really clean. None of the crap on them that we in the south have to deal w.

Lincoln · Feb 15, 2004

Those are the mounts that can be cut off. I would bet the rear axle has 28 spline shafts instead of the 31's. Ditto on the rest.

JEONLYEP · Feb 15, 2004

Yes, in the pic the front is upside down. Sounds like all pretty much agree what they are.

in this pic the area that I "painted red" looks to be welded on so that's putting it as a 76 77? D44

so then they're worth the $200 he wants! great gotta talk the wife in to that. Then we're golden.

Thanks....

Daryl

Static-XJ · Feb 15, 2004

Front has to be a 76 or 77. It's got discs and welded radius arm mounts. Check the tag for a ratio.

If you get the rear out from under the truck, pull a shaft and count the splines. Looks like a big bearing housing. My money's on 31 spline shafts.

JEONLYEP · Feb 15, 2004

Static-XJ said:
Check the tag for a ratio.

I looked, nothing bolted on the front diff cover. backs kinda hard to get to right now. and I'm not sure where to look. Is it the same as if it were a diff cover, a tag between two of the bolts?

Thanks everyone for all the help.

Daryl

Static-XJ · Feb 15, 2004

JEONLYEP said:
I looked, nothing bolted on the front diff cover. backs kinda hard to get to right now. and I'm not sure where to look. Is it the same as if it were a diff cover, a tag between two of the bolts?

Thanks everyone for all the help.

Daryl

If the tag for the nine is still there, it'd be under one bolt on the left (IIRC) side of the third member as you're looking at it.

andyr354 · Feb 15, 2004

On the front take a steel brush and look for the BOM number on the long tube. You can then look it up and see exactly what year and ratio the axle is. I just bought one this morning like it, except it was from a full time rig and doesn't have lockouts, for $150. So you better snatch those up.

On the rear you can tell if it is a 29 or 31 spline by the indentaions in the wheel flanges. I can't remember the exact things to look for at the moment but somebody else may chime in. Seems like the 31s have a single rectanular casting hole in the middle and the 29s have 2 or 3 round holes in the middle.

Israel · Feb 16, 2004

The 31 spline will have three small indentaitions in the end of the axle. I beleive the 28 has one large one.

JEONLYEP · Feb 22, 2004

Israel said:
The 31 spline will have three small indentaitions in the end of the axle. I beleive the 28 has one large one.

Here's a quick drawing of what I saw on the outer end of the 9" axles.

Is that meaning that it's a 31 spline?

I searched all over the front long side tube and found nothing.

Thanks again. Daryl.

Israel · Feb 23, 2004

Bingo.

BrettM · Feb 23, 2004

i pulled the axles once from a 77 F100 and it was High Pinion D44 with welded mounts and 9" rear with 31 splines, I bet that's what you got there

good deal!

I sold the front for $550! but now I'm wishing I would have kept it, but I was scared of full-width at the time.

andyr354 · Feb 23, 2004

On the front the numbers are stamped directly into the tube itself. They are usually rusted full and a pain to find without a good steel brush or a wire wheel in a grinder.

JEONLYEP · Mar 1, 2004

andyr354 said:
On the front the numbers are stamped directly into the tube itself. They are usually rusted full and a pain to find without a good steel brush or a wire wheel in a grinder.

Now that the axles are mine I found some numbers stamped in the long tube. How/where can I look up the numbers?

12 14 6 603 8089 or
12 14 6 608 8089

do either of those look right?

andyr354 · Mar 1, 2004

http://www2.dana.com/Expert/

Seems to only list backto 79 though. I know I once found a site that went older. Will have to look.

crimsonride · Mar 1, 2004

That's a very good price for those axles. The HP 44 is hard to find with non-cast radius arm mounts. I just bought the same two axles two weeks ago for $400.
Those would be from a F100 or F150.

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