Sorry if this is hijacking but its along the same route. Im swaping out the front dana 30 to a dana 44 and i dont know much about all of this "swap" stuff. I know the 44 is alot stronger then the stock 30 which took too many hits at paragon this past weekend and got bent up. So instead of fixing the stock axle and all, can you guys throw god tech advice for the swap? For example, do i have to run the same gears in the fron then in the back? Some people tell me to run 4.10 and others say 4.86's. I have a 95 with 5" of lift,(was 6" but sagged down over time), 33" that are wide, and the t-case is dropped and angled. SO i ask of you fine folks, what do i need and what gears should i run, AND remember that this is my D.D. so it must be able to handle higway speeds as long as being able to crawl on the trails!
I will do the rear when i have more money. Right now i have a $1000 to re-do the front end, steering included.
So seriously, SAME QUESTION, but just for the front??
Thank you!