Dana 44 Question

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Kevlar

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Nanaimo, BC, Canada

• Dec 13, 2005

• #1

Ok, I have the chance to get a complete HP frront dana 44 (ds drop) out of a late model 1984 bronco 2. I was just how hard it would be to put this in my cherokee and if it is even close to the 59.5 stock axle width. Yes, I did do a search and all the dana 44 stuff I could find was for EB axles, not the later model ones.

thanks

 

Capt. Nemo

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Southwest, US

• Dec 13, 2005

• #2

'84 Bronco II? Did they come with HP44's? I don't think so, but I could be wrong.

 

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tealcherokee

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CT

• Dec 13, 2005

• #3

not that i know of, LP drivers side...... either way, you need to do a lot of fabrication and welding

 

CRASH

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Foresthill, CA

• Dec 13, 2005

• #4

Kevlar said:

Ok, I have the chance to get a complete HP frront dana 44 (ds drop) out of a late model 1984 bronco 2. I was just how hard it would be to put this in my cherokee and if it is even close to the 59.5 stock axle width. Yes, I did do a search and all the dana 44 stuff I could find was for EB axles, not the later model ones.

thanks

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1984 Bronco II's came with a twin traction beam Dana axle, either an RS 28 or RS 35.

No Bronco II ever came with a 44 in either the front or the rear.

 

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Kevlar

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Nanaimo, BC, Canada

• Dec 13, 2005

• #5

figured it out, never mind

 

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tealcherokee

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CT

• Dec 13, 2005

• #6

was it the regular broncos that came w/ the really narrow 44's?

 

CRASH

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Foresthill, CA

• Dec 13, 2005

• #7

Bronco's came with 60" wide D-44's (low pinion), until 1976. They grew to about 67" in 1977.

 

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IdahoEagle

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Boise Idaho

• Dec 15, 2005

• #8

The D44 that was under the 80 and newer F150's and full size Bronco's was a seperate entity. It was not a solid axle. It was what Ford called Twin Traction Beam. You really don't want to even think about trying to make that work. You would be going backwards. The D44 from the 74 up F150's had a high pinion. They were on the wider side.