VAhasnoWAVES
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Lake City, Mi
i picked up a 44 for next to nothing. picked it up in the dark, but the guy is a friend of mine, so i took his word for it. mainly bought if for the housing, but am wondering if i can make a few bucks or actually USE the other hunks of metal that came with it.
'77 ford hp44 3/4 ton
cast wedges (cut off)
BTF truss
was set up for a cherokee (very poorly)
it came out of a mudd truck, so its a very honkey setup. but it has 3/4 ton outers, and what looks like flat top knuckles. the drivers side is drilled and tapped, which seems odd to me (just like the rest of the axle) if it came out of a cherokee. from what ive read, the 3/4 ton knuckles cant be used for 1/2 ton setups, is this correct? i think id like to swap to 1/2 ton to make finding a rear axle a little easier/cheaper. is this reasonable thinking, or am i an idiot? can the 3/4 ton spindels be used with 1/2 ton stuff? also, are the shafts interchangeable? i was give 3 short side, and 2 long side shafts with it (and what do these usually go for used?).
what kind of identifying marks can i look for to verify what i have?
please... pass along any information/links you found useful when looking into a full width 44 swap. can get pics of anything needed.
'77 ford hp44 3/4 ton
cast wedges (cut off)
BTF truss
was set up for a cherokee (very poorly)
it came out of a mudd truck, so its a very honkey setup. but it has 3/4 ton outers, and what looks like flat top knuckles. the drivers side is drilled and tapped, which seems odd to me (just like the rest of the axle) if it came out of a cherokee. from what ive read, the 3/4 ton knuckles cant be used for 1/2 ton setups, is this correct? i think id like to swap to 1/2 ton to make finding a rear axle a little easier/cheaper. is this reasonable thinking, or am i an idiot? can the 3/4 ton spindels be used with 1/2 ton stuff? also, are the shafts interchangeable? i was give 3 short side, and 2 long side shafts with it (and what do these usually go for used?).
what kind of identifying marks can i look for to verify what i have?
please... pass along any information/links you found useful when looking into a full width 44 swap. can get pics of anything needed.
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