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dana 44 front axle

none, there all gonna take fab work.. unless you can find the front 44 out of a south american XJ
 
Forgot about the Rubicon one.. but those are expensive and isn't it not a "true" Dana 44... uses the same outers as the 30 right? also is known for very weak tubes
 
ARB-XJ said:
Rubicon 44's are not worth the money people are selling them for IMO.
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considering they are typically geared to 4.10, have a thicker ring gear than a dana30, and come factory with a selectable locker... your still gaining something superior to a dana30 and are saving a little bit of money not paying for labor. that alone may make enough of a difference for someone to overlook the fact that it is low pinion. remember, a lot of the TJ guys wheel them hard with no ill effects.
 
rweaver138 said:
Forgot about the Rubicon one.. but those are expensive and isn't it not a "true" Dana 44... uses the same outers as the 30 right? also is known for very weak tubes
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just as weak as your dumb little 30
 
VAhasnoWAVES said:
considering they are typically geared to 4.10, have a thicker ring gear than a dana30, and come factory with a selectable locker... your still gaining something superior to a dana30 and are saving a little bit of money not paying for labor. that alone may make enough of a difference for someone to overlook the fact that it is low pinion. remember, a lot of the TJ guys wheel them hard with no ill effects.
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rubicon 44's are a d30 axle with 44 interntals i believe dont quote me but i think thats what they are
 
rweaver138 said:
Forgot about the Rubicon one.. but those are expensive and isn't it not a "true" Dana 44... uses the same outers as the 30 right? also is known for very weak tubes
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You are correct. The center section is Dana 44, but with smaller Dana 30 tubes and outers. I'm running one on my Cherokee and it works well. I got it cheap without axles from a guy in my club. All I had to do was buy the axles and I was able to reuse the brakes and spindles off of my Dana 30. It was a direct bolt in.
 
avengerdude27 said:
just for for the 60
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Hell, in tha case, go for he custom flipped 14 bolt. Probably about the strongest front axle you can get outside of a Rockwell...oh wait, he's lookin at a 44...;)


I think the JK Rubicon is considerably stronger than the TJ version. Don't think it's bolt in anymore though.
 
Darky said:
I think the JK Rubicon is considerably stronger than the TJ version. Don't think it's bolt in anymore though.
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I think the JK ones are quite a bit wider though.

Go Waggy 44 and have someone weld on one of THESE and you have a super cool bolt on 44.
 
i have a dana 44 from an 78 ford its really only about 2 inches wider cause i was running a 15x10 rim and i now switched to a 15x8 rim plus it will be harder to roll a bead and i really like having the hubs its probably the best 44 front and closest youll find imo
 
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