EB front dana 44?s

HilltopXJ · Apr 1, 2004

I just bought a EB 44 for my XJ. And i was just wondering how many people
are running these axles in there XJ? And any technical difficulties you might
of had during your installation. I can do some fabing for perches and stuff thats not a prob. What did you do for the different bolt patern?

scott

Ghost · Apr 1, 2004

HilltopXJ said:
I just bought a EB 44 for my XJ. And i was just wondering how many people
are running these axles in there XJ? And any technical difficulties you might
of had during your installation. I can do some fabing for perches and stuff thats not a prob. What did you do for the different bolt patern?

scott

Farmer Matt runs the EB D44. MAybe he will chime in. He has a wright up about the swap. It's in the members area. But to answer your question IMSC he is running a 9" from a EB also!

FarmerMatt · Apr 1, 2004

Yep EB front & rears. What year did you get your's from?

Bentonedge · Apr 1, 2004

sorry for high jacking but are all 44s knuckles interchangable? if i buy a 71 with drums can i swap it to a 79 knuckle and get me some disks?

FarmerMatt · Apr 1, 2004

Yes, that will give you discs, but if you want to eventually go high steer than you need to be picky on the knuckles you get so has they are flat topped & can be drilled & tapped for the high steer arms. I went the chevy 44 knuckle route in which I used chevy knuckles, spindles, calipers, & stub shafts. I used ford hubs & rotors. It sounds like a Frankenstein mess, but it all works well together.

Matt

Haggard · Apr 1, 2004

FarmerMatt said:
Yes, that will give you discs, but if you want to eventually go high steer than you need to be picky on the knuckles you get so has they are flat topped & can be drilled & tapped for the high steer arms. I went the chevy 44 knuckle route in which I used chevy knuckles, spindles, calipers, & stub shafts. I used ford hubs & rotors. It sounds like a Frankenstein mess, but it all works well together.

Matt
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sorry to hijack a little, but matt, what did you attach the top of your limiting strap to?

Vug · Apr 1, 2004

sorry to hijack a little, but matt, what did you attach the top of your limiting strap to?

The drain plug :laugh2:

j/k... Holy oil slicks, Batman!

FarmerMatt · Apr 1, 2004

That's a good one Vug. I built a track bar mount brace that mounts to the track bar across to the opposite frame rail. It's looped around that.

Matt

Vug · Apr 1, 2004

Thank you, thanks you .... I'm here all week

Be sure to tip your waitress...

HilltopXJ · Apr 2, 2004

The 44 is a 1977 with disk brakes

gmanxj · Apr 2, 2004

What's the bolt pattern on that 77?
I have access to one.

TIA

FarmerMatt · Apr 2, 2004

5 on 5.5

The only real option to match the bolt pattern on the rear end would be to buy new rear shafts with the right pattern or have your existing ones drilled with the right pattern. You can not change the front bolt pattern.

Matt

HilltopXJ · Apr 2, 2004

thanks matt

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