d44 / 9" what years and makes

wondering what years to look for in the salvage yards
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keep in mind I figure to go full width with these

good piece of info...
http://www.coloradok5.com/axleguide.shtml

look for 44/9" combo out of F-100's...stay away from 77 & up unless you want to retube.

http://77cj.littlekeylime.com/web_rs44.html
that was my buying guide

i ended up with a set of axles from a 76 f-150 which netted me the 31 spline 9" and the 30 spline d44 (19 spline outters).

Goat said:

look for 44/9" combo out of F-100's...stay away from 77 & up unless you want to retube.

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well - the 9" out of an f-100 is a grab bag as to spline count on the rear end - the f-150's all had 31 spline shafts, where *some* of the f-100's were 28, and some were 31... and 31 being the stronger of the two - makes it easier...

ahh so this is why this hunk o junk is ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6783&item=7958193781&rd=1

oh yeah - here is a for sale hpd44 thread -
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=46946

here is a thread on the hp44 and its worth -
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=48610

the ones with cast wedges are fine if you're going to use the Ford radius arms or adapted versions of them, and they're much cheaper.

i found a 77 with welded mounts, i think the cutoff was mid-year 77.

yea ranger Ive been reading up on hp44 swap and I really dont want to have to narrow somethin
and later down the line I NEED to be runnin fullsize.................

I figure if I got inchitis to the tune of 7.5 " two summers ago
that
my 33 mtr's wont last but one season then itll be 35' AGAIN :laugh3:

and if I ever run 35's again Itll be on fullsize axles

35's were just a bit to tippy for me at 60wms

just a note to anyone reading this
I started with a 2"BB as my first cherokee
and ended up with a a lot of lift and big tires
little bits at a time....EXPENSIVE ROUTE
basically Im thinking go balls to the wall and save my cash for a bigger motor
fabrication tools and exocage.............. eventually :wierd:

XJ_ranger said:

well - the 9" out of an f-100 is a grab bag as to spline count on the rear end - the f-150's all had 31 spline shafts, where *some* of the f-100's were 28, and some were 31... and 31 being the stronger of the two - makes it easier...

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If you find a F100 with a V8 then it will have a 31sp.