HP44 swap Q's

in my search for some more beef, ive come across this 44

"Bill of Mat. No. 603782-1 Ford Dana 44 High pinion, Driver side drop, WMS appox 66", Welded on raduis brackets, not cast."

yeah, its missing gears and a carrier but hose would probly get replaced anyways. i was thinkin of cuttin them down to waggy width or leavin that wide. question is can i take the pass side mounts off and leave a clean tube to work with? so are these not the style that have the mounts made into the knuckle?

Those are the weld on wedges. You can grind them off and have clean tubes to do whatever you want with the mounts. Nice find.

Cast mounts are less desirable and limit what you are able to do with the axle.

that is prolly a '76-'77 model F150 or bronco...

That is a nice axle.

Yes you can strip it down to a bare housing...and no that is not the axle that has the cast in RA mounts.

Nice find.

I left mine full width and love it. As long as you stay with a narrow(ish) tire and have the correct backspacing it will not be that wide. mine is only 81.5" wide with 5" of backspacing and 13.5" wide tires. Just find a 60 or 9 inch to put in the back and you will be set.

very nice find indeed. slap one of these on it TNT!

skyjackedxj96 said:

very nice find indeed. slap one of these on it TNT!

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Hey that's my axle!!! Here is a picture of it now.


If you have any questions you can PM me. Definately go with the TNT Conversion. They have just finished up the parts you will need to do a complete install. Steering Trackbar Bracket (frame side and axle side), Trackbar, Tie Rod, Drag Link, etc... for a high steer set up. We just finished up the last pieces today and I will have it done by the end of tonight. Just waiting for the paint to dry on the trackbar. Everything works together on there kit to give you perfect steering geometry.