front waggy d44

So I got a d44 and plan on putting in the front of my jeep. And I have few questions

1. - what gears are in it. The numbers insided are 1284 dana d 18425 p9269 43 13 862 and not sure what any of them mean.


2. - how do I convert it to a manual hub and what parts do I need to do it.


3. - how do I match type of wheels to my rear or my rear to match the front. I have a XJ d44 in the rear.

4. - Need a good right up on what parts go where on putting it back together. It has already been taken apart. And so I don't know how to put it back together.


Thanks ahead of time, and yes I have searched, but really havn't found what I am looking for.

This shows all the parts in a Ford D44 except ring and pinion. It should be very similar.

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=397243

Sierra Drifter - thanks, that should help.

anyone else on the other ?'s

They come with 3.07s or 3.31s.


It's 43/13, (2nd last numbers) = 3.31.



Manual hubs - go buy a set of warn hubs for them. Pop off caps, use snap ring pliers to remove snap ring, pull drive flange, pull spring, put hubs in according to instructions.


The easiest way to match it to the rear axle... I don't know, but if the flange on the XJ D44 is large enough - redrill it to the 6x5.5 pattern. If it isn't - personally I'd swap in the matching rear waggy axle. They needs some 1" spacers though.


And for putting it together.... Get a Jeep FSM. 1989 would be a good year. It covers the waggy D44 front, along with the XJ/SJ D44 rear, HPD30, D35, and most of the engines/trans/cases. It might cost a bit but it'll save money in the long run - if you can find one. Or follow the simple 'well, it fits like this' trial and error method of putting the axle back together... Okay, maybe not.

thanks for all the info and to be sure this is what I need for manual hubs
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/WARN...003QQitemZ130113491679QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V

KSXJ said:

thanks for all the info and to be sure this is what I need for manual hubs
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/WARN...003QQitemZ130113491679QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V

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Yup.



I don't know how it'll work with the warantee if you buy from them - if you find a local place they will swap them no problems if you break one. Which is good.

really didn't know that. Cool.

k, I got 3 front axles when I bought them. 2 were pass drop and one drivers drop. If I understand correctly, the gears in one of the others would be 6.13??? The numbers are hard to read, but mayb it is the same as the others, but thought I would ask if there are such gears.

I don't think so. The older passenger drop ones may well have lower gears avaliable, but 6.13 is not a ratio I've heard of.



Pop the cover off and look on the ring gear. Stamped on the side will be the two numbers. Failing that, count the number of teeth on the ring gear and pinion.

only count if the carrier is taken out though right? And I am reading the ring gear, but hard to read.

To check what gears you have you can also rotate your tires and count the DS revolutions for every tire revolution.

that would work if it wasn't already taken apart to almost a bare housing. Thanks though. Keep thinking, still would like to find out what gear it is.

There should be numbers stamped into the side of the ring gear. These will be the number of teeth on each gear (if you can't find the #s, just count the teeth). Just divide the high number (ring gear) by the low number (pinion) and you have the ratio.