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D30 Abs/non ABS axle shafts interchangable?

AIbandit

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84-96 Front dana30
this may be a dumb question but i know they use different U-joints so are they different axles?
 
The axleshafts differ. You're going to find disconnect D30 axles up to sometime in '91.
 
Thanks Yucca i have an 87 d30 front so should i stick to pre91 non abs for the shafts?
 
im pretty sure my stock axles don't have a vacuum disconnect. and im only changing the drivers side axle shafts so i would like them to be the same =]
 
I double checked and i dont have Vacuum. maybe its not stock or its because its one of the few with stock d44 rear?
 
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You won't have disconnect if you have the NP242 t-case. You should have the 260 u-joints (1 1/16" caps), so you'll be interchangeable with quite a few other models:

Dana 30 axles with the NP231, 1987 through 1991 are vacuum disconnect
NP242 Selec-Trac will not have the disconnect
All 1992+ are non-disconnect
All 84-88 D30s have 5-260x u-joints (1 1/16" diameter caps)
1989-95 non-ABS have 5-260x u-joints
1989-95 with ABS have 5-297x u-joints (1 3/16" diameter caps)
All 1995 1/2+ have 5-297x u-joints
5-297x u-joints can be replaced with the stronger 5-760x u-joint

Jim www.yuccaman.com
 
ahh thanks alot! good to know i do have a 242 =]
sadly though I just pulled a NON ABS non vacuum axle out of an 89 so guess they have different caps. that shouldnt matter though right besides being different ujoint?
 
thanks chuck
 
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