jkirisits said:I have a '78 F150, with the HP44 and 9". I am debating putting them under a cherokee. Does anyone have any pics of a cherokee with full size axles? I good front shot would be great. I want to see how far the tires stick out.
Thanks,
John
wount that fry your bearings??Beezil said:if you are concerned with stickout, run 17" rims with a 5" offset...
KarmirXJ said:wount that fry your bearings??
Beezil said:5' sucks the wheel centerline CLOSER to the bearings....
besides which, one of the reasons you go to a 44 is for hubs, read "CHEAP REPLACEABLE BEARINGS"....
i've run numerically low offsets on a dana 44 and I've replaced balljoints, but never bearings.
Static-XJ said:Are you keeping the radius arms up front?
Static-XJ said:Meant jkirisits. Good info anyways Stryker.
Reason I ask is because 78 and 79 HP44's have cast radius arm mounts. So with those you can't just hack the radius mounts off like you can on earlier years. Not too much of an option.
Hey Stryker, how did you deal with coil mounts? Will the Ford mounts match up with XJ towers? Seems they'd be a bit wide to line up.
Beezil said:I feel the need to have *someone* clarify here....
I know SOME 78-79 dana 44's have cast mounts, but its confusing to those looking for donors by saying ford "dana 44's have cast mounts" cause it depends WHICH 78-79 ford dana 44 you are talking about....
I had always heard that "rule of thumb" and was skeptical when my downstate buddy suggested running a ford 79 hp 44 he had found......
until I saw the leaf spring mounts.
btw, thats an f-250 hp dana 44....
don't mean to nit-pick but.....
But those won't have radius mounts to begin with.Beezil said:I feel the need to have *someone* clarify here....
I know SOME 78-79 dana 44's have cast mounts, but its confusing to those looking for donors by saying ford "dana 44's have cast mounts" cause it depends WHICH 78-79 ford dana 44 you are talking about....
I had always heard that "rule of thumb" and was skeptical when my downstate buddy suggested running a ford 79 hp 44 he had found......
until I saw the leaf spring mounts.
btw, thats an f-250 hp dana 44....
don't mean to nit-pick but.....