I have located a used D44 rear axle in the United Kingdom that was imported from the USA. The owner does not know what the original donor vehicle was. This info would be handy for replacement off the shelf shafts but I guess I can pull the shafts and compare measurements with catalog data afterwards.
The owner says that he thinks it came off a 'Loadbeater'. I have never heard of it before and it doesn't mean anything to him either. Does it mean anything to you? Initially I thought it could be an XJ axle but it is spring under not SOA.
I haven't seen the axle in person yet, but I have the following info:
- Approx 60" wms to wms
- 5 stud, PCD not measured, could be 5-1/2"
- Spring under leaf spring seats
- Asymmetric underslung shock eye mounts. Left shock in front of axle, right shock behind. Bracket takes a separate bolt to attach the shock.
- Two rectangular seats on top of tubes about 4" from diff housing, assuming these are for a swaybar
- Drum brakes, size unknown
- 4.56 R&P with a clutch pack LSD, with stamped ratio and LSD oil tags attached to cover bolts
- The steel Dana cover still has remnants of a white paper bar code label attached to it.
- Brake backplates are attached to the tubes with bolts inserted from the shoe side with nuts and lock nuts on the tube side.
Any ideas what the donor vehicle could be?
The owner says that he thinks it came off a 'Loadbeater'. I have never heard of it before and it doesn't mean anything to him either. Does it mean anything to you? Initially I thought it could be an XJ axle but it is spring under not SOA.
I haven't seen the axle in person yet, but I have the following info:
- Approx 60" wms to wms
- 5 stud, PCD not measured, could be 5-1/2"
- Spring under leaf spring seats
- Asymmetric underslung shock eye mounts. Left shock in front of axle, right shock behind. Bracket takes a separate bolt to attach the shock.
- Two rectangular seats on top of tubes about 4" from diff housing, assuming these are for a swaybar
- Drum brakes, size unknown
- 4.56 R&P with a clutch pack LSD, with stamped ratio and LSD oil tags attached to cover bolts
- The steel Dana cover still has remnants of a white paper bar code label attached to it.
- Brake backplates are attached to the tubes with bolts inserted from the shoe side with nuts and lock nuts on the tube side.
Any ideas what the donor vehicle could be?