thinking about going d44 in the front of my heep, but how much $$$ is it gonna cost to narrow a waggy 44?

why narrow it ??

- jack

It cost me $150 for the housing and $85 for the shaft for my RC 44. Did I get bent over?

so it matches my rear

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Where's Dave? I thought he'd be all over this... :rolleyes:

Jeez, Hooder, don't you know how to http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/images/top_search.gif?

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(To be productive, whatever a cut/respline on the shaft would cost (I think someone said like $100), + the cost to either cut down the tube yourself, or pay someone to do it. :flipoff2: )

Originally posted by morpheus
why narrow it ??

- jack

We have tree trails in washington, fullwidth can be a bitch in places.

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Tom, you can narrow teh SOB yourself very easily... i know you have a grinder and access to a form of cutoff device :rolleyes:


and i know where to get teh shaft's done @ 90 for the pair... and they're SWEET!!!

probably cheaper to swap in a waggy rear ;) 58" and 61.5" isnt exactly full width.. more like stock YJ width. But, I have to admit its a BUNCH better than my stock pre-amc CJ track in terms of stability.

$125 to take a waggy 44 to wide track cj. Both housing and axle.

Originally posted by xBabyJesus


We have tree trails in washington, fullwidth can be a bitch in places.

a fullwidth axle is 67-69" a far cry from a relatively narrow waggy axle. i'd say leave the length alone if it'll bolt up.

- jack

Dutchman cuts down axle shafts for $85 a pair. Or $55 ea. I bet you can do the housing yourself. You should only need to narrow one side.

http://www.dutchmanaxles.com/pricesheet.html#Anchor-65140

LeJeune Engineering in Victoria, BC cut down my shaft. $85 Can. They have a website....

BTW, they didn't cut and respline, they chopped, tapered and built up weld. They think it's stronger....I dunno, I haven't busted mine yet.

really not that hard to do it yourself. all you need is a grinder, big f@#king hammer, welder and an angle finder.

If its that ez, i wish somone would do a write up on it, so i could look into narrowing my rear dana 60 ff to match my front 44


Originally posted by hip
really not that hard to do it yourself. all you need is a grinder, big f@#king hammer, welder and an angle finder.

Originally posted by SMART ASS
If its that ez, i wish somone would do a write up on it, so i could look into narrowing my rear dana 60 ff to match my front 44




Rear ff60 is a whole different ball of wax. The best way to do that is to use 9" ends and 35 spline axles. Semi floating, but it's near bullet proof. You'll still need a jig to do it.

Originally posted by morpheus


a fullwidth axle is 67-69" a far cry from a relatively narrow waggy axle. i'd say leave the length alone if it'll bolt up.

- jack


Like it was posted above, there are a lot of narrow trails in the Pacific North West, and the fact that he want's to keep his current rear end, not have 8 to 10 inches sticking out on each side, and having a ticket magnet makes pretty good sense. Just my .02 :flipoff2:

Originally posted by tiessen
LeJeune Engineering in Victoria, BC cut down my shaft. $85 Can. They have a website....

BTW, they didn't cut and respline, they chopped, tapered and built up weld. They think it's stronger....I dunno, I haven't busted mine yet. Hey whats LeJeune's web site addy?