I'm getting ready to 4-link my yj and was going to run a pair of dana 44's.(if I can find a set)If I wanted to run 38"tires would they handle it?I like to go wheeling and wheel do some rock crawling,but nothing extreme.Not yet anyway,lol.I have heard that they will do fine and that 38's will be to big.What do you think????

:shaking: oh shit here we go.
Im going to be nice and tell you to go to the newb section and ask this ? befor you get your ass handed to you.
Ill sell you my bran new D44. It has about 100 miles on it. It is from Dynatrack has 4:88s , ARB locker and Cran cover for $3,100. Every thing is new. :flipoff2:

fawk, is it tuesday?

With that large of an axle, most generally consider 38's the MINIMUM. if you can find a set of used 44's it would be much easier on the pumpkin bearings and spindle injectors.


Is it something like :cow: ?







quickly, quickly move this for the safety of you and your family

I had an older d44 open w/ 3.73 in the front w' a v8. 38.5" gumbo monster mudders tires. After a few goo :shaking: d hops on a hill i stapped the outer stub.

I twisted a d44 shaft in my CJ on the street with 37's and a mild v8. I consider 35's to be the max in a jeep unless it has a 4cyl.

Please don't cross post.

Post in general 4x4 (http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=348545)

all the haters should offer advice - but this should also have gone into Newbie 4x4...

Slicksand or whatever - I have a buggy with 38.5 TSL's on D44's front and rear - Waggy offset 44's, we have not broken a shaft (previous owner wheeled the shit out of it - guide at some events and is comp ready) as I will also this weekend on its maiden voyage with me :D at Bid Dog's (www.bigdogsoffroad.com)

Anywhoo - depending on the terrain and how you are on the skinny pedal you can wheel up to about a 38" tire on a D44 - plenty of people on here (not just jeeps) run 44's with larger tires - but with chromoly shafts and beefy U-loints (CTM's etc)

You CAN make a 44 as strong as a 60 with some serious upgrades in the housing (WHY do this to a 44? Strong as a 60, ground clearance of a 44, plus the weight of a 44) - do a search for "35 spline dana 44" online and there should be a few articles but the money involved is something you need to ask yourself...

The jeeps are pretty light so larger tires on a 44 should be sufficient - just get beefy spares and U-joints and wheel it...

If you snap a shaft you can upgrade with some nice hardened alloy shafts-but by that time-you should have just went with a 14 bolt or dana 60 rear you can find for $50-200. Do it right the first time. A front dana 44 will hold up to moderate wheelin' with a max 37/38" tire size-but try to get something larger for the back.

I hear Michelin XMLs are nice. They come in a 52", should be pretty light, so it will work.

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Seriously though, newbie section, and I wouldn't run more than a 36" on a 44 and be easy on the go pedal.

Me, i run 35's on a dana 30, but it is fun to break it. :grinpimp:

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