I have been checking boneyards and net serching for a couple of months, and I can't seem to find a Dana 44 rear for my TJ. Any suggestions on where to look, where to find, or what other options to build? I really don't want to put an 8.8 in there- might as well put a Super 35 in there! Dana 44s are getting REALLY hard to find!

Lachlan

You're not looking hard enough.

I sold mine with 13K on it for $900 about 2 months ago.

Pick up a waggy44 or Isuzu 44 and weld on your brackets it would be a lot cheaper then the TJ 44.

You would have to basicly win the lottery to find a TJ 44 in a public junkyard. The places that get them are almost all closed to the public.

Where to find a TJ D44 easily?

You want easy? Try the dealership. :flipoff2:

depending were you live there are a few left in the boneyard. i can think of one out here with at least 4 d44 equiped tjs that i have seen

on www.jeepsunlimited.com i remember seeing more than one for sale, check ebay im sure there are some on there. good luck.

<FONT COLOR="Yellow"><FONT size="2">for a 100 dollar finders fee i will tell ya wher to get a brandnew tj d44 with 3.73's for 1500</FONT s></FONT c>

dude ,why waste time and money on a d44 ,build a d60 or a 14 bolt get brackets form numerous companys and go that route eventually you will be swaping out the d44 so why not do it right the first time i can get you a brand new complete 8.8 for like 750 thats complete with gears limited slip axles disc brakes brand new right from ford never been used but why the arent that much better then like what you said a super 35 save your money and build it once.d44 tubes are quite weak and tend to bend alot.
just my two cents...

Originally posted by tj7
dude ,why waste time and money on a d44 ,build a d60 or a 14 bolt get brackets form numerous companys and go that route eventually you will be swaping out the d44 so why not do it right the first time i can get you a brand new complete 8.8 for like 750 thats complete with gears limited slip axles disc brakes brand new right from ford never been used but why the arent that much better then like what you said a super 35 save your money and build it once.d44 tubes are quite weak and tend to bend alot.
just my two cents...

Thats what weve been kicking around to,and decided to bypass the 44 and go right for some iron the first time.In fact was down at the parts yard earlyer and located several 60s and 14 bolts.even one 70.:D

Trailhawg:fj:

If you are really stuck on a D44, build one from an International, or old Ford truck. Thicker tubes and much heavier duty. If I were to do that though, I go to a Ford 8.8. Pick it up for $300-400, add your brackets for a couple hundred more, and have a stronger axle with discs, and 31 spline. I'd be plenty stout for 35s. But if you're going bigger, go 60 or go home.

Willis

well from the axles he's looking at he seems to want to keep the 5x4.5 bolt pattern...I think that why hes looking at the axles he is...that is also why none of the other mentioned axles would work for him...I am not against big axles and actually my suggestion is if you are swapping axles make it easy on yourself and do both...change bolt patterns and dont look back...(RC60 and 14 bolt here):D:D:D

Yep, building a RC D44 front and D60 rear for my XJ. If he really wants to stick with 5x4.5 pattern, do the 8.8. Probably have less into it, then a TJ D44, even with the added cost of the brackets. If only 32" tires (maybe 33s, but that'd be pushing it) are desired, an 8.8 can be picked up with 4.10s and a limited slip.

Willis

i'll be selling my rear 44, when i take it out next month. it has 4.56 gear ratio. it has a detroit locker now but im keeping that. but i have a lockright i can put in it. 900.00 plus shipping.

Originally posted by Jeepindog
I really don't want to put an 8.8 in there- might as well put a Super 35 in there! Lachlan

Are you comparing the strength of a "Super 35" to that of the 8.8? Are you saying they are the same?:rolleyes: newbies:eek:

No. I'm saying that an 8.8 isn't as strong as people think, and therefore I might as well polish a turd 35c for the strength gain I would get with an 8.8. Illiterates...:rolleyes: :flipoff2:

Lachlan

Stronger than who thinks? The 8.8 is stronger than the 44 your raving about. It's a much better option than the "super 35" too. Bigger shafts and ring gear...

Isn't this post hella-old? :zzz:

Send a PM to Green Latern on this board. He has a 97 TJ D44 with 4:56 gears and full detroit that he will be selling in the near future.

I've seen a side by side comparison of a d44 and an 8.8 and the 8.8 was beefier in every way I could see: ring gear, pinion, tubes, carrier... I would go 8.8 if I were you, cheaper and stronger than finding a 44.

Originally posted by BrettM
I've seen a side by side comparison of a d44 and an 8.8 and the 8.8 was beefier in every way I could see: ring gear, pinion, tubes, carrier... I would go 8.8 if I were you, cheaper and stronger than finding a 44.

I agree. I used to see guys with Mustangs racing with the 8.8s reving the engine up to 5000 RPMS and dumping the clutch again and again and again, and it still is together.

Originally posted by Jeepindog
No. I'm saying that an 8.8 isn't as strong as people think, and therefore I might as well polish a turd 35c for the strength gain I would get with an 8.8. Illiterates...:rolleyes: :flipoff2:

Lachlan

Have you even done any research or are you illiterate? You should pull your head out of your a$$ and look up some specs before you make foolish statements like that :eek: 8.8 tops D44 period. Only advantage to D44 is that it's semi-float and can get lower gearsets (but I'm guessing you have a D30 front so anything lower than 4.88 isn't an option anyway).

Do some research Newbie and get back to us on how a D44 is stronger than an 8.8 and how the "super 35" is almost as strong :shaking: :rolleyes:

BrettM- You're right. The axle shafts also have a higher yield strength (although the exact number wasn't found because it maxed out the machine, and the 44 broke about 1K ft-lbs before)

Originally posted by robert stone
<FONT COLOR="Yellow"><FONT size="2">for a 100 dollar finders fee i will tell ya wher to get a brandnew tj d44 with 3.73's for 1500</FONT s></FONT c>

You only want $100 to help him find an overpriced open axle with shitty gears? You're a Hell of a guy!!! :rolleyes:

What's with you and that fawking yellow text?? Do you know how annoying that shit is?

Originally posted by Jeepindog
I have been checking boneyards and net serching for a couple of months, and I can't seem to find a Dana 44 rear for my TJ. Any suggestions on where to look, where to find, or what other options to build? I really don't want to put an 8.8 in there- might as well put a Super 35 in there! Dana 44s are getting REALLY hard to find!

Lachlan

No wonder "us" newbies get such a bad rap on this board. We really ARE stoopid.

Check this shit (http://car-part.com) out. I found 4 D44's @ car-part.com. ALL over $1000 & open diffs. FAWK a 44. I'll take that "Super 35" Ford 8.8 any day.

Holy crap! For all of th bullshit that flies around here, I thought that saying something as crazy as comparing a Super35 to an 8.8 would just be funny. For the record, an 8.8 is WAAAAY stronger than a 35 anything, and much more stout than a 44. I was joking when I said that I might as well put a Super 35 in there. I didn't have the kind of access to a pro welder who is helping me out with the brackets on the 8.8 that's sitting in my garage. And, for what it's worth, there are ratios available for the 8.8 that get pretty freakin' low. I AM limited by the front 30, but since I can't run bigger meats than 35s with it, 4.88 gears should be just fine. When I wanna go bigger I'll have to go bigger with the front axle as well. One step at a time. Sorry for being a dick, just trying to be "not so fawkin' serious on here all the time." And as far as newbies being stupid, well, I am as dumb as it gets. Yup. The stoopidest. I am even dumber than you. Lots dumber. In fact, I am sooooo dumb, I replied to this post just to prove it...

Lachlan

Aw Lachlan--
don't be so hard on yerself.
I did find some 44's for ya. Even though they are overrated. :p

It was a kinda :rainbow: post.

But, hey! I've made my share of 'em on here too, tryin' not to be all fawkin' serious & junk.

Sometimes what you mean gets lost in the translation between what you THINK & what you TYPE.

:flipoff2: all us newbies. We don' t know shit!

i don't know about you but dana 44's are very easy to find.

Originally posted by 392ssII
i don't know about you but dana 44's are very easy to find.

With 5x4.5" bolt pattern and TJ brackets? :rolleyes:

:laughing: I can't believe how much a rear D44 will bring with the TJ crowd:eek:

:rainbow: :flipoff2:

Yeah, no doubt. D44s are way too pricey with the TJ brackets... I bought a brand new 8.8 with calipers and rotors for $300. $300 more got me some brakcets from M.O.R.E. And then some gears and a Detroit. Maybe I'll just weld it up for now, and get the Detroit later. I know what's coming: "That carrier is too weak, you're gonna bust it, I know because I saw a guy who knows someone who said it looked like it would break, and then mine broke the very next day." :D :flipoff2: I know that they DO break, but it'll work for a couple months...:rolleyes:

Sir Lachlan of Stoopidshire, Duke of the Dumb

Originally posted by bigdude


Have you even done any research or are you illiterate? You should pull your head out of your a$$ and look up some specs before you make foolish statements like BLAH, BLAH, BLAH song and dance......

Matter Bigdude, having a bad day? again??? :D