I'm trying to get a ruff estimate on a HP 44 with flat top knuckles on it. I've found a guy that has one for sale and is asking $250 for it. Its complete minus the brake calipers.

Ford flat tops and chevy/jeep flat tops are not the same. The ford uses a larger register and a 5 bolt spindle so to get someone to machine them for an arm is not as easy as the others. Is it 1/2 ton or 3/4 ton.

most HPs are fords, but most flat tops are chevys.....either way i'd say 250 is a decent price. The pick-n-pull in town charges at least $150 for just the flat top knuckles off a chevy

PNP here charges $140 for any front axle

I got mine flat top for 130 with new ball joints and already milled and tapped.


Drew

Ahhhh, that makes me feel even better about the complete D44 w/flat tops I picked up for $80 recently:D :D :D
But really, many want $250 just for a 44 without flat knuckles and HP(and usually without other things too)that's not a bad deal at all if its HP/Flat.:smokin:

The HP 44 is out of a 3/4 ton Ford F250. It has the eight lug.

Its worth $250

Just bought a HP, leaf spring D44, with flat tops for $50 last Saturday.

Dean, how does the spindle bolt pattern change the maching process?

to mill & drill the knuckle, you must first grab it in a vise. The bottom ball joint is a piss-poor thing to grab in a vise, so you machine a plate that bolts to the spindle flange and grab THAT. Then you can tilt the head and make chips.

buy it.

Why not just bolt it to a large piece of angle and bolt that to your mill table. That's how I'm doing it. No sense in having too many points for it to wiggle and vibrate.

Easy