i have a 96 1500 silverado i am going to do a solid axle swap on. i have a chevy 44 for the front that is a pass side drop. the t-case on my 96 is drivers side drop. i got the 44 out of a 83-86 chevy does anyone know what t-case they came with and if i could use it in my 96 to convert it to a pass drop to fit my front axle, with out any probs? any help would help!!! thanks

Doing that, you will have redo the exhaust system also. Much easier to find a drivers drop front axle

83-86 chevy trucks had 10 bolts for front axles. dana 44 axles for chevy trucks were not used after 1979.

you COULD... if you were so inclined... find a passenger drop np241 from a suburban vintage 88-91 that was a bolt in, but as stated above, you will have to address the exhaust.

if youre gonna bolt in a dana 44, get a 77-79 ford 3/4 ton dana 44 from a camper special 4x4 with a high pinion and leaf spring mounts. the leaf spring pads are 32.5 inches apart, just like GMs, they have 8 lugs, funky brakes, and you can swap all GM parts from knuckles out right onto it.

You could even get a flat top knuckle setup from 70-76 GM 3/4 tons and install the knuckle, then install 1/2 ton or 3/4 ton outers *(brake rotors, hubs, spindles).

nothing but nuts and bolts..

83-86 chevy trucks had 10 bolts for front axles. dana 44 axles for chevy trucks were not used after 1979.

you COULD... if you were so inclined... find a passenger drop np241 from a suburban vintage 88-91 that was a bolt in, but as stated above, you will have to address the exhaust...

So that means only one thing to do, run ZOOMIES!!:flipoff2:

So that means only one thing to do, run ZOOMIES!!:flipoff2:

as we say around here....

" It aint my shit, cant see it from my house "

thats what i am thinking. i can take the six lug off of this 44 and put it on a ford 44 so i can keep it six lug an not 8 lug thanks

you're doing a solid axle swap in a 1500, and keeping the 10 bolt? if you're truck is going to be big enough to warrant a solid axle swap, do yourself a favor and put big boy axles under it from the get go. i've got about $700 into a 10 bolt front that i havent even fully assembled yet, and i already know its getting swapped for a 60 at some point.

no i dont have a 10 bolt i have a 14bolt sf. i blew the 10bolt a long time ago and swap it with a 14 sf and just rebuilt it with 410 and a gov loc.

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no i dont have a 10 bolt i have a 14bolt sf. i blew the 10bolt a long time ago and swap it with a 14 sf and just rebuilt it with 410 and a gov loc.


Well, you just said you had a 10 bolt. Well, actually, you said you had a D44 from a 83+ Chevy, and if you had bothered to read the information that had already been given you, you would know that there weren't any Chevy D44 front ends after 79.

Don't ask questions if you aren't going to read the answers, and especially don't contradict Grumpy. They're still looking for the last Noob that did that.

wow my bad bro, though u were talking about the rear because as i already said, if u where to read the info that i stated that i was going to run a ford 44 with a driverside drop.