Ok guys i sent my knuckles off the HP 44 to get machined at ballistic. i called today to see if they got there and they told me that they were not Dana 44 knuckles. so I'm hoping that someone here can help ID these Sons-o-bishes!
here are some pictures, im out of town and they are at ballistic so i can't get better pictures lol sorry!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v625/boost_aholic97/SAS%20FOLDER/DSC_6199.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v625/boost_aholic97/SAS%20FOLDER/DSC_6218.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v625/boost_aholic97/SAS%20FOLDER/DSC_6219.jpg

this one is kind of hidden under the tarp....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v625/boost_aholic97/SAS%20FOLDER/DSC_6216.jpg

any help would be greatly appreciated!

thanks,

Barnabie

Probably Ford D44 knuckles. :idea:

Mr. N's page may help:
http://77cj.littlekeylime.com/flatop_knucles.html

Try pm'ing him here. He'd probably know for sure.

Ummmm, you kinda need flat top knuckles to have the ability to mount a hi-steer arm on :laughing: :flipoff2:

i know that general that is why i sent these to get machined....i followed another thread and he had the same axle and had these machined to mount the arms for the high steer.....

do you know what kind of knuckles they are?

they look like ford D44 knuckles to me. Mine look the same and I had them machined and tapped for high steer arms. Working out fine so far...

Hopefully when they initially saw them they thought they were the wrong ones, they might be mistaken.....hopefully so!

I'd ditch those things and find a set of Crane/Reid/Parts Mike knuckles......... their alot stronger and worth the extra cost IMO. :D

Those are the ford "pos" outer knuckles. I swapped those off a 44 I had lying around for a junkard chevy 44 drivers side knuckle(identical outers are also found on 10 bolts). Then spent some $$$ at CHC for a chromoly passenger side knuckle with an interlocking keyway for thier matching chromoly hi-steer arms which I also bought. Just a suggestion.

I'd ditch those things and find a set of Crane/Reid/Parts Mike knuckles......... their alot stronger and worth the extra cost IMO. :D
Stock Dana 44 knuckles are just fine.
- Once your large enough in tire for the Ball-joint to be the weak link, your blowing up u-joints... and it's time for a Dana 60.



It's a Ford F150 disk brake knuckle. Most quality shops will not drill and tap them for high steer, as the knuckle area is much thinner than real flat tops.
http://77cj.littlekeylime.com/images/Dana44flatops/Fordfakeflatops.jpg
http://77cj.littlekeylime.com/images/Dana44flatops/FordF150vsF250knuckles.jpg

so what the fawk do i do? im starting to run out of funds.... i need to get this thing on the road by the 30th!

find f250 flatops. or chevy flatops and outers.

The Chevy flatops are a six bolt spindle pattern so you need everything from the knuckle out. The Ford ones are five bolt patterns, but will work with the rest of your outers.

Either way though, you only need to send the PS knuckle in to get machined. Not both unless you are going to 5/8" studs.

find f250 flatops.
That is not a good option. You can't run the F150 hub/rotor/brakes and junk. Give my web page a read, it's all there.
http://77cj.littlekeylime.com/images/Dana44flatops/FordF150vsF250knuckles.jpg


Don't run high steer if funds are short.
Look into flipping the TRE from the bottom to the top.


There is an aftermarket company that sell a knuckle that will fit your stock knuckle, and allow for high steer. (FYI, I gave them the idea)

They look like Ford F150 / EB disc brake knuckles.

If you're looking for flat top F-250 knuckles, I happen to have a friend with that setup for sale:

http://pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=771284&highlight=



If you were really sly, you could remove those knuckles and sell them to an Early Bronco owner looking to swap on disc brakes, then purchase flat tops (like the ones in the link above) to fit a Ford axle.

F250 = 8 lug outer's, He needs aftermarket knuckles, chevy's or F150 SuperCab knuckles.