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lockjaw · 03-29-2004, 02:02 PM

Ok, don't cuss me if there has been a million threads on this already, I haven't found exactly what I need by the search option.
I am curious as to whether or not you can take a Dana 44 cast housing that is set up for radius arms and set it up for leafs ?
can you drill the radius arm perches to make the ubolts go thru them ? If you have one of these you will know what I am talking about. This is a "CAST" housing, it does not have the welded radius arm brackets.
Thanks.
Eddie

My e-mail is tgravitt7464@charter.net

kwspony · 03-30-2004, 06:06 AM

you can cut them off. I have a 73 D44 EB housing that the previous owned had cut them off to put on his D60. I'd be willing to trade housings if you like

is it a early bronco housing? that's what i need.

muddinmike · 03-30-2004, 07:24 AM

the simple answer is no. and the complex answer is no. This was hashed out big time less than a month ago.

outalne94z71 · 03-30-2004, 07:45 AM

you have a 78- 79 d44 , you cant cut off the cast mounts on that axle ..you need a pre 78 axle

lockjaw · 03-30-2004, 05:15 PM

I remembered reading about it on the board, I just didn't remember the final outcome. I thought it was a definite NOT!
I have lifted the suspension roughly 12" and I put the longer radius arms on it so I'll just run it like it is, maybe everything will be ok. I've spent way too much completely going through this 44, and didn't want to risk ruining it before I put it on the trail.
Thanks.

kwspony · 03-31-2004, 05:55 AM

I stand corrected. I have a 73 D44 from an EB which has the wedges cut off. I guess on later ones you can't.

Mr.N · 03-31-2004, 06:37 PM

kwspony + lockjaw + outalne94z71 + muddinmike = 247 total post.
Newbies,

Time to research, as in

kwspony · 03-31-2004, 07:11 PM

i think sombody has an ego problem

Mr.N · 03-31-2004, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kwspony
i think sombody has an ego problem

Increase correlation with beer

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lockjaw · 03-31-2004, 09:59 PM

Mr N,
Not to inflate your ego anymore than it already seems to be but

I already had your site bookmarked, if you will go back and read my post you would see that I simply had a question about drilling the mounts! I knew that the housing was cast but I also knew that there was creative ways around it! Maybe you should change your site from Mr N's to Mr Dick's so that everyone with a halfass decent inquiry woud just go elsewhere.

03-29-2004, 02:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
lockjaw Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Member # 20302 Location: Clay,Alabama Posts: 29	cast housing dana 44 ? Ok, don't cuss me if there has been a million threads on this already, I haven't found exactly what I need by the search option. I am curious as to whether or not you can take a Dana 44 cast housing that is set up for radius arms and set it up for leafs ? can you drill the radius arm perches to make the ubolts go thru them ? If you have one of these you will know what I am talking about. This is a "CAST" housing, it does not have the welded radius arm brackets. Thanks. Eddie My e-mail is tgravitt7464@charter.net __________________ Eddie Remember, Can't Never Could

03-30-2004, 05:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
lockjaw Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Member # 20302 Location: Clay,Alabama Posts: 29	I remembered reading about it on the board, I just didn't remember the final outcome. I thought it was a definite NOT! I have lifted the suspension roughly 12" and I put the longer radius arms on it so I'll just run it like it is, maybe everything will be ok. I've spent way too much completely going through this 44, and didn't want to risk ruining it before I put it on the trail. Thanks. __________________ Eddie Remember, Can't Never Could

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Mr.N Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Member # 1635 Location: Minne-so-cold Posts: 3,961	kwspony + lockjaw + outalne94z71 + muddinmike = 247 total post. Newbies, Time to research, as in __________________ Proud Catholic \| My Dana Articles and Info -> http://77cj.littlekeylime.com/web_rs44.html Last edited by Mr.N; 03-31-2004 at 06:56 PM.

03-31-2004, 09:59 PM	#10 (permalink)
lockjaw Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Member # 20302 Location: Clay,Alabama Posts: 29	Mr N, Not to inflate your ego anymore than it already seems to be but I already had your site bookmarked, if you will go back and read my post you would see that I simply had a question about drilling the mounts! I knew that the housing was cast but I also knew that there was creative ways around it! Maybe you should change your site from Mr N's to Mr Dick's so that everyone with a halfass decent inquiry woud just go elsewhere. __________________ Eddie Remember, Can't Never Could Last edited by lockjaw; 03-31-2004 at 10:01 PM.

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03-30-2004, 06:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
kwspony Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Member # 26166 Location: Sacramento Posts: 110	you can cut them off. I have a 73 D44 EB housing that the previous owned had cut them off to put on his D60. I'd be willing to trade housings if you like is it a early bronco housing? that's what i need.

03-30-2004, 07:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
muddinmike Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Member # 19049 Location: boise, ID Posts: 945	the simple answer is no. and the complex answer is no. This was hashed out big time less than a month ago.

03-30-2004, 07:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
outalne94z71 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Member # 28850 Location: Watertown WI Posts: 26	you have a 78- 79 d44 , you cant cut off the cast mounts on that axle ..you need a pre 78 axle

03-31-2004, 05:55 AM	#6 (permalink)
kwspony Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Member # 26166 Location: Sacramento Posts: 110	I stand corrected. I have a 73 D44 from an EB which has the wedges cut off. I guess on later ones you can't.

03-31-2004, 07:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
kwspony Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Member # 26166 Location: Sacramento Posts: 110	i think sombody has an ego problem