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[Redneck Dave]

Alright guys here's what I have so far....










I know I need ball joints, brake lines, calipers, hubs and gears for the front; anything else?
As for the rear I only have the springs, shackles and hangers, so I need shocks, perches, tabs and gears. I'm thinkin of finding a rear D44 to make things a little cheaper parts wise.

[Pdaddy]

Run down some specifics of what springs and all we are looking at... I have a set of axles sitting in my garage that are ready to go ( was/still am putting them under another rig ) But hell I just want a toy and I probably have enough parts to justify throwing them under the GF's Xterra !

Havent messed with Nissan's much so apologies for my lack of knowledge.. I can assume what the springs are but curious on what ya'll are using on these.

Thanks
P

[Redneck Dave]

Front springs are yota pro comp, rear springs are chevy 63's. D44 front axle, ECG steering, Crane knuckle, Rancho rs5000 shocks. TG hoops and lower shock mounts, Calmini front hanger kit.

[boardbysled]

When you mount your shockmounts on the axleside, turn them 90* to how they are now, or else they will bind.

Also, if your going to upgrade the rear axle, go straight to a 60 or a 14 bolt etc... Rear 44's are a recipe for disaster. You could run a 9.5" SF 14 bolt and retain the 6 lug pattern, or upgrade the front to run 8 lug.

[Redneck Dave]

Originally Posted by boardbysled

When you mount your shockmounts on the axleside, turn them 90* to how they are now, or else they will bind.

Also, if your going to upgrade the rear axle, go straight to a 60 or a 14 bolt etc... Rear 44's are a recipe for disaster. You could run a 9.5" SF 14 bolt and retain the 6 lug pattern, or upgrade the front to run 8 lug.

Thanks for the heads up! What about a ford 9"?

[boardbysled]

You could run a 9" and do 5x5.5 outers on your waggy front end and have matching patterns. Might be kinda tough to find a 9" that is the right width.

A C&C 14 bolt with SRW hubs is suposidly 63" wide.

Or a 9.5" rear end out of a Land Cruiser.

Lots of different axle choices. What type of gearing are you going to run in the axles?

[boardbysled]

Originally Posted by Pdaddy

Run down some specifics of what springs and all we are looking at... I have a set of axles sitting in my garage that are ready to go ( was/still am putting them under another rig ) But hell I just want a toy and I probably have enough parts to justify throwing them under the GF's Xterra !

Havent messed with Nissan's much so apologies for my lack of knowledge.. I can assume what the springs are but curious on what ya'll are using on these.

Thanks
P

Toyota RUF's are the spring to run IMO. Keeps it low, and moves the tires forward, increasing your approach angle and allowing you to run bigger tires by keeping the tires out of the firewall.

[t-ray]

good call on the Ford 9", but it will be a more $$ than a Rodeo D44. You can cut the 9" down to the width you want and order custom length shafts (Dutchman)...which all add to the cost. Just depends on how hard you plan on wheeling.

If you're just hitting the local 3.0-3.5 rated trails on 33-35" tires, the 44 will be fine. Anything more and I'd get a 9" or if you are not easy on the throttle.

[Redneck Dave]

Originally Posted by t-ray

good call on the Ford 9", but it will be a more $$ than a Rodeo D44. You can cut the 9" down to the width you want and order custom length shafts (Dutchman)...which all add to the cost. Just depends on how hard you plan on wheeling.

If you're just hitting the local 3.0-3.5 rated trails on 33-35" tires, the 44 will be fine. Anything more and I'd get a 9" or if you are not easy on the throttle.

I think I'll stick to finding a 44. I don't plan on doin any real crazy trails till I get a feel for the way she's gonna handle then if I get a wild hair I can always upgrade later.

[t-ray]

Originally Posted by Redneck Dave

I think I'll stick to finding a 44. I don't plan on doin any real crazy trails till I get a feel for the way she's gonna handle then if I get a wild hair I can always upgrade later.

good plan. Go pull that 44 from that Rodeo @ JTAV! If ya want help, I'm available Sunday with my truck.

[Redneck Dave]

I don't get a day off form work till next Thursday, hopefully it's still there. What yard is it at?

[t-ray]

Originally Posted by Redneck Dave

I don't get a day off form work till next Thursday, hopefully it's still there. What yard is it at?

Just truck and Van on 35th ave

it was in the premium side of the yard, all the way in the back row - green Rodeo

[Redneck Dave]

Is that the real nice yard that's down there?

[t-ray]

Originally Posted by Redneck Dave

Is that the real nice yard that's down there?

'real nice' and 'junkyard' don't go together in my vocabulary - particularly around south Phoenix aka little Tijuana

It was at Just Truck and Van is all I know.

[Redneck Dave]

You must have seen the fancy yard down on the corner of 35th and buckeye, big 'ol place. anywho, I'll be junkyarding next week and usually just run down Buckeye and hit 'em all up.

[Redneck Dave]

Originally Posted by t-ray

good plan. Go pull that 44 from that Rodeo @ JTAV! If ya want help, I'm available Sunday with my truck.

Hey Tim, was it a Green 99 Rodeo at the pull-a-part on 27th and buckeye?

[t-ray]

Originally Posted by Redneck Dave

Hey Tim, was it a Green 99 Rodeo at the pull-a-part on 27th and buckeye?

That was the one.

[Redneck Dave]

Originally Posted by t-ray

That was the one.

That puppies still there! I'm going next saturday to grab it. Crossin my fingers hopin it'll be there. There was also a white one but it had drums in the rear.

[penski61]

27th ave and buckeye has the lowest prices ive seen but the good stuff is usually gone everytime i go lol

if you dont end up getting that one id try the pick n pull on 34th and broadway they usually have decent prices

oh the other thing i think you want 97 or older , the 98+ dont use the standard dana 44 stuff but you may want to verify that
i know when i picked up the rodeo 44 i had i was told to go pre 97
edit:
here ya go
http://www.ringpinion.com/DiffDetail...&DriveType=4WD
98+
http://www.ringpinion.com/DiffDetail...&DriveType=4WD

[Redneck Dave]

Originally Posted by penski61

27th ave and buckeye has the lowest prices ive seen but the good stuff is usually gone everytime i go lol

if you dont end up getting that one id try the pick n pull on 34th and broadway they usually have decent prices

oh the other thing i think you want 97 or older , the 98+ dont use the standard dana 44 stuff but you may want to verify that
i know when i picked up the rodeo 44 i had i was told to go pre 97
edit:
here ya go
http://www.ringpinion.com/DiffDetail...&DriveType=4WD
98+
http://www.ringpinion.com/DiffDetail...&DriveType=4WD

Thanks for the info Aaron. The only thing I didn't like is there isn't a 5:13 ring and pinion for the newer rodeo 44.

Anyone wanna do a JY day next weekend?

[penski61]

you can get a 97 or older with disk as well and you can get 5.13's , i think the axle is a little narrower than the 98+

i could help ya out early this up coming saturday morning

[Redneck Dave]

Originally Posted by penski61

you can get a 97 or older with disk as well and you can get 5.13's , i think the axle is a little narrower than the 98+

i could help ya out early this up coming saturday morning

I guess I'll just have to be patient and wait for the right axle to come along.

I work this Saturday, I got next weekend off to go to the rodeo, and thats only during the evening.

[penski61]

there are tons of the older rodeo's at the jy or atleast the last time i went looking for them there was
they were pretty common at the one on 27th ave and the one on 34th ave and broadway

the pick n pull by my house has 4 rodeo's but they want $180 for the axle complete

[Redneck Dave]

Originally Posted by penski61

there are tons of the older rodeo's at the jy or atleast the last time i went looking for them there was
they were pretty common at the one on 27th ave and the one on 34th ave and broadway

the pick n pull by my house has 4 rodeo's but they want $180 for the axle complete

Oh shit $180 is kinda steep, the one on 27th has completes for 85 with a $10 core, but I only saw 2 rodeos there and a couple of passports... I'll check the ones down broadway next weekend.

[Pdaddy]

Damn ya'll are going to get me fired up to SAS my girls X.