After spending countless hours searching, bookmarking, reading and searching again, I have come to some conclusions on what Waggy D44 I want in my TJ....I don't know!
Reason being, is the contradictory statements by people on the different years of Waggy 44s.
Through reading well over 30 threads this is what I have come up with:
Driverside Drop:
1980-1991
Vacuum Disconnect
1980-1981: NO
1982-1986: Some have said yes, some have said no.
1987-1981: NO
Therefore there are discripancies into what everyone is saying (or thinks) are the years that may or may not have had a vacuum discconect. Obviously I know that I do not want one with it.
So that would mean look for an 80-81 (hard to find so far in my junkyard searches) or, look for an 1987-1991 (easier to find, I know of a few now)....but they all want around $500 for the new years.
But here's the catch.
According to Warn's website, they only have an application for Wagoneer front inner shafts from 1980-1984:
http://products.warn.com/warn.nsf/pages/Truck.AppChart.FrontAxles.InnerShaft.html
and they only have an application for Wagoneer front outer shafts from 1974-1983.
http://products.warn.com/warn.nsf/pages/Truck.AppChart.FrontAxles.OuterShaft.html
So that brings to the conclusion of only have two years to look for 1980 and 1981....which really narrows the choices and oppurtunities down.
I have not started my research on the ford D44s yet.
Anyone have any thoughts? :beer:
Reason being, is the contradictory statements by people on the different years of Waggy 44s.
Through reading well over 30 threads this is what I have come up with:
Driverside Drop:
1980-1991
Vacuum Disconnect
1980-1981: NO
1982-1986: Some have said yes, some have said no.
1987-1981: NO
Therefore there are discripancies into what everyone is saying (or thinks) are the years that may or may not have had a vacuum discconect. Obviously I know that I do not want one with it.
So that would mean look for an 80-81 (hard to find so far in my junkyard searches) or, look for an 1987-1991 (easier to find, I know of a few now)....but they all want around $500 for the new years.
But here's the catch.
According to Warn's website, they only have an application for Wagoneer front inner shafts from 1980-1984:
http://products.warn.com/warn.nsf/pages/Truck.AppChart.FrontAxles.InnerShaft.html
and they only have an application for Wagoneer front outer shafts from 1974-1983.
http://products.warn.com/warn.nsf/pages/Truck.AppChart.FrontAxles.OuterShaft.html
So that brings to the conclusion of only have two years to look for 1980 and 1981....which really narrows the choices and oppurtunities down.
I have not started my research on the ford D44s yet.
Anyone have any thoughts? :beer: