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From: Sweethome Or
yes it can be its only a question of if your axle is worthnthe upgrade or if your better off with an upgrade of some kind... if you can find the axle numbers on the housing i can tell you if its worth swapping or tossing...there should be 2 sets a simple 4 digit and another longer one...
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II RC, if ya got a D44, an option is to use the knuckles, spindles, etc. from a 78 or 79 Bronco. You might also have to ream the tie rod holes (tapered reamer!!) cuz later model tie rods have a thicker shank... take a guess how I found out.
Depending on what you can find, sometimes a complete axle swap will come out less costly than swapping disc brake components.... make sure the front ratio is compatible with your rear end ratio.
Depending on what you can find, sometimes a complete axle swap will come out less costly than swapping disc brake components.... make sure the front ratio is compatible with your rear end ratio.
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From: Sweethome Or
thats a dana 44C standard duty its compltely doable conversion... you don't wanna use the 78-79 bronco unless you want 5 lug fronts and 8 lug rear... we discussed this on another thred awhile back..you need the parts off one of three donors
1-80 to 95 ford 3/4 ton dana 50 ttb front..
2-77 1/2-79 dana 44 3/4 ton front
3-74-86 chevy dana 44 3/4 ton..beware chevy used 3 front axles in the 3/4 tons only one is a 44...make sure the others won't fit...
take eveything from theknuckle-spindle out th the hub..get the caliper, brakelines, and brake sheilds too. you'll need a disc/drum master cylinder and proportioning valve from a 77 1/2-79 f250.. if you don't have power brakes i'd consider swapping those in too.
1-80 to 95 ford 3/4 ton dana 50 ttb front..
2-77 1/2-79 dana 44 3/4 ton front
3-74-86 chevy dana 44 3/4 ton..beware chevy used 3 front axles in the 3/4 tons only one is a 44...make sure the others won't fit...
take eveything from theknuckle-spindle out th the hub..get the caliper, brakelines, and brake sheilds too. you'll need a disc/drum master cylinder and proportioning valve from a 77 1/2-79 f250.. if you don't have power brakes i'd consider swapping those in too.
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From: Sweethome Or
thats alright if the non-profit horse farm doesn't contact me soon i'll just keepn the 150 i built them on a 250 frame and shorten it into a stepside...i mounted the broncos 5 lug assemblys on the front and put an 8.8 in the rear...
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