quick dana 44 question
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quick dana 44 question
I picked up a Dana 44 open knuckle disc brake front axle from a 79 f250 to put in my truck just have a quick question about it what size is the axle tube? Need to know so I can pick up some u bolts to put the axle in my truck
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That's a boat anchor! You could just measure the tube with a tape. While your at it you should do a u bolt flip. Have the threads go up into a new plate so the threads are not the low spot to hang up on obstacles.
That's a boat anchor! You could just measure the tube with a tape. While your at it you should do a u bolt flip. Have the threads go up into a new plate so the threads are not the low spot to hang up on obstacles.
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It took me 30 seconds for google search or you could measure it.
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The Driver Side Differential Dana 44
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73 Ford guy I'm doing the u bolt flip on the Dana 44 I got the passenger side done but the drivers side I'm having trouble with the one u bolt wraps around the axle tube on the outside of the leaf but the inner side has to go through a hole in the housing its thicker so I can't use the u bolt I have any ideas on what to do? I called acouple places that make u bolt flip kits and none have any ideas they said they don't make a kit for that because its not in demand and they usually just redo it the stock way for customers trucks
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Not 100% following you.. Driver side u bolt,But inner or outer? In my case the inner wrapped the diff so I took a grinder and ground a groove in pot to allow ubolt to rest in. Some guys drill a hole but I think it's unecesary as if you see the stuff I do it holds fine.
What size u bolt are you using?
Isnt this the same?
http://www.google.ca/m/search?site=i...bolt+flip#i=11
Like I say a notch is just as good
What size u bolt are you using?
Isnt this the same?
http://www.google.ca/m/search?site=i...bolt+flip#i=11
Like I say a notch is just as good
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By inner and outer I mean by the leaf spring inner towards the diff which is the side with the hole I'm having trouble with and outer meaning towards the wheel I'm using 5/8 u bolts they slide through the housing hole but it isn't wide enough of a u bolt to go around the housing