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Old Jan 28, 2014 | 04:49 PM
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highboy info
anyone have any info on the highboy. like from what year to what year they were made. what differences from year to year they had.
 
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Thanks lafermedavid Vary interesting reading
 
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Your welcome.Thats what people reach for, when ? come up on hb.I have it under my favorites
 
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how can you tell if you have a dana 44 or 44HD ? can you tell from the outside ?
 
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Dana 44 HD has external locking hubs like the ones in the picture. That is if they haven't been changed to aftermarket like Warn or Mile Marker. Look for a tag under one of the cover bolts or the BOM number stamped into the top of the axle tube.
 
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Could the Highboy leaf springs be bolted onto a '79 lowboy? Cuz i have 6 leafs in the front and back, 3" wide, 4" blocks in the back....

Also, my VIN starts with F26...
 
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Actually, its got 2 blocks in back, bottom looks like an anvil kinda...
 
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Originally Posted by Jklnhyd
Actually, its got 2 blocks in back, bottom looks like an anvil kinda...
The anvil lookin block is ONE of the factors that make a highboy a highboy, the 4in lift. It is factor. The second is probably a 2in block for a total of 6in lift. The front should have 6in lift springs.

Here is a pic of this setup on my 77 highboy



My guess someone put a 2in lift block on top of the highboy block and installed 6in lift springs on the front for a cheap "6in lift".

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So mine musta been swapped at some point. Good to know when ordering parts.
 
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do the hubs step in size on the outside where the wheel bolts on ?
 
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Originally Posted by JMz79F350
how can you tell if you have a dana 44 or 44HD ? can you tell from the outside ?
Dana axle information.

Dana Holding Corporation The Expert Librarian - Information for driveshafts, u-joints, axles, heavy axles, light axles, Drivelines
 
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