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Mar 1, 2016 | 08:00 AM

Creamsicle88

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Dana 44

Hi I'm looking at buying a Dana 44 HD with disc brake and is the high pinion axle. It need the inner and outer shaft on the driver's side and I have a Dana 44 low pinion with drums in the front and I was wondering if I could just swap the axles from mine into this one

Mar 1, 2016 | 08:54 AM

twinzilla

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First off I don't believe the high pinion 44's were referred to as 44HD's. The 44HD's were the low pinion axles that came in highboy's with the large external locking hubs.
And no, I don't think you can swap axle shafts between an open knuckle & closed knuckle Dana 44.

Mar 1, 2016 | 09:10 AM

Creamsicle88

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Okay thanks,

Mar 1, 2016 | 09:16 AM

ZarK-eh

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From: like subarctic, brrr man!

Some '77 F-250's had HD High Pinion Dana44 Axles.

It's a little wider than my F150 Dana 44 so the shafts don't swap. But the steering knuckles out to the hubs swap over.

Mar 1, 2016 | 09:20 AM

Creamsicle88

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Thanks do to the brackets for the leafs line up still? I have a f250 highboy with the old low pinion d44 in it so I'm hoping they do to the newer 77 high pinion d44

Mar 1, 2016 | 10:53 AM

twinzilla

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Originally Posted by ZarK-eh

Some '77 F-250's had HD High Pinion Dana44 Axles.

I don't think they were called a 44HD though were they? They're just your standard high pinion Dana 44 just like the 78/9's. 77.5's were not "highboy's".

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Originally Posted by Creamsicle88

Thanks do to the brackets for the leafs line up still? I have a f250 highboy with the old low pinion d44 in it so I'm hoping they do to the newer 77 high pinion d44

Yes, the spring perches should be the same distance apart on the high pinion 44 if it came out of a 77.5-79 F250.

Mar 1, 2016 | 03:18 PM

buckin69bronco

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I may be wrong but I've always heard of the late 70's F250 Dana 44 being refered to as the 44HD. Being that it has 8 lug hubs and bigger brakes and is suppose to have 3" tubes with 1/2" think walls.