Hey Everyone,
Will the EAton Elocker (part # EAT19695) fit into the Dana 44 IFS? It's listed for a Dana 44, but it doesn't mention IFS at all.

I know the IFS isnt' a serious axle, and I'm not going to do anything real hard core with it, but I would like to be able to 'go a little futher' then with open diffs.
Thanks

 

whaaatt? u wanna put a locker in a ttb 44? i would say go with a ls. if your tires tend to grab any traction, i would think it would eat that thing alive.

 

when you say ifs, you mean ttb ?

if so, then yes, but i would call eaton to make sure

 

I would prefer the axle open most of the time, since I will use it in the snow and ice often. But I've spun one tire enough to want something to give that extra "umph" when I need it. I'm not planning to do anything too nasty to it, mostly mud and snow in the mountains. It's not an extreme rock crawler or anything. I'm going to have some differential work done anyway, and thought this would be the time to do it, if I ever was going to do it.

From what I understand a limited slip is not the best choice for snow and ice, is that true?
oh, and yes, I do mean TTB.

Thanks guys.

 

it should work. you'll have to ditch the passenger side c-clip and use a spring in the slip yoke, unless you have a 82 or older ttb.. call eaton to be sure though.

 

Yeah, it's an 82 axle. Thanks for the information everyone, I'll call Eaton just to make sure though.

BTW, what is the "weak link" with the TTB that everyone hates so much? Is it the housing or the axle shafts themselves?

 

its the whole thing. its got an extra joint, plus slip joint, just makes it all weaker.

 

if your slip yoke bolts into the housing, your golden. if not, you need the spring.. not sure if 81 or 82 was the last year for that.

 

By the yoke, do you mean the shaft that has the yoke attached? If so, yes that shaft does bolt into the pumpkin, three bolts I think. But the actual yoke itself does not, it's hooked up to the shaft which is bolted in, via a Ujoint.
I think that's what you mean, though.
Thanks

BTW, what is the spline count on the pumpkin ends? 19 for the hubs (I think), but is it 30 for the other side?

 

19 outer, 30 inner

I run a LS up front but it only has 2k on it and still performs like a locker, it doesn't slip at all. Know probs with mine except wheel bearing issues from teh 35's. BTW jsut be easy on the gas don't be dumpin it hard in 4wd or somethin or where you have a ton of traction. Also get ready to kinda push through the corners in the ice snow if ya have it in 4wd and are locked or LS up front

 

Yeah, I plan on taking it easy in locked mode... Basically I want to get stuck in open 4wd, then turn on the elocker, get unstuck, then turn it off and keep going. I don't want to baja through anything.
Thanks!

 

haha, goog luck, if you are stuck in open 4wd a locker won't help you much, it will do better to use it before you are stuck to keep you movin or getting you stuck more, whichever way you want to look at it. About the only thing that will work for is moderate snow, nuthin over 3ft.

 

only time its gonna help, is when your getting traction on at least one wheel, if you high center your selft on a snowbank, ur screwed. now, if you went with light on the go pedal, you could use the extra traction to plow through a drift or the like.