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rase your hand if you think I'm nuts for installing a rebuilt 1979 ford dana 44 HP 8lug on my 1991 f250 7.3.couse all I hear about it is that I'm crazy for doing so.how ever I am willing to trade for a dana 60.
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rase your hand if you think I'm nuts for installing a rebuilt 1979 ford dana 44 HP 8lug on my 1991 f250 7.3.couse all I hear about it is that I'm crazy for doing so.how ever I am willing to trade for a dana 60.
As long as you aren't trying to use it for serious off-roading (which wouldn't be possible in my area) I would think it would be fine.
Around here you couldn't use and F250 for serious wheelin' anyway. The trails are all WAY to tight for that. Heck, I've beat the tar out of the body on my Jeep Cherokee (the mid-sized variety, not a full sized) bouncing off trees and it is only 2/3 the length and about 80% of the width of my truck. A D44 should be fine for logging roads, mud, & snow....
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the axle under any f250 idi 4x4 is a IFS d44 or d50, which are about the same, but both are far weaker than than a solid d44. The solid d44 has half the u joints as a IFS axle. with the IFS it is only safe to put 35'' tires with no major threat to snaping an axle. with a solid d44 you can go to about 40'' tire. still mnot as strong as a d60 but way stronger than an IFS.
You also get more axle flex with a solid axle, so wether you go with the d44 or the d60 it is money well spent.
You also get more axle flex with a solid axle, so wether you go with the d44 or the d60 it is money well spent.
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hey there i have 36 12.50 R 16 Radials on my 84 and never blew anything and i wheeled it HARD HARD HARD every second weekend i wheeled it.It was for two years and its a gasser.ball joints still good bearings stilll good and no noises vfrom the front or rear diff and it has d44 ifs front d60 rear.
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Originally Posted by whitefordaward
how much is dirt cheap? couse dirt cheap on a dana 60 is like 800 to 1000.
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Originally Posted by 86fu50
the axle under any f250 idi 4x4 is a IFS d44 or d50, which are about the same, but both are far weaker than than a solid d44. The solid d44 has half the u joints as a IFS axle. with the IFS it is only safe to put 35'' tires with no major threat to snaping an axle. with a solid d44 you can go to about 40'' tire. still mnot as strong as a d60 but way stronger than an IFS.
You also get more axle flex with a solid axle, so wether you go with the d44 or the d60 it is money well spent.
You also get more axle flex with a solid axle, so wether you go with the d44 or the d60 it is money well spent.
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I also found out today that the rotors and hub assembly is inerchangable with a d44 hp 8lug.people say the ifs is easy to rebuild and I didn't find anything true about that.the hole ford Ifs system is junk.but thats ok couse the best of us make mistakes too.
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Originally Posted by whitefordaward
I also found out today that the rotors and hub assembly is inerchangable with a d44 hp 8lug.people say the ifs is easy to rebuild and I didn't find anything true about that.the hole ford Ifs system is junk.but thats ok couse the best of us make mistakes too.
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Dana 60 is the way to go.
With the 44 IFS every year I had to replace the ball joints and all the tie rod ends to pass inspection.
I broke so many U joints and stub axles I can't count that far.
In the end I broke the housing.
33" mud tires were to much for it.
A snow plow was to much for it.
I was to much for it.
The 44 was used under the 150 and the Bronco, it has no business being under a diesel.
The weight and torque of the diesel engine is why all diesel F250's have F350 frames and rear axles.
With the 44 IFS every year I had to replace the ball joints and all the tie rod ends to pass inspection.
I broke so many U joints and stub axles I can't count that far.
In the end I broke the housing.
33" mud tires were to much for it.
A snow plow was to much for it.
I was to much for it.
The 44 was used under the 150 and the Bronco, it has no business being under a diesel.
The weight and torque of the diesel engine is why all diesel F250's have F350 frames and rear axles.
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Originally Posted by whitefordaward
I also found out today that the rotors and hub assembly is inerchangable with a d44 hp 8lug.people say the ifs is easy to rebuild and I didn't find anything true about that.the hole ford Ifs system is junk.but thats ok couse the best of us make mistakes too.
That the TTB 8-lug D44 parts are compatible with the solid axle D44? Or something else? Please elaborate.....
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Originally Posted by CheaperJeeper
Not clear on what you're saying here.
That the TTB 8-lug D44 parts are compatible with the solid axle D44? Or something else? Please elaborate.....
That the TTB 8-lug D44 parts are compatible with the solid axle D44? Or something else? Please elaborate.....
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yes the rotors and the locking hub assembley are the same as the IFS under me truck now.
I'm going to take the hubs and rotors off my ifs and put them on my dana 44 solid 8lug axle.yes it will work.as fare as I know the locking hubs and rotors are the only parts interchangable.I will furthur investigate the difference in axle parts between the solid 44 and ifs.Other than the aperent parts
I'm going to take the hubs and rotors off my ifs and put them on my dana 44 solid 8lug axle.yes it will work.as fare as I know the locking hubs and rotors are the only parts interchangable.I will furthur investigate the difference in axle parts between the solid 44 and ifs.Other than the aperent parts
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this one gose to dave s.I have 35in swampers use to have 37s and I wheeled the hell out of my truck and the f250 ifs never gave me a problem other than the drop brakets.Now granted the bushings are shot and the alinment is all screwed up but she still rolls down the road.I got a hella good deal on this high pinion 8lug 44 so I'm gonna do the swap if I find a 60 later then I swap it again.