hey guys today a buddy at work was telling me about an axle he has laying around. it's a 78 3/4ton dana 44 complete with everything eve the disk brakes! all he wants is a case of beer for it and it even has 4.10 gears in it same as mine do u guys think it would be worth it? i no it's cheap bt do u think it'll hold up in my diesel?


thanks guys

 

With the 44, you're not gaining anything other than ditching the TTB (the D50 is a little bit stouter). It will hold up unless you are really hard on it if you wheel your truck.

You would be better off to find a 85-97 Dana 60 instead. That 44 will require some changes to put under your truck. A late model 60 is pretty much a bolt in.

That front end is definetely worth the case of beer, though. Bring it home.

Jason

 

If it has the right mounts to be a direct bolt in, for that price I'd take it. A straight axle D44 is better than a TTB D44 any day - just because it has fewer moving parts to wear out or break. If it would take fab work to fit then it probably wouldn't be worth it.

 

If you don't use it I'll give you two cases for it

 

i think i'll take it but not put it in my idi but wait for a 60 insted for her but i have a 91 f-150 that it will go in instead

 

Thats a good Idea but wouldn't you be happier with two cases of beer?

 

ya but by the time u drove here you would be looking in quite a bit in fuel lol