In about a month, I plan to rebuild a solid d44.
Has any of you done one of the little (as in not a Rockwell or a d60, etc) axle rebuilds.

I plan to strip it down to the housing and do an overhaul.
I need help selecting all the replacement parts and getting
it ready for my SAS in to the Bronco.

Iʻll step by step everything in my Build thread in the Bronco forum too.

 

what do you want to know?



look here for replacement parts, gears, lockers and misc stuff.

Welcome to Complete Off Road - Rich is the man!

 

i saw the title and that you replied and expected to see "the best rebuild advice is to find a 60". i'm kinda curious about this too. like cost of a good set of aftermarket axles and who makes the strongest ones, and are they worth it? i can't find 78/79 d6o fronts at anywhere near a reasonable price. so i might just beef the d44

 

X2 I would also like to know, cause there are some bullet proff mud trucks where i'm from on alcohol runnin D44 and 9 inch!!! How do they do it!

whats the diffrence between this:
D44 YUKON HARD CORE Chrome Moly Front Axle Set

and this:
Dana 44 YUKON Chrome Moly 4340 Front Axle Set

both chrome moly? Mabie i'l be the first to find out.....

 

by the way hey guys im eric
not really new here just new to posting in the 4x4 fourm
i got a build commin up here soon, il be posting my progress and hopefully getting some good insight from you guys!

 

this forum is a little more aggressive, so be prepared, it's all in good fun

 

lots of varibles for all the the questions asked.....


Yukon makes the crappiest chromo shafts - especially for the 44.
I havent kept up with the new stuff available for axles but Superior made the best shafts a couple years ago and probably still today. CTM makes the best u-joints.

^^^ this setup will cost over $1000 and still not near as strong as a stock 60.


it all depends on the use of the truck.


here are some D44 vs D60 comparisons





The reason a D44 will last in an alcohol straight line drag is because the u-joints are their strongest when the tires are 99% of the time pointed straight and there is nothing to really grab the tires and shockload the shafts. Put that same engine in a trail truck and the axle wont last 2 seconds. The rear 9" is most likely not stock. 35 and 40 spline shafts are the norm.

again, it all depends on use of the truck.


This truck has a 700ci BBF with 2 500shot NOS foggers and uses a D35 front from a Cherokee and a 40sp 9" - not to mention a Chebby 208 tcase bolted in upside down behind a powerglide.

 

good point, i've been thinkin about using the 79 d60 i have for my truck but like you said for straight line mud drag the extra weight is not worth it.

 

if you are building a mud drag only truck then use a 44 all the way.