DuneRunner
1/2 ton status
I'm home all night... /forums/images/icons/smile.gif talk to ya soon.
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??? About D44 and 12 bolts
- Thread starter gokartergo
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RedDwarf
1/2 ton status
Dana 44 = Dana 44
Everything is the same from the knuckles in.
10 bolt carrier, while similar in size, is not the same. 10 bolt uses a bolt to hold the center pin in, Dana uses a roll pin.
You have to be careful what you post here, there are some folks who know a lot about this stuff /forums/images/icons/tongue.gif
Everything is the same from the knuckles in.
10 bolt carrier, while similar in size, is not the same. 10 bolt uses a bolt to hold the center pin in, Dana uses a roll pin.
You have to be careful what you post here, there are some folks who know a lot about this stuff /forums/images/icons/tongue.gif
87GMC
1/2 ton status
Just trying to help, not trying to mislead. Obviously I was wrong and I stand corrected. Thats the benefit of so many knowledgeable people on a large site.
RedDwarf
1/2 ton status
No biggie.
Gotta give credit to tRusty too. He knows his stuff.
BTW, on the fronts, they are about the same, even though the Dana has 30 spline axles. This is because they both use the same steering joint and both shafts actuially neck down to the same diameter of 1.21" /forums/images/icons/frown.gif
So it doesn't really make sense to swap one for the other, except 10 bolt shafts are easier to come by these days. That's a good thing cause they seem to break a lot....
Gotta give credit to tRusty too. He knows his stuff.
BTW, on the fronts, they are about the same, even though the Dana has 30 spline axles. This is because they both use the same steering joint and both shafts actuially neck down to the same diameter of 1.21" /forums/images/icons/frown.gif
So it doesn't really make sense to swap one for the other, except 10 bolt shafts are easier to come by these days. That's a good thing cause they seem to break a lot....
barbastard
1/2 ton status
so does that mean that you can swap in axleshafts from a 10bolt to a D44?? If all that is different between the two is the spline count....just curious because I need to replace my 3/4ton D44 axleshaft and I have access to some 1/2ton 10b axleshafts for free..
Triaged
1/2 ton status
No...you can't swap axle shafts.
