Are these oem spucer hubs on a 80 dana 44 stronger then the warm prem?
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Dana 44 oem yellow knob spicer locking hubs
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lectric80
3/4 ton status
Not sure if they are stronger than the Warns, but they are a very good hub. However, 80 wouldn't have had a D44 originally, it would have had a 10b in the front. Not saying it doesn't now, we all know how many changes these trucks have gone through, but it is odd.
A GMC would have the D44 as GM phased them out thru the '82 year.
lectric80
3/4 ton status
Ahh, see I learn something new all the time. I just went with the Chevy side and I knew they phased out the 44 earlier.
Stomis
Professional Amateur
Theyre also worth like $300 to the resto crowd in good condition.
Would the hubs for the dana 44 and 10 bolt interchange?
Assuming they're both internal locking hub design, yes.
I found a pair at the junk yard on a 1980. Woundering if I should pull them. I currently have the warn prem that I bought back in late 90s
Stomis
Professional Amateur
Pull them, sell them and buy a spare set of warns for the trail and pocket the other $200.
lectric80
3/4 ton status
Yes, well worth it and do what Stomis says. They aren't bad hubs, and I still have mine as spares, but mine aren't yellow dial and aren't in great shape. Yellow dials are worth more if they are in good shape.
KansasTwister
1/2 ton status
blue dials worth more then?
I found a second pair at the yard but ended up leaving them. The 80 chevy had a np205 and auto. I didn't check to see if it was a th 350 or 400. If I had more time.... I did find a 74 full of old hickey parts. I pulled the all welded brush guard and oem tow hooks. , it had the 4 point roll bar. The biggest find wad a bradon pto winch on a 70s ford. Great day for picking the yards.
lectric80
3/4 ton status
80 would most likely be a 350 with the 205, it was (I believe) the only year that you were guaranteed to have the 205 with the auto.
I got a 1980 4x4 frame under my 77... the 80 has got a 205 with a 400 trans and a 10 bolt front end with yellow dial spicer hubs, I got no reason to believe it didn`t come from the factory that way.
I had a 79 4x4 as well that had a 10 bolt in the front, and I know for a fact that it came with it... got the truck from the original owner.
But it was full time 4x4 so 203 and no hubs.
Both trucks are half tons.
I thought the d44 was discontinued in 78... on half tons anyway.
I had a 79 4x4 as well that had a 10 bolt in the front, and I know for a fact that it came with it... got the truck from the original owner.
But it was full time 4x4 so 203 and no hubs.
Both trucks are half tons.
I thought the d44 was discontinued in 78... on half tons anyway.
