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ID this axle? (D60 or D44)

BowtieBlazer

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My buddy thinks its a d60, I think it may be but also could be a d44. Notice it has ball joints, yet it has a strange mount on the pass side leaf, like a 60. I considered buying this rig from the bone yard but really not sure that what I am dealing with and what its worth...looks like a one ton chevy its under has 14FF rear but could be a 3/4ton, don't know the exact history of it, but anything could have been swapped in.....could this be the mysterious d61 i read about on pirate? The guy is asking $800 for the rig.
Pics here
 
It's absolutely a D44.

It's a Dodge D44, they did the 3 u-bolt/2 studs thing on their 44's. Also that axle is for a full time truck and will not readily accept locking hubs without swapping to bearing hubs with a "snout".

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Dodge 44. sway bar on the U-bolt plates are the give away for the dodge, the ball joint with leaf springs is the giveaway for D44.
 
I always use the steering arm for d44/d60 identification.

D60 has 4 bolts

D44 has 3 bolts (just likt the 10 bolts)
 
It's a D44 and judging by the components shown, it is definitely in a Dodge and I would venture to say, because of the color of the hub, that it is in a M880 Military 1-1/4 Ton truck.
 
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