New wheels and tires last week. Need new axles this week.

[imiceman44]

Well..this thing was Frankenstein.
Verifies dana 44 up front. Have no idea what gears are since I looked up and dana 44 were not stock in 89. I will pull diff cover to I'd.

Always wondered why rear axle was narrower than front but never went off roading. It wouldn't stay in 4wd.

I got the grinder on the 4wd shifting plate to allow it to change gears fully.

Played around once I got it working for about 10 minutes. Felt like it could pull a house down. I bet they have 2 different gears and it broke the pinion.

So I found for 300 and a 90 day warranty a 14bff out of 99 2500. 3.73. Obviously need to verify front gears in dana 44. I guess I should get a d60 and be done with it.

This 14bff will need a lot of work to put it on your truck.
You need to look for one from a 3/4 ton 73-87 truck or 3/4 ton 73-91 suburban.

 

[imiceman44]

Well..this thing was Frankenstein.
Verifies dana 44 up front. Have no idea what gears are since I looked up and dana 44 were not stock in 89. I will pull diff cover to I'd.

Always wondered why rear axle was narrower than front but never went off roading. It wouldn't stay in 4wd.

I got the grinder on the 4wd shifting plate to allow it to change gears fully.

Played around once I got it working for about 10 minutes. Felt like it could pull a house down. I bet they have 2 different gears and it broke the pinion.

So I found for 300 and a 90 day warranty a 14bff out of 99 2500. 3.73. Obviously need to verify front gears in dana 44. I guess I should get a d60 and be done with it.

And no this doesn't mean you need a d60

 

[frankin5]

Stock 10 bolt rear axle is narrower the the front axle. This is done to have a shorter turning radius. The 89 should have 30 spline axles in rear and front from factory, Why do you say the front is a 44?.