If your wanting d44s...then I'd suggest the Isuzu Rodeo 44...for the rear...its a 30 spline axle that comes with 410,430&456 gears with a LSD has disc breaks and is at 60" wide...the same width as your d35....and if you want to step it up...get the HD 44 it'll have 33spline axles...look for a fined diff cover....its Chevy/ Toyota 6 lug...and can be had from any U pull junk yard for $150 or less
For the front...I'd get either an 81 and new wagoneer it'll be 61" wide with matching 6 lug...or a HP Ford...there's one on Cluster now for a few hundy without outers.....but this axle is 63" wide and 5lug.....so if you get Dodge flattop knuckles there is some on EBay now....and run Chevy spindles this will get you back to 61" wide and 6lug....
Any of these axles are far superior to the stock 44s found in a Tj...
This is just my $.02 based on my own experiences with the Dana 44s...
Hope this helps to give you some direction
Thanks a lot for the info. I'm new to jeeps so I'm trying to learn as much as possible. Everyone's says I need to get rid of my 35 because it'll break often. I just put a rubicon express 4.5 super flex lift on it with a teraflex sye kit. I want to get the most out of my TJ without having to worry about my stock axles.
I have a D44 rear axle out if a JK. It's complete minus brakes. It even has a Riddler cover. I also have a empty D30 that has been sleeved and gussetted in all the right spots.
Both of the front axles I mentioned earlier will allow you to have locking hubs and have true Dana 44 C's 3/8" walled x 3.5 thick tubes.... they won't need sleeves and do not have Unit bearings...these are the real deal...
I'll second this opinion just because its the exact same set up I'm running. Isuzu rear (LSD replaced by Detroit) and ford up front as described. Works good!
If I measured correctly its 60" it has 4:10 with LSD. I found it at ecology salvage in Chula Vista. They have 3 of them there. And it came with the whole brake system.
There's a HP Ford d44 complete on SD Craigslist in Ramona...
There's also a Detroit locker on there to....
If you pick up the Ford axle....it'll be 63" and 5 on 5.5 lug....so just run 1" or 1.5" spacers on the rear that'll change it from 6 lug to the 5 lug...and it'll give you the extra width...
Hope this helps
I'm going to hit the yards up again tomorrow, most of them were closed yesterday for the 4th. The one one craigslist is a little more than I want to pay for one.
Any one recommend a welding shop in San Diego that can weld the brackets on for my axle swap?
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