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Found an ad on Craigslist for a set of axles. Dana 44 high pinion front and a Dana 60 rear for $450. Is this worth it? They both came off an old Ford and are full size axles, complete from hub to hub, front disc rear drum. He's sending pics tomorrow but he said there's a little bit of surface rust, but definitely not scrap metal.

If they are in decent working condition, would they be worth it? He's not sure of the gearing but was told they were matching.

I'm eager to hear what you all have to say!

 

[cakes567]

Ask him how many miles The ford had he took them out of.

 

[Squeeze]

Okay

 

[harleydragon]

if they have the gearing,etc. that you want it would be a big plus

 

[cakes567]

If you do end up buying them pull the diff covers off and see what they look like on the inside. Pull the shafts out and make sure they aren't twisted. Where the splines on the shafts are is a common place to twist. ask him to pull the covers and show you the inside. Im sure the fluid needs replacing anyways. Looking at the inside and stuff is only the best way to tell how good they are.

 

[0III0forlife]

I could be wrong, but, I had an old 79 F-250, that had the same set up. The only problem i would see if i remember correctly, is the Dana 44 frontend is a passenger side drop. Meaning the driveshaft is on the passenger side instead of drivers side like a YJ.

If the 44 is from an F-150, it wont work because of the radius arm brackets are part of the housing. Most of the older F-150's had a 9" rear, but some of them had a Dana 60, they were known as the camper special heavy half ton with the towing package.

 

[Squeeze]

I could be wrong, but, I had an old 79 F-250, that had the same set up. The only problem i would see if i remember correctly, is the Dana 44 frontend is a passenger side drop. Meaning the driveshaft is on the passenger side instead of drivers side like a YJ.

If the 44 is from an F-150, it wont work because of the radius arm brackets are part of the housing. Most of the older F-150's had a 9" rear, but some of them had a Dana 60, they were known as the camper special heavy half ton with the towing package.

You sure its a passenger side drop? I know the d60 fronts for fords are driver side drop which makes them ideal. Never looked into d44s. I really like the fact that they're full width too. I wanna go SOA and adding some width to compensate for height would be nice haha

 

[harleydragon]

Ibuildembig can tell you..from what I have read he IS the ford man

 

[Squeeze]

Yeah I talked to him a lot a while ago about axles and that was whenbibwanted to go with dana 60/sterling 10.25 but for 450, a dana44/dana60 seems a lot more reasonable

 

[Ibuildembig]

That's about the going rate for a pair in decent shape. The front is worth what he's asking, since 60 rears are about worth scrap and thats it.

ALL Ford axles are drivers side drop so that's not an issue.

 

[Squeeze]

But a d60 will hold up A LOT better than a d35 right?

 

[Ibuildembig]

yeah that's a given....see if you can buy just the front for less and get a 10.25. I know they bring about 100-150 at a picknpull yard

 

[Squeeze]

I was considering the 10.25 for a while like you told me to a while back, I just figured this combo was really cheap. I'll run it by the guy. What would be a fair price to ask for for just the front?

 

[Ibuildembig]

Anything less than he is asking is fine. I get 500 out of just fronts down here

 

[Irongrave]

I would try to get a 60 front why waste the time and money on a 1/2ton axle its no more work to swap in a 60 over a 44 and its a much better axle.

 

[Ibuildembig]

I agree but its triple the money to find a good one and most people dont wanna fork that much out.

 

[Squeeze]

Yeah I'm starting to get realistic with things and a d60 front us expensive as hell. I was going to buy these because they're already a pair and affordable

 

[Irongrave]

i just don't see the point in wasting money on a 44. Its not really any better then the 30 you have at the end of the day.

 

[Squeeze]

Well I mean its gotta be!