Dana 44 Knuckles on Dana 35 TTB

[allmyEXes]

@410Fortune I know that the 4.5" lug/stud pattern is not the strongest one as other larger diameter patterns, however if someone wanted to keep the 4.5" pattern for now, is there a 4.5" rotor, say off of a last century Dodge truck 4wd, that could be used on this conversion?

 

[fordpickupman]

The locking hub is too big diameter to fit through the center of the smaller bolt pattern wheels

 

[allmyEXes]

So, the Dana 44 hubs are bigger around than the Dana 35, that makes sense. Thanks for the information.

 

[410Fortune]

Jeeps had a Dana 44 front end with a 5 on 4.5 bolt circle did they not? Not sure if they had lockout hubs on those models of jeep wrangler and Cherokee

 

[fordpickupman]

They had unit bearings by then.

 

[fordpickupman]

The earlier ones were 5 on 5.5

 

[410Fortune]

Well there you go you can convert to unit bearings and no lockouts !! Hhahaha no thanks

 

[fordpickupman]

Right?!?!?

 

[Ronfoox]

I'm going to do this knuckle swap soon. If I get any slop, I might experiment with a speedi sleeve on the bushing. Also has anyone tried these new Mevotech "Xtreme" balljoints? Desolate Motorsports sells these to go with their Bronco D44 beams?

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I saw those ball joints right after i had the ac delco already installed, desolate has them overpriced. The sleeve won’t be needed. Just tighten the pinch bolt itll do it.

 

[jasonb135]

I saw those ball joints right after i had the ac delco already installed, desolate has them overpriced. The sleeve won’t be needed. Just tighten the pinch bolt itll do it.

I currently have the AC Delco blue boots on my 35, they’ve been good. I might just stick with those for the 44 upgrade.

 

[410Fortune]

The ac delco / raybestos blue boots are good ball joints

I keep hoping Dorman premium hd will be made for this application, but it’s still not

Motorcraft joints are available they would be good here on a budget
Otherwise there are racing type
Rebuildable ball joints but they are $$$$$

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Upgrading to Dana 44 ball joints opens up a whole new world of possibilities

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