It is my understanding and has been verified by measuring the adjustment cams for a d-44 and a d-35 that the d-44 cam is not as large in diameter than an adjustment cam for a d-35. How are all these people able to get a d-44 ball joint and d-44 adjustment cam to tighten properly in a d-35 beam? Does anyone have a list of parts used that they would share?
I have also looked into the swap using a 96 d-35 ranger knuckle (with sliding and bolt on caliper) and bolting on a 96 d-44 bronco 5-bolt spindle (which does in fact bolt up) and sliding on a d-44 rotor. The problem with this swap is that the rotor hits the caliper bracket. Any ideas on either????