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Originally Posted by GT MOTORSPORTS
JEEPTECH77 wrote:
BLAZERBRAD wrote:
I personally like the idea of the HP44 front axle, but it is likely more work to make a custom one versus bolting on a few things to the D30.
fab time is no big deal to me..I dig it!
BLAZERBRAD wrote:
I've never heard of the D44 having a "bad knuckle design that is hard on parts"???? Anybody care to elaborate? Both the D30 and D44 have the standard balljoint style knuckles of the same basic design from what I can tell, just that the D44 is bigger.
Yeah Id like to know why also..there is alot of dana 44 out there in all sorts of lifted trucks..
JEEP TECH77 wrote:
i only changed 1 or 2 over a couple of years so maby you got mud in a tire or something shaking the crap out of them
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I have an 8.8 and a Built D30HP on my '06 Wrangler. I can tell you that the Jeep D44 fronts are not HP, also When the Rubicon was intoduced the knuckles, ball joints, unit bearings, and brakes are the same for the D30 and D44 for '04-'06. The later D30's use the 297x / 760x u-joint, I'm not 100% but I think that is the same as the Jeep D44.
I basically kept the outter knucles, unit-bearings, brakes, and axle shafts from my '06 D30. Then took a D30HP center section, installed all new gears, bearings, seals, and ball-joints, welded up a truss and lower CA skids and now I have a tough D30HP with the large u-joints, unit bearings, and brakes. I have not invested in alloy shafts but that's supposed to add 30% to the shaft strength. I keep hearing the reverse cut gears running on the drive side (D30HP) will be as strong as the std. cut gear running on the coast side (D44) I haven't broken a ring gear yet so don't know. I am probably pushing my luck running 36" SXs on beadlocks with this axle, but i like to pick good lines and wheel smart. Know when to hit the skinny pedal and know when it's time to pull winch cable.
Just my typical long winded 2 cents worth.
Good luck with the build!
