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1984 wagoneer Dana 44 Q's?

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Old Jun 27, 2010 | 11:29 AM
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So I'm looking at doing a front axle swap and I'm interested in a Wagneer Dana 44. I found one online that is off a 84. I talked to the guy who has it and he says it has a vaccum disconect comng out of the differential housing. I really don't want an axle with vaccum disconnect. I was wondering what years of the wagoneer don't have the vacuum disconnect?
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Old Jun 27, 2010 | 01:01 PM
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for some reason I want to say late 80's. 87,88,89 something like that. google it and I'm sure you will find your answer
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Old Jun 27, 2010 | 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by xjoffroad
for some reason I want to say late 80's. 87,88,89 something like that. google it and I'm sure you will find your answer
this^....... 87-91 or whenever it changed to the ZJ had non disco axles
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Old Jun 27, 2010 | 01:58 PM
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are you talking about a full size waganeer?
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Old Jun 27, 2010 | 04:08 PM
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I know that 90 has a vacuum disco...
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Old Jun 27, 2010 | 04:10 PM
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He's talking about D44 Wagoneer axle.
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Old Jun 27, 2010 | 04:55 PM
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yea the full size. ok thanks guys, I'll keep looking for a late 80's model, hopefully I will find one.
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Old Jun 27, 2010 | 05:22 PM
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If your expecting to find a drop in it wont happen, the full size is wider,diff is on the passenger side.
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Old Jun 27, 2010 | 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by mike albo
If your expecting to find a drop in it wont happen, the full size is wider,diff is on the passenger side.
only wider by an inch or two. my front hp44 has been retubed to waggy length. just looking at it i cant tell the difference in width. also the diff is not the passenger side, its a driver side drop in the 80's
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Old Jun 27, 2010 | 10:07 PM
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I thought they were all on passenger side,my bad.
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Old Jun 27, 2010 | 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by mike albo
I thought they were all on passenger side,my bad.
atleast the 80's were not. they are a common xj front axle swap. naxja has a TON of good write ups about the swap
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Old Jun 29, 2010 | 05:50 PM
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Since we're already on the topic of axles, which older or newer vieichles could I find a high pinion Dana 44 on? I know they came on some ford trucks but I'm not sure which ones?
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