cherokee_mud_digger

So I got a dana 60 rear and a dana 44 front, and the 44 is ou of a j10 and its a passenger side pumpkin and it needs to be flipped to work on my xj, because of the transfer case. I'm going to gear them both 4.56 and run 35s but how do I go about flipping my front 44? I'm going to run leaf over axle too btw, seems nice

MountiansRcool

just get an axle with the drivers side diff?

cherokee_mud_digger

I got lucky findin this one and I can't buy just one axle plus I really like d60s so if I could flip the 44 it would be perfect

wiggles

Flipping an axle isn't worth it, you have to get new gears that are cut in the opposite direction. It being upside down messes with the oiling in the diff and you can screw a set of gears... just get something else.

cherokee_mud_digger

Can I use the shafts and diff in a driver side drop axle housing?

wiggles

Gears would have the wrong cut, find a drives side 44

cherokee_mud_digger

I am buying new reverse cut gears, I would jump on a 44 driver drop if there was one fr sale here but I can only find the axle housing for 100$ ad it's all I can find if I could make it work somehow I'm sure I could do it

kirknd4spd

You could press the axle tubes out of the diff, and swap them around, then press them back in and weld them in to get the diff on the correct side. But its a lot of work, and not worth it at all. Or swap transfer cases.
I'd sell what you have and buy an axle that will work. Dana 44's are cheap, Ive bought a few of them over the past few years, never paid over $100 for one, and all mine were complete and in good shape.

SeriousOffroad

There is no benefit to forcing a pass. drop axle into an XJ.

Put it on Craigslist and get a Ford HP Dana 44.
Bookmark the following and refer to it often.
http://77cj.littlekeylime.com/web_rs44.html

ktmracer419

You can't flip an axle. Just find the right drop axle. 44s are cheap.

cherokee_mud_digger

Alright I'll look for one for some time, wouldn't be worth it to do all the work to flip it around

Atmos

if one were so inclined, couldn't you just cut off the knuckles, cut out the tubes, and reinstall the tubes and shafts on opposite sides to make it driver drop?

cherokee_mud_digger

I am going to look at the axle again to see if there cast (I'm pretty sure they are) and figure out if I can't figure something out, I'm waiting to hear from a guy about a high pinion driver drop d44 axle case

Gee oh Dee

That'd be a nice alternative. HP and drivers drop, good things.

cherokee_mud_digger

yup, if he emails me back that would be great he wants 100$ for it, then i could just swap all the guts over to the hpd44, anyone know about the axle spindles? i dont have them and need some, off a j10.