hankthetank

http://alberta.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehi...AdIdZ328238983

Drum brakes...but only 150? With brake accessories and a front driveshaft...yay or nay?

xjbeans

Did you see it has 8 studs ?

hankthetank

Ya so its full width, leaf sprung, drum brake...but for 150 is there anything worth it for me?

xjbeadlocks

depends on how much work you want to put into it? just from the pics it looks like it will need a complete overhaul of bearings and seals. are you going to run full width or will you cut it down?

xj_maniac_newb

Not unless you're wanting to go full width in the front as well. Unless you just wanna re sell it

freegdr

those are rare any more most have been destroyed closed knuckle front if your going full width depends on how much you wanna put into disc conversion and regear steering setup

hankthetank

Well full width is cool, and there are always 60/70 combos for sale around here, and I have pretty good fab skills, but for a dd? I get pretty sweet mileage outta my renix. Dunno...parts for a 44 are usually cheaper I'm assuming. Just not sure.

Jeepjunky

it is for the front...

Jeepjunky

if ur guna go to full widths, then make it for a D60. going full widths arent worth it for only D44s. if you want D44s then get them from a grand wagoneer

junior3382

This is a low pinion, HD D44 same as from a wagoneer style Jeep. It is full size, and would bring its own perils.... Do you have a matching width rear?


Are you converting front to leaf springs, or axle to coils?

And 150 seems high. I have a matching front and rear set from a wagoneer I am trying to unload for only 100 ... maybe I am too low? LMAO

Jeepjunky

what are you talking about?? in the ad it says its from a 1973 F250, and it has 8 lug, wagoneer only had 6.

junior3382

I am talking about the width, I am familiar with Jeeps, and so the wagoneer came out, thats all I meant(and I corrected my thought in my previous post to reflect how it sounded in my own head.... LMAO). The HD 44 front the 3/4 ton ford trucks was exactly the same axle under the wagoneers. AMC's were a mix between ford dodge and chevy.

Anyways, although maybe I did not explain myself well enough, what I am really asking is, are you prepared for a suspension swap and do you have a matching rear?

junior3382

and as for the "lug pattern", thats irrelevant being as the hubs are interchangeable and easily modified.

xj_maniac_newb

i see that now. I seen drum brake then 44 and thought rear

xjmarc

Unless you want to run front drums skip it. It's a closed knuckle 44 and parts are rare and disc brake swaps are very expensive unlike the regular C knuckle. Some came with CVs instead of u-joints and you can't tell without tearing it apart. It's worth maybe 50 bucks if you have a 73 ford that needs an axle.