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I want to put full size dana 44 in my 96 cherokee

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Old 04-27-2011, 11:01 AM
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Default I want to put full size dana 44 in my 96 cherokee
Does anyone know which axles I need (ford chevy or dodge) and how hard is it
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Have you tried searching at all?
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ford or dodge have the correct side drop. late 70s fords are most popular
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If you're going to put that much work in go with d60's.
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60s are heavy and have ****ty clearence unless you bump up and over 37in tires. 44 can hold 37s. so unless your gunna go bigger y do 60s? and 44s are cheap
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60s are heavy and have ****ty clearence unless you bump up and over 37in tires. 44 can hold 37s. so unless your gunna go bigger y do 60s? and 44s are cheap
I'm not going over 37's can you buy new mounting brackets and where can I get them I still want to go wheelin while I build my new axels
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There are simple axle swap kits out there, jus look around
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I used tnt truss and got my steering from franks and i dont hav a complain bout either one
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Thanks for the tips that truss looks sweet
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That truss makes a 44 swap EASY!
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Yeah it did! I and it looks good too lol
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And if you don't want the full truss, Dan at RuffStuff sells axle swap kits for a good price. And he's a forum vendor!
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go with a 70s F250 hp44. its got the 1/2 axle tubes

t&t makes a very nice truss. i ran one on my old 30 and now im running one on my 44
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So do the HP D44's from F100-s and F150's
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