Hey Al where did you get this? I want one!

XJJeepGirl · **Posted:** Tue Jan 24, 2006 7:16 pm

I like your new front diff. What is the part # and how did the install go?
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catherine

Jeepin Al · **Posted:** Tue Jan 24, 2006 8:53 pm

Catherine

Yep, that bad boy is a dana 44 shorty. I was going to try to mount it to the KJ, but I haven't had the time. Its collecting dust right now, next to the hotrod. I need to finish the ol' hot rod before I go too crazy with fabing stuff for the KJ. However, I will be making the 5 inch lift for the front soon.

What is really bad, is that I picked it up at the Bloomsburg, Pa. 4wd show for $150, brandy new. The guy that sold to me made a mistake on the price, needless to say his boss was really PO'd.

Al

NU ARTY BOY · **Posted:** Wed Jan 25, 2006 2:55 am

Is it a special order from a parts supplier? Or is that diff from a WK/XK? You said it was a D44?

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:04 am

What should it have cost? Sure is pretty.

Jeepin Al · **Posted:** Sat Jan 28, 2006 3:17 pm

The firm in Pa. that converts full size vans to 4wd has several of them. They were at the Bloomsburg 4wd show, and I picked it up from them. The information they gave me was they put them in the front of Astro vans. Some of the Astro vans are all wheel drive, so the beef them up with these units. I asked if gears were cut the right way for front applications, and they yes. They get them right from dana. There are bolt holes all over the pumpkin, so mounting it should be a problem. I have two front drive shafts from late model CJ's that I wanted to cut down. However the U joints on the Dana are a lot larger than on the driveshafts. Problem #1 for the conversion.

Its sitting around the garage, and I just may put it on e-bay, I just don't know if I will get to installing it in the KJ. I would be cool however to fit it in there!

Al

PS The guy "I stole it from" told me after I purchased it that from the factory new his cost was around $500. The unit is brand new. I guess I should take the cover off to see if the gears are in it!

NU ARTY BOY · **Posted:** Sat Jan 28, 2006 5:00 pm

If you decide to get rid of it let ME know. I'll give you whatever you paid for it if you want to get it off your hands.

ManicMechanicJoe · **Posted:** Sun Jan 29, 2006 5:45 am

any idea where guys like me who aren't fortuneate enought to stumble on to a deal like this get one? I wouldn't mind paying $500 for the diff if I don't have to worry about that aluminum POS...I can see the 35's now :wink:

Ed · **Posted:** Sun Jan 29, 2006 9:50 pm

Jeeping Al wrote:

However, I will be making the 5 inch lift for the front soon.

Oooh! Can't wait!

Hey Al where did you get this? I want one!

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