Dana 44's?

STINGN · **Posted:** Mon Feb 15, 2010 3:37 pm

My brother is offering to let me take his Rubicon TJ axles with Dana 44's and the lockers...this wont be until next winter because he is going to part it due to a lot of engine, suspension and body problems. So would these work to do an SFA, will they be too wide, are there any problems that I would run into such as the lockers being added to my system? This is a 2003 or 04 i think Rubicon, so they are air lockers. Thanks,

Steve

(I am not planing on a SFA, but if these will work for it, its a maybe)

Neatus · **Posted:** Mon Feb 15, 2010 4:32 pm

I think these would work. They should be a good width. A couple things...you would have to figure out how to make your speedometer work since the rear 44 won't have the speedo pick up. For the front one if I am not mistaken I think the Rubicons have low pinion 44s(just a thought)...seems like a decent choice and for free with lockers it sounds like it would be a good start. As someone told me before though...free Jeep parts make you spend more money:)

STINGN · **Posted:** Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:47 pm

I will most likely spend the money, just need to know if the Rubicon axles are good for a SFA with the lockers

Neatus · **Posted:** Tue Feb 16, 2010 9:52 am

I would get them...Troy, JJ, Inc... what do you think about these?

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Tue Feb 16, 2010 11:58 am

The '03-'06 Rubicon rear D44 is good,the front LP44 just uses a D44 R&P set but everything else is D30 and is no stronger then a HP30.With the front being LP your going to run into pinion angle/caster issues for the amount of lift needed to fit everything under the front of a KJ.

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Tue Feb 16, 2010 12:48 pm

tjkj2002 wrote:

The '03-'06 Rubicon rear D44 is good,the front LP44 just uses a D44 R&P set but everything else is D30 and is no stronger then a HP30.With the front being LP your going to run into pinion angle/caster issues for the amount of lift needed to fit everything under the front of a KJ.

I agree w/ above. If someone gave me a set, I'd sell them to a Tj owner as an "awesome upgrade" and use the $$ to buy aftermarket axles OR at least a built HPD30 front to go w/ the 8.25.

Neatus · **Posted:** Tue Feb 16, 2010 3:35 pm

gotcha...I knew that the front was LP but that is all I knew.

STINGN · **Posted:** Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:27 pm

ok...I'll talk to him about it

USAFCOP · **Posted:** Sat Feb 20, 2010 2:26 am

If he is going to give you the axles...Try to get the roctrac tcase too...

oddball · **Posted:** Sat Feb 20, 2010 11:09 am

STINGN wrote:

My brother is offering to let me take his Rubicon TJ axles with Dana 44's and the lockers...this wont be until next winter because he is going to part it due to a lot of engine, suspension and body problems. So would these work to do an SFA, will they be too wide, are there any problems that I would run into such as the lockers being added to my system? This is a 2003 or 04 i think Rubicon, so they are air lockers. Thanks,

Steve

(I am not planing on a SFA, but if these will work for it, its a maybe)

Rebuild the engine. Replace the suspension. Body parts are everywhere including aftermarket. And over-all, you'll have a heep that no KJ could ever dream of becoming.

CRD Joe · **Posted:** Sun Feb 28, 2010 7:00 pm

The new (read 2009 and beyond Rubicon ((maybe its 2010)) uses a true front high pinion D44. The guys are correct about the older ones. Typical crap American car company saving money so they can pay their retiries medical benefits longer (they live longer than they worked for the darn company) than you can imagine......

STINGN · **Posted:** Mon Mar 01, 2010 10:05 pm

dont matter now he is trading it for a wrx sti :/

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