RE: JPOR: Cheap axles

["Mr. N" <mr.n@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

    Well, That's what I though and read.  So I ran down to the U-Pull and found a 78 or 79 Bronco with a Dana 44.  Pulled it off for just $100 and brought it home.  I was going to grind away the Ford mounts and add leaf spring mounts plus shorten it.  Started grinding on the long side bracket when I cut through the bracket to notice that the long side was not a single tube!  It's a three piece design with the Ford bracket acting similar to my YJ's Dana 30 vacuum axle disconnect bracket.  I didn't measure the outer tube but I bet it's 3/8" thick.

   Then I could see the inner long tube, it's only 1/8" thick, not what I want on my Jeep!  Come on down and take a look or I do have pictures.

    So I'm now looking for an early Dana 44 with drum brakes. I had one of those that was bent, but it had 1/2" tubes all the way through. 

Brad N 

John Nutter Wrote:
>
> 1/8"???? I've never seen an open knuckle Dana 44 with thinner than > 3/8".  
> I have a '79 F150 front end right now and I've already checked, 
> it's 3/8" thick. 

> Brad N wrote:
> > (Needs a new housing as the 78-79 have 1/8" thick tubes :~( 

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