Topic: dana 44 axles

[671offroader]

building a  taco wondering if the dana 44 axles were the best to use or the 60's also what particular vehicles have either of the two axles. trying to find out model and years for the axles kind of confused.

steve

[79coyotefrg]

i need to research this  so i can answer first hand

[IronClad]

pretty much any ford  44/60 front will work..  60 is best

[zorack86]

60 is the best but a 44 built right will hold up very well 

cromoly axles and ctm u-joints should do the trick in the 44 also easier to come buy
and cheaper to build

[bosco]

80's jeep wagoneer front dana 44's are the most poplular for the Taco SAS. They can be gotten for pretty cheap at any junk yard. Stay away from the vaccum assist axles. They can be identified by a goofy looking diff with a vaccum line going into it. Sorry no pics...

[Weldo]

What about those old Chevy and GMC trucks, like the k2500s (early 70s to mid 80s).  There's lots of them in junkyards and they had dana 44s in the front I think and GM 12 bolt out back.  The 1 ton versions (k3500) had dana 60s up front I believe.  The dana 44/GM 12 bolt would probably be a pretty stout and cheap setup.  They're not the strongest axles out there, but under a light truck like a Tacoma they should be more than enough.  Maybe upgrade shafts and u joints like was already stated above.

[Crawler677]

unless your changing both your front and rear, you should look at fabbed axles and toy axles. i decided to go with a fabbed axle so i could get the perfect width.   another thing to consider is dana 44's and 60's will be 5 lug, so either you will have to run different wheels front and rear or convert the axle to 6 lug.

[Weldo]

some dana's are 8 lug also, like from a 3/4 ton chevy truck or something.  Diamond axles make some sweet stuff.

[4.3s10]

 chevy  dana 44s and 60s are 8 lug and their half ton 44 is 6 lug with smaller tubes... they used the 44 till 79ish

[Weldo]

chevy  dana 44s and 60s are 8 lug and their half ton 44 is 6 lug with smaller tubes... they used the 44 till 79ish

Oh, I see.  My dad has a 79 GMC 3/4 ton and it's got a dana 44 with 8 lugs.

[red]

i've got a gm 10 bolt (basicly dana 44) from a 1980 blazer with 3.73 gears if you want it.

[MidgetMike]

 I am pretty sure wagoneers are 6 lug and driver side drop hence thier popularity, 6 lug vehicles are most import 4 wheel drives, chevies and jeep wagoneers

[got cope?]

80's jeep wagoneer front dana 44's are the most poplular for the Taco SAS. They can be gotten for pretty cheap at any junk yard. Stay away from the vaccum assist axles. They can be identified by a goofy looking diff with a vaccum line going into it. Sorry no pics...

1980-1992 Jeep Grand Wagoneer front Dana 44 without vaccum disconnect.

This is what you want...





This is what you dont want...

[got cope?]

I am pretty sure wagoneers are 6 lug and driver side drop hence thier popularity, 6 lug vehicles are most import 4 wheel drives, chevies and jeep wagoneers

80-91 d-side
79-earlier p-side