Topic: can a 44 hold up...

[yota_krawler]

If i were to put a spool in the front, do you guys think it would hold up? Upgraded axle shafts and u-joints?

and if so, would it be better to get a spool or a mini spool? I know we all have our opinons of dana 44s but talk aside, its in my truck and I want to lock it.

[yotaneck13]

i have a 44 under my t100 strictly mud bogs an i jus welded it ive broke 3 short shafts  but i guess no matter what you do your gonna have problems at some point in time when one tire grips and the other doesnt un locked no problem but locked it tends to put a strain on things ya kno what i mean?

[bigarms23]

id just run a full on detroit in the front with the upgraded shafts and ujoints

[axled89]

id just run a full on detroit in the front with the upgraded shafts and ujoints

x2

[yota_krawler [OP]]

wanna man up 500 bucks for me dan? lol I would love to do dual selectables but thats going in the rear. I want the front locked but I know 44s arent the strongest and Im really not sure "how" strong you can make them. If it would hold up to a locker. I would like to run long fields in it like a 60 but bobby doesnt make em. I have been lookin for shafts and u-joints but not impressed with any yet.

[bigarms23]

sure as soon as my lotto numbers get called ill buy a detroit for you.

[yota_krawler [OP]]

i was locked in the front of my 4runner. It was still ifs on 35s. The never broke a joint or shaft.

[Rocksnail]

i think it all come down to , what kind of driver you are. and what size tire you run, if your running under a 40inch tire and your lite on the gas, you should be just fine,from what i understand, a built dana 44 is about the same as a stock 60.  hope it helps.

[bigarms23]

out of the two options you listed go with the mini spool

[basser530]

wanna man up 500 bucks for me dan? lol I would love to do dual selectables but thats going in the rear. I want the front locked but I know 44s arent the strongest and Im really not sure "how" strong you can make them. If it would hold up to a locker. I would like to run long fields in it like a 60 but bobby doesnt make em. I have been lookin for shafts and u-joints but not impressed with any yet.

Cody,
I found some 44 chromeolys that are supposed to be as strong as longs. Yukon has them they are 50% stronger than stock with a lifetime warranty. Has anyone else heard of these?

[bleakhorizon]

i had a buddy that ran a welded 44 in his 85 chev pu with a deisel and he never broke his axles.... so in a yota that is lighter you shouldnt have to much of a problem, but then again around here its mostly mud and non traction surfaces

[yota_krawler [OP]]

it would be for snow really more than anything

[IronClad]

weld the caps in and you will be fine

[Goldrush]

for sure mini spool. some say its better than the regular spool
it will just be hard to turn around corners

[IronClad]

for sure mini spool. some say its better than the regular spool

yeah i love busting centerpins and tearing the carrier up!

[Snowtoy]

A buddy of mine blew apart the 44 under his Toyota Trailblazer(swap done by PO) w/ARB (38's and 40's) just about every other time he went out.  Granted he had a Vortec in it and often a heavy right foot, but it let go in the snow last March.  I don't know how it would have worked w/a 4cyl and light foot, however he drove his '84 X-cab w/a built 22r/37's/manual/duals(stock & 4.7's) w/first a lockright/then an ARB just as hard, and the toyota axle(w/longs) never broke.  If you run the spool or mini spool run some  hubs, far easier/quicker to change them trailside than anything else.

[Goldrush]

or you can just weld the spider gears. works just as good, and its free. 

[yota_krawler [OP]]

ya, i could. but if it becomes a prob i could take out the mini spool and throw in the spiders again real quick.

[Goldrush]

true

[Phazertwo]

get bobbys 300M u-joint.  Every time I have seen a busted D44 shaft its because the u-joint when, and took the shaft with it.

my .02

PZ