Topic: axle forsmall block toy

[scheid6996]

hey guys, I have an 85' toy that i just recently put a chevy 350 in, right now im running the stock axles and tranny?transfer case, i think im gona put a dana 44 in front, and dana 60 in the read, and spooled in both, and i already have a t-18 tranny for it with a 205 transfercase, but i was just wondering if anyone els has done this, cus im contomplating leaving the axles full width or cutting them, i do plan on axle truses and coil overs

[Ferg]

The stock Toyota axles are equal to D44s.  Why change?  Many parts, readily available, affordable.

[UNBREAKABLE]

Run full-width 60's F+R. As for spooling both . I wouldn't run one up front.

[Mike D]

D60's front and rear   

[FIREBALL]

Forget the 44, dana 60's or keep the yota and put in the new longfields.

[86yota]

Parts readily available and affordable?  For a toy front axle?  My ass!!!!  These are getting harder to find and more expensive by the day.  44s are everywhere.  I think parts are cheeper for them.  A 44 and a 60 is a good setup.  Id put alloy axles and CTMs in the 44 though.  If it was me Id cut em down though.  I know a couple of guys that have gone fullwidth, on the trail there fighting it all the way. 

[scheid6996 [OP]]

ya thairs no dought in my mind about useing the 44, and 60, i dont care who says use the toy axles, everyone keeps sayen use the longfield axles, well they wont hold up 2 a 500 HP small block chev in the sand, i dont care who says any diff

[Brandon]

no complaints with my 44/60 combo. I narrowed em to 62" and I run moser 35 splines shafts and disk brakes on the rear 60. Front is stock shafts but retubed (it's a HP ford)

I have yet to bust my stock 44 shafts and I have had people all around me bust birfields 

As for the 44/toy comparison, there isn't one - apples to oranges. A toy axle might be comparable in strength (debatable) but you can build a 44 any width you want in your garage with basic tools, you can run 8 lug outers, or bolt on 6 lug outers. You can run CTM's and allow shafts if you want and now you can't compare to birfields - even longfields etc. Not knocking the toy axle, it has it's place - it was great in my jeep
 

[scheid6996 [OP]]

ya i agree, so wut are u running for trans and transfer case?

[scheid6996 [OP]]

ya i agree, so wut are u running for trans and transfer case?

[Brandon]

23 spline MC08 adaptered duals

 
I think I posted NP435 for the tranny allready, maybe not.

I'm drooling over that new clocked adapter though 

[Brandon]

23 spline MC08 adaptered duals

 
I think I posted NP435 for the tranny allready, maybe not.

I'm drooling over that new clocked adapter though 



 

[scheid6996 [OP]]

o, im gona put a t-18 and a 205 transfercase in my truck

[Mike D]

We still got that bet on to see whos axles break   Your going down 

[Brandon]

o, im gona put a t-18 and a 205 transfercase in my truck

not familiar with the 205..

[UNBREAKABLE]

ARB is gonna start selling a locker for the D44 where you can run D60 Axleshafts. The 205 doesn't have a very good crawl ratio(under 2:1)

[Brandon]

they have that - for the rear and superior sells the shafts for it (35 spline 1.5" diameter)

Now if they can do something for the front..

 

[scheid6996 [OP]]

mike d ur goen down, i done need a low crawlinmg ratio, im all about the mud and the sand