yossarian19
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Grass Valley, CA
I've seen a couple of casual mentions about putting a Dodge Dana 44 knuckle, stub, bearing & brakes onto a Dana 30. 98 Ram 1500 4x4 was the application, though the same casual mention says that Chevy 6 lug parts would fit (just to get a 3rd make into the axle)
Anyone know more about this?
From rockauto, it looks like the 98 Dodge rotor is 11.6" (splitting difference between WJ and XJ size) and caliper is 2.94" bore, compared to 2.6" XJ. Brakes should be notably better but not WJ or Vanco good.
5x5.50 lug pattern.
Im not sure what if anything has to be done with the ball joints. I don't see this as an obviously desirable swap, seems to be the same work / expense as WJ stuff for less gain, just interesting to me. I guess if you really want 5 on 5.5 or 6 on 5.5 on a Dana 30...?
Anyway. Anyone here know more about the swap?
Anyone know more about this?
From rockauto, it looks like the 98 Dodge rotor is 11.6" (splitting difference between WJ and XJ size) and caliper is 2.94" bore, compared to 2.6" XJ. Brakes should be notably better but not WJ or Vanco good.
5x5.50 lug pattern.
Im not sure what if anything has to be done with the ball joints. I don't see this as an obviously desirable swap, seems to be the same work / expense as WJ stuff for less gain, just interesting to me. I guess if you really want 5 on 5.5 or 6 on 5.5 on a Dana 30...?
Anyway. Anyone here know more about the swap?