Looking for a dana 44

the D44 in the oceanside ecology looked pretty good. i opened it up and the 3.55 R/P looked good. it also has a limited slip. that could be a bad thing if you plan on a lunchbox locker.

did the waggy in santa fe have the all red tail lights? i need the passenger side if anyone is heading out there.
 
stix I have one if you need it to stay legit on your daily driver. i was planning on changing my 2door over to the full reds but i've only found the one passenger side light so far, lol. I can live without it if it'll help you. PM me.
 
thanks guys, I think I'm going to head down to the oceanside ecology and check it out this weekend. I'm kinda new to drivetrain work, should I be able to pull and axle out with just a wrench set and a couple jacks? It looks pretty standard just take off the u-shaped clips that attach the axles to the leafs, the shocks and then the drive shaft, but is there anything tricky about taking the driveshaft out of the diff?
 
nope, just unbolt it. make sure you take the ubolts and the plates they go through, and the easiest way to get the ebrake cables off is to back the adjuster all the way off that connects them to the ebrake handle. you do this from under the jeep.
 
i was there Tuesday (oceanside), and thats when i saw it. someone took the passenger side wheel and drum off but left the drum there, so i put it back on. it was quite wet in there so im betting either the wheel cylinder or the axle seal was bad. has the nice wide brake shoes. driveshaft was still there and you may want to take that too if you are swapping for a D35. unbolt and keep the U-bolts and nuts, and plates. unbolt the shocks. disconnect the e-brake cable, and either disconnect or cut the brake line. should be an easy grab. driveshaft yoke at the diff is just 4 bolts. you will need an 8MM box end wrench for those. a socket will work if you pull the drive shaft slip yoke from the transfer case, then be able to pull the drive shaft over to get the socket on the yoke bolts.
 
good call, those suckers ARE on there tight. it actually bent my craftsmen professional series a bit, but the wrench worked. those professional series wrenches fit just as tight as my snap on.
 
3.55 is the most common ratio, and the 8.25 is pretty common. shouldn't be too hard to find.

if you do find one that is another ratio i have a set of 3.55 gears brand new in the box i'd sell for 50 bucks. thought i broke a ring gear awhile back but it ended up being the spider gears.
 
No I'm only gonna run 31's for now. Not really wheeling it. I'm looking at this for a cheap upgrade from my C8.25 with 3.07's.
Eventually when I'm ready to upgrade I'll run a 8.8.
 
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