how to identify a dana 44 rear end help - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

*rage'nrat638* · 09-11-2006, 10:33 PM

my 69 c-20 w/leaf springs i believe has a dana 44 rear end..
how do i tell

*trkklr77* · 09-11-2006, 10:50 PM

not a d44, maybe a d60 in the rear but there was never a d44 8 lug rear.

on the bottom right casting web it will have a dxx cast into it.

the fact that the drums remove over the hub is d60, eatons you need to remove the hub to get to the drum guts.

70rs/ss · 09-11-2006, 11:03 PM

Dana's have the number cast in them near the pumpkin, so it'll have a 60, cause like stated above 44 where not 8 luggers. The 44 would look just like the front diff on a 1/2 ton 4X4.

OLDCHEV4X4 · 09-12-2006, 09:47 AM

They put D44's in the front of 3/4 ton trucks too. They would be 8 lug.

BUDDY · 09-12-2006, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OLDCHEV4X4

They put D44's in the front of 3/4 ton trucks too. They would be 8 lug.

True, but in this post we're talking about a rear axle, not a front axle. So to confirm, dana 44's were never offered in a rear axle configuration with 8 lugs, nor were they full-floating, but they were used in front 3/4 ton applications that were 8-lug. They were also available with 6-lugs in a front axle application, & are still manufactured, (esp. for jeep) with 5 lugs.

The dana 44 axle was the small block chevy of axles, they put them in EVERYTHING & as such there are a LOT of different configurations.

To the point of this post, it is likely, as trkklr77 said, that this rear axle is a Dana 60, as that was a pretty popular application for GM when these trucks were being made.

If you posted up a picture of the differential cover, it'll give us a pretty good idea of what it is as well.

But I do agree with trkklr77, it seems to be a Dana 60.

Later,

Buddy

09-11-2006, 10:33 PM	#1
rage'nrat638 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: THE FALL GUY CHICAGO IL Posts: 5,883	how to identify a dana 44 rear end help my 69 c-20 w/leaf springs i believe has a dana 44 rear end.. how do i tell Last edited by rage'nrat638; 07-12-2007 at 07:02 AM.

09-11-2006, 10:50 PM	#2
trkklr77 Account Suspended Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: vacaville ca, because it as far from indy as i can be Posts: 777	Re: how to identify a dana 44 rear end help not a d44, maybe a d60 in the rear but there was never a d44 8 lug rear. on the bottom right casting web it will have a dxx cast into it. the fact that the drums remove over the hub is d60, eatons you need to remove the hub to get to the drum guts. Last edited by trkklr77; 09-11-2006 at 10:52 PM.

09-11-2006, 11:03 PM	#3
70rs/ss Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Northern AZ Posts: 7,271	Re: how to identify a dana 44 rear end help Dana's have the number cast in them near the pumpkin, so it'll have a 60, cause like stated above 44 where not 8 luggers. The 44 would look just like the front diff on a 1/2 ton 4X4.

09-12-2006, 09:47 AM	#4
OLDCHEV4X4 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Chester County PA, USA Posts: 1,228	Re: how to identify a dana 44 rear end help They put D44's in the front of 3/4 ton trucks too. They would be 8 lug. __________________ 72 k/10 short wideside 72 k/5 Blazer 72 K/5 Blazer - obstacle course racer 72 custom/10 8' bed 70 K/5 Blazer 67 C-30 GMC Flat bed 86 GMC K2500 Plow Truck 85 GMC K3500 84 M1008 85 M1008 77 G30 Motor Home 72 Sears 12hp Tractor Glenmoore, Pennsylvania



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