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brew8 · 11-19-2009, 08:44 PM

Is this a Dana 44 front axle??

LONGHAIR · 11-19-2009, 08:54 PM

Nope.....Corporate 10 bolt. Those came after the Dana44

eric67m · 11-19-2009, 09:33 PM

They look rounder than the 44. Also the 44 will have 44- cast in the web to the bottom right of the pumpkin. i believe there is some interchange between the two from the knuckles outward. They both have their pluses and minuses, very simular.

msgross · 11-25-2009, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by eric67m

They look rounder than the 44. Also the 44 will have 44- cast in the web to the bottom right of the pumpkin. i believe there is some interchange between the two from the knuckles outward. They both have their pluses and minuses, very simular.

correct, from the knuckles outward they are nearly identical, most parts swap. The inner axles don't though. For a 1/2 ton truck there isn't much to gain or lose between the two. Sure the spline counts on the inside are slightly different, but if you drive hard enough you could break both. Some have 3" axle tubes and some have 2.75" tubes. newer corp 10's have metric banjo bolts on the brake caliper, but both calipers will work on the axle, I think...

sweet70beast · 11-20-2009, 03:42 AM

8.5 inch 10 bolt

70 beast · 11-20-2009, 10:52 AM

yup. thats a 10 bolt. some people like em....some people dont.
imo it all depends on how you use it.

11-19-2009, 08:44 PM	#1
brew8 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Billings, MT Posts: 130	Is this a Dana 44 Is this a Dana 44 front axle?? Attached Images

11-19-2009, 09:33 PM	#3
eric67m Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Monroe, WA Posts: 298	Re: Is this a Dana 44 They look rounder than the 44. Also the 44 will have 44- cast in the web to the bottom right of the pumpkin. i believe there is some interchange between the two from the knuckles outward. They both have their pluses and minuses, very simular. __________________ 67 K10, lwb, fleetside, 327, 4spd, 205, cab and 3/4 frame swap, 14 bolt, big window, and a "rustoleum roll job"

11-20-2009, 03:42 AM	#5
sweet70beast Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Shelley Idaho Posts: 876	Re: Is this a Dana 44 8.5 inch 10 bolt __________________ 1970 Nova 327/T5 (my 1st car) 1971 K-20 350/350/205 (winter DD) 1953 GMC Suburban 1968 Chevy Bel Air 1976 Chev C-10 1972 Skylark (suncoupe) 1 of 3943 made

11-20-2009, 10:52 AM	#6
70 beast Certified Hobbiest Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sacramento, Ca Posts: 384	Re: Is this a Dana 44 yup. thats a 10 bolt. some people like em....some people dont. imo it all depends on how you use it. __________________ my jimmy build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=352536



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