Dana 44HD is a bunch of BS

[ryan68]

Ok, so I see this everywhere. Why do people think that because they have a Dana 44 out of a 3/4ton and it has 8-lugs makes it an "HD" Dana 44. There is no such thing. Dana 44's are all the same, besides the early models having "neck-down" shafts and 260x U-joints, with same old ones, mostly fords having 19-spline versions. Just because 8-lugs hold the wheel on does not make the axle any stronger than 6-lugs holding the wheel on. It's all the same parts. Well hell, then I have a Dana 44HD under my suburban, it just has 6-lug outers, that's all. Just thought I'd through this out there for people to not get all worked up cause their 44 has 8-lugs.