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Originally Posted by Robert Haas
Millions of 44's out there, just about every jeep made in the last 40 years is on them.
I have a built up 44 under my 65, handles over 500 HP without batting and eye.
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Getting quite far off track already with the dana44 stuff that has nothing to do with truck in question but here goes. I really dislike blanket statements like that (especially incorrect info). Might want to rethink the "just about all of them part".....here is 40 years of most common jeeps and just a disclaimer I might be off about some info here so please do your own research.
CJ5 - 1978 dana 30/amc 20
CJ7 - dana 30/amc 20 till 86 then was a 30/44 combo (1 year only)
YJ - dana 30/dana 35 basically for entire run
TJ - dana 30/dana 35 standard with 44 as a rear only option till rubicon which is 44 front and rear 03-06 so 3 years only
XJ - dana 30/dana35 or dana 30/chrysler 8.25 except for special order tow package avail in 87-88-89 again 3 years
ZJ - dana 30/dana 35 except you guessed a tow package aluminum 44 avail for 3 years 93-94-95
JK - dana 30/dana 35 except for rubicon dana 44's
JL - now uses a metric dana axle but very similar to 30/35 combo in size with rubicon having 44 sized replacements.
Dana 44 isnt a bad axle but I think you meant 1 out of every 5000 jeeps has the
tiny chance of maybe having a dana 44 and many have been broken with 31-33" tires and stock sub 300 horse motors or just from the weight of JKU's bending them.
now back to topic at hand I said in first post it was a dana 60,which I wasnt used to seeing and captainfab was just adding in that 1000's have dana 44 & 1500's had dana 60. I have no intention to run this axle like I said but yeah the aftermarket is HUGE for a dana 44 or 60, If I didnt already have the 60/70 setup though it would be getting a 14bolt rear.