88swampedmj Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 iam looking for a front d44 drivers drop of course, i know the waggy 44s are great but i can't seem to find any and there isnt any at my local junkyard, what other front 44s will work. any dodge ford or chevys? if so what years should i look for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 ford broncos, and IH scouts i believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Both are hard to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88swampedmj Posted April 22, 2007 Author Share Posted April 22, 2007 crud, i guess ill just browse the junkyard to see what i can find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rokhound Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 iam looking for a front d44 drivers drop of course, i know the waggy 44s are great but i can't seem to find any and there isnt any at my local junkyard, what other front 44s will work. any dodge ford or chevys? if so what years should i look for are you talking about the full size waggy if you go full width won't the 75-79 ford f150 work or am i out there on what your talking about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 The full size waggy uses 1/4ton jeep (MJ) width axles (61 and 58.5 ish and ish). The scout is 58" (IIRC) front. The EB is about 58". J-10s and W/T cherokees use 64" axles (ish). J-20s and all other fullsize trucks use 67" (ish) axles. Some ford axles onlt track about 66" (front). Some 1-ton applications are as wide as 74". Rockwell 2.5s are 80" or something. So, unless you want to narrow an axle or go to full-width, only the waggy, EB, and scout axles are workable. Or a toyota front (ugh). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88swampedmj Posted April 22, 2007 Author Share Posted April 22, 2007 dang so i guess ill keep lookin for a waggy front.. thanks for the tip i wouldnt want a wide front regular rear haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rokhound Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Also one thing to keep in mind that the waggy will be low pinion right?? Which is alright if your not going like 12” in the air.And the Scout will be on the other side right?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88swampedmj Posted April 23, 2007 Author Share Posted April 23, 2007 well i got a hot tip today that there is a full size cherokee at the junkyard not far from my house, so iam gonna go out tommorow and get the axle and leafs and hopefully have those on soon, then 5.13 gears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 Also one thing to keep in mind that the waggy will be low pinion right?? Which is alright if your not going like 12” in the air.And the Scout will be on the other side right?? Yeah, the wag is LP. Ming has a few driveshaft issues because of that. That and I drag the thing on everything. When I pull it tomorrow (or whenever) I think I'll get a picture. As to if the scout is passenger side drop or not, I can't remember. It probably is. But something makes me want to say it isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 Scout's are Passenger side drop.. thats why all the CJ owners love them for a cheap swap. Keep in mind cutting down a Axle is a PITA, but the 75-77 ford f150 had weld on Radias mounts, and make a great swap especially if you are going to go chromo shafts. Cut the inner "C" off and make it waggy width. Only donw side to the earlier ones, is that it is a drum setup. So this is where you find a set of chevy flat tops and make it work, cause more then likely you will need a hi-steer setup anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88swampedmj Posted April 23, 2007 Author Share Posted April 23, 2007 oh i was gonna try a cross over steer setup, ill be lookin for flat top knuckles though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88swampedmj Posted April 24, 2007 Author Share Posted April 24, 2007 i got that front 44 and leafs off the waggy today, it sucked getting it home since my friend drives an xtera or however you spell it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisty Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 what are you going to do about the rear axle? D44 too, or 8.8? what will you be doing about the differet bolt patterns for the wheels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 If it was me.. I would be doing a isuzu 12 bolt or using the rear axle of said waggy :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88swampedmj Posted April 24, 2007 Author Share Posted April 24, 2007 well that waggy didnt have its rear axle, iam gonna stay with the 44 8.8 setup and just redrill the 44 flang to make it 5 lug, and get a spacer for the rear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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