88Chief4x4 Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 Hey guys, Just bought an 88 Comanche Chief 4x4 LWB with the 92 Ho 4.0 in it. The previous owner put Dana 44's front and rear from something else. I have no idea what they are off of so I'm am looking for all of y'all's infinite knowledge. The only thing I know is that the rims came stock on the axles so that's all you have to work with. We'll here it is! P.S. If I messed up the link let me know! Thanks guys!
88whitemanche Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 I've seen this one on Craigslist.... http://ocala.craigslist.org/cto/4514367583.html But it doesn't have any pics of the differentials
88whitemanche Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 Nice rig man...if you can try taking pics of the front and rear axles...
88Chief4x4 Posted July 2, 2014 Author Posted July 2, 2014 Yeah, I had to replace the rear pinion seal, do a ton of electrical work and now replace all 4 ball joints. I'll take some diff pics tonight. Sorry if that sounded dirty lol
88whitemanche Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 Lol sounded like fun! What made you get a comanche? I mean obviously for the right reasons and get ready to be addicted....
88Chief4x4 Posted July 2, 2014 Author Posted July 2, 2014 Well I had an 07 wrangler that I made a crawler out of but everyone and their mothers had a jk and it just got old quick. I have always wanted a comanche since high school and I just like the rarity of them you only see one once in awhile and most of the time they are rusted through and are the ones at red lights with squeaky belts and brakes lol. Plus I wanted a truck so I got the best of both worlds!
88Chief4x4 Posted July 3, 2014 Author Posted July 3, 2014 Here is the front diff, it's a little to dark to see the rear.
Strokermjcomanche Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 The front looks like a dana30 to me. If they both were 44s the diffs would look the same
nitroxsteve Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 That looks like the stock D30 to me. And those look like an aftermarket wheel that was popular in the 90's not any factory wheel I know of.
88Chief4x4 Posted July 3, 2014 Author Posted July 3, 2014 You both win! Lol it is a dana 30 and they are American racing saw blade rims, well the seller pulled the wool over my eyes, now I gotta look for a d44. :(
nitroxsteve Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 You both win! Lol it is a dana 30 and they are American racing saw blade rims, well the seller pulled the wool over my eyes, now I gotta look for a d44. :( thats a nice looking truck anyway. I personally would not worry about the D30 front unless you are planning on something radical. Lots of people wheel that axle with no problems. There is also alot of aftermarket support for the D30 to increase its strength.
Incommando Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 I would not forgive getting taken like that. Why do you think you need a 44? A little work and the 30 will be up to the tires size you are interested in.
88Chief4x4 Posted July 3, 2014 Author Posted July 3, 2014 I'm fine with the 30. If it breaks then I'll have a reason to upgrade lol
Timeless Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 The seller probably didn't know any better either. Buyer beware. Wonder if you have a dana 35 rear...
88whitemanche Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 Well I had an 07 wrangler that I made a crawler out of but everyone and their mothers had a jk and it just got old quick. I have always wanted a comanche since high school and I just like the rarity of them you only see one once in awhile and most of the time they are rusted through and are the ones at red lights with squeaky belts and brakes lol. Plus I wanted a truck so I got the best of both worlds! Nice!...you got pics of your jk? And I could imagine about the jk's alot of people here in miami have mall crawler jeeps....and all maxed out to the point that it's doesn't look right...
Eagle Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 ... now I gotta look for a d44. :( Why? Unless you are going to run huge tires and you frequently get really crazy with the gas peddle, the dana 30 is all you'll need. How about a photo of the rear axle? If the seller lied about the front, he may have lied about the rear as well.
88Chief4x4 Posted July 4, 2014 Author Posted July 4, 2014 The rear is definantly a 44 (based on the picture from yxmj) I was going to go with 35s but I really don't feel like forking all the money for a regear so I'm just going to stick with 33s. Tomorrow I'm going to see what my current gearing is and seal up a couple of holes in the firewall so it doesn't feel like a sprinkler system in my cab when it's raining lol
Incommando Posted July 4, 2014 Posted July 4, 2014 The jump from 33's to 35's actually only increases your ground clearance by 1" not two. Then there is the conventional wisdom that a HP D30 witht he big u-joints but otherwise stock will handle 33's but will struggle with 35's. A HP D30 with either internal or external trussing & chromo axles can handle 35'soff-road. So I guess you need to decide if the extra tire is worth the expense of upgrading based on what you want (looks only) and what you will actually do with your truck (functionality.) A mall crawler could probably handle 35's just fine stock but keep your new gearing issues in mind as well.
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