Early bronco dana 44

[Darren]

so what is envolved with putting the early bronco dana 44 under the front of my jeep. you did this didnt you pete?

[Pete M]

Nope, I went with a high-pinion fullsize Bronco (78-79) axle. In my opinion the early Bronco axles aren't worth it. They have small joints and such and then you have to screw around with the 9" of that era with its small bearings and shafts. If you want to stick with a close-to-stock width, I would pursue a Jeep Grand Wagoneer front axle and a rear Dana 44 axle from a 96 era Pathfinder or Rodeo which is the same width as the Grand Waggy, but has disk brakes and 4.30 gears. Then just regear the front to 4.27 to match.

[Eliminator89]

Hijack in progress.

 

So, the Grand Waggy axles are the same width as our MJs? Or at least, close? I have access to several sets of GW axles (they're 60 miles away so I can't get a measurement until this weekend).

[JeepcoMJ]

slightly wider, but compareable

[Oizarod115]

Hijack in progress.

 

So, the Grand Waggy axles are the same width as our MJs? Or at least, close? I have access to several sets of GW axles (they're 60 miles away so I can't get a measurement until this weekend).

lets just say they're "hot commodities"

[Pete M]

They're low-pinion though, so it's still not quite a perfect axle.

Stay away from the CAD ones and make sure it's a drivers-side diff. Just because it came from a big FSJ, doesn't mean it's the one you want to sink your money into.

[DirtyComanche]

The CAD ones are really the only bad apples, IIRC. Well, other than the passenger drop ones, but if a guy wanted to run a D300 or something that might fit the bill.

 

 

 

But yes, LP, it's annoying. I hate mine. So do my driveshafts.