I’m sorry this might be dumb lol but will a 99 tjs Dana 44 bolt right up to my 04 that originally had an Dana 35?
Will a Dana 44 bolt right up in place of a Dana 35?
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Check to see what brake setup they have. I’m not sure how interchangeable drums and discs are. If it were mine, I would swap to disc brakes if it didn’t have them already.
Also the driveshaft may need to be shortened unless it has a lot of unused travel. (Might be a good time to consider a double cardan shaft if you have a significant lift or plan to do so.)
Also the driveshaft may need to be shortened unless it has a lot of unused travel. (Might be a good time to consider a double cardan shaft if you have a significant lift or plan to do so.)
Not 100%. Will it bolt in, yes. The driveshaft needing replaced all depends on the transmission.
Check the gear ratio, if it's different from your front diff you'll need to regear one or the other.
D35s never came with discs and nothing before 03 ever had discs, so he's dealing with drums to drums regardless unless someone did an aftermarket swap on one or the other.
Regardless, drums and discs are fully interchangeable except for the parking brake cables, hard lines, and axle shaft retention method on D44s (flat plate vs plate with lip).
so do yall think I should just go the 44 route instead of the ford 8.8 I’ve got a buddy who’s got a 44 out of that 99 for 300 bucks
The 44 will be the easiest swap. The only thing you may have to change is the drive shaft. That will depend on your transmission.
I’ve done it. I just bought a used driveshaft off of eBay for like $60.
A TJ Dana 44 for $300?
You tell that buddy he's a terrible person for trying to rip you off like that.
Better yet, give me his address and number and I'll go tell him what a terrible person he is.
I'll even get that Dana 44 from him so that he can't try to fleece someone else, 'cause I'm always watching out for others you know?
My 03 Sport came with a Dana 35 rear and disc brakes, when I swapped to a Dana 44 it came with drum brakes but ,my disc brakes were transferred over
No I didnt, the previous owner bought it from the original owner. Original owner bought it and just drove it to the beach and put a lift kit on it with a trans drop and the second owner bought it and he didnt use it at all so he put it up for sale. The original build sheet has the disc brakes from the factory.
Any chance you can share that build sheet? not trying to call you a liar, but it seems unlikely seeing as how the factory parts catalog only shows the BGA disc/drum sales code on the Dana 35 and it lists both the drum and disc sales codes on the Dana 44. I also have never ever seen someone say they have a factory Dana 35 with discs (until now) and I have specifically tried to find them before with no luck at all.
@mrblaine have you ever seen a disc Dana 35 from the factory on a TJ?
That is a 44 on your build sheet....makes sense there were discs. Doesn't make sense you swapped a 35 to a 44...
Well I know what was taken out and it was a Dana 35 with disc and I swapped in a Dana 44 and I transferred the disc over
Yeah, as pointed out that is a Dana 44 originally which is why it had discs. I was going to say I assumed the PO probably swapped in a Dana 35 and took the 44 to use in something else.
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