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dana 44 help

3K views 17 replies 6 participants last post by  kaotikblazer 
#1 ·
hey yall i recently purchased a set of axles to do a solid axle swap on my 98 blazer and traded my way in to a dana 44-50f and a dana 60 8lug axles..only problem im having is identifying the front axle, well what its out of.
i have the bom numbers and have tried the dana site to try and identify it but no luck. i need to find out what its fron cause its missing the rotors and calipers and i need to get wheel studs for it ,any help is greatly apprecieated and thank you ahead of time for your input..
the bom number is 603445-8
 
#2 ·
if theirs any more info needed to help me identify this axle i will post what i know about it or what said pictures are needed. i think its pre 79 dana and thats why the search on the dana site isnt working, if some one has the pre 79 bom numbers i would greatly apprecieate it ir if some one can run them for me and find this info i would apprecieate it.
 
#6 · (Edited)
i would love to grab a dana 60 but expenses dont allow me to right now..ill have to get wheel mount measurements and all later when im at the shop..and as far as only jeep and chry starting with 603 the pre 79 chevy/gm and all do, i finally got ahold of them and still could not find the bom numbers even looked through all the 603s from chevy dodge ford jeep ihc all of them and could still not find them..il post pix when i get to the shop..yes its a leaf spring set up with 4.10 gears passenger side drop
 
#7 · (Edited)
the closest bom i could find to mine was a 603455-8 for a 74-75 k20 3/4 ton pick up & station wagon on truck chassis..is their any other set of number or something i might beable to go by to find out what i need? thanck yall for the imput all help is greatly apprecieated.

on a second thought is their any caliper/rotor from a diff year dana 44 that i can use so i dont have to find out the specific make/model of what it came out of..
 
#8 ·
Please DO NOT run a 44 in your blazer, even if it is a S series it will still weigh over 5k lbs, if its a full sized it will be even more. Way to much weight for a 44. I too thought I couldn't afford a 60 at the time and have certainly paid for it in the long run. Even if you polish your 44 your still going to run into problems and break almost every time you wheel.

You've been warned
 
#9 ·
its not going to be wheeled any time soon still have to track down a transfer case.
jus need it in their for a couple months till i have the money to buy a 60 cheapest one ive found was 700 bucks and that was the only one i could find.
i just need to get my ride back running this not having a vehicle is killing me.
 
#13 ·
recently finished getting the front axle installed in my blazer and when i went to put a load on the front end the shackles went flat( ill post pix in a minute) its kinda hard to explain. when i set the the hanger tobegin with with out any load i had them almost straight up and down so that when i put the motor and trans back in it would sink and give it about a 10 degree foward slant on it, if i jack the body up the shackle pop back out and are fine till it again gets aload and the go back flat, i believe i shoulda put more of a rearward slant on the shackles but not sure. like i said i will post pix in a minute to show exaclty what im talking about. all help and opinions are greatly apprecieated.
 
#17 ·
without load the shackles should have been puling forward, not straight up and down. I would mark where the spring eye bolt is in vertical relation to the frame now and then move the shackle eye bolt to just before that spot.
 
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