What vehicles came with a Dana 44 front axle?
The Dana 44 has seen use in Chevrolet Corvettes and Dodge Vipers. This axle is referred to as a Dana 44 ICA or Dana 44 IRS. All 1980–1982 Chevrolet Corvette C3 and manual transmission equipped 1985–1996 Chevrolet Corvette C4 had this axle. A rear transaxle was used starting with the Corvette C5.
What vehicles have a Dana 60 front axle?
The Dana/Spicer Model 60 is an automotive axle manufactured by Dana Holding Corporation and used in OEM pickup and limited passenger car applications by Chevrolet, Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep, Ford and Land Rover.
How do I know what truck axle I have?
To figure out exactly what axle you have, you can look for the Dana stamped bill of materials number. This stamped number can usually be found on the righthand side or on the longer axletube on the same side of the tube as the differential cover, facing the rear of the truck.
Are all Dana 44 front axles the same?
Not all 44s are equal. The Dana 44 has been manufactured for nearly 70 years, and was original equipment under Jeep, Ford, GM, Dodge, International Harvester and Studebaker vehicles, and even the Isuzu Rodeo and Honda Passport. And almost every one of these had some unique, funky specification just for that model.
How do I know what Dana 30 axle I have?
The number in the name (Dana 30, Dana 44, etc.) is in reference to this. Dana 30: This axle size is the most common, and you’ll only find it on the front of Jeep. They have a ring gear diameter of 7 and 1/8 inches. The Dana 30 gear ratios are either 3.21 or 3.73.
Can a Dana 30 handle 35s?
Yes. A Dana30 with 30-spline shafts will be fine for 35″ tires.
Can you make a Dana 30 strong?
No matter what you have read, there really is no way to make a Dana 30 reliably take on tough trails with 37-inch tires. Eventually something is going to break and keep on breaking. Even with all the above mods, the Dana 30s tiny ring and pinion, thin tubes, and weak shafts aren’t going to hold up.
Can a Dana 35 handle 33s?
A Dana 35 normally holds up ok to 33’s providing there’s no locker and you take it easy on it. Just don’t get into a situation where you get the rear-end bouncing trying to get up/over something. I wheeled my previous TJ fairly hard with 33’s on its original Dana 35 for several years without issue.
Are Dana 35 axles good?
Make no mistake, a built Dana 35 is a strong and capable axle. Obviously not as strong as a build Dana 44 (or similar), but if you’re not going to be running anything larger than 33″ tires, a built Dana 35 should suit you just fine.
What size tires can a Dana 35 handle?
Registered. Realistically, 31’s are the biggest tire that should be on that axle. Yes, others have 32’s or 33’s on it without issue, but those who do wheel with that size tire often don’t let the tires spin at all.
Can I run 35s on a Dana 35?
Registered. Had 35s on my stock dana 30/35 for about 8 months and wheeled it pretty hard and had no problems.
Will a Dana 35 handle a V8?
If you upgrade your Dana 35 to a super 35 (beefier 30-spline axles shafts), it would handle the V8 power just fine too.
Can a Dana 44 handle 37s?
The Dana 44 can handle 37’s especially if you upgrade to 33 spline axles.
What is a Super 35 kit?
This kit includes both upgraded 30-spline axles and your choice of either a Detroit or ARB locking differential. Our Super 35 Kit contains Left & Right Ten Factory axle shafts, TIMKEN outer axle bearings,Grade 8 Thread in studs, and your choice of a Detroit Locker or ARB air locker.
Is Dana 35 limited slip?
It’s a 35 and yes , you could get them with “Tracloc” (limited slip) aka “PosiTraction” from the factory , but that photo is not of an open diff . One can plainly see the carrier is as large on one side as it is on the other .
Are Dana 30 axles good?
The 30 has been proven as a good little axle as long as the tires stay under 36″ or so. Like I said, I run 35’s, 4.88’s, full locker and the stroker and I beat the piss out of it and have had almost no problems with it.
What is Dana 35 axle?
The Dana/Spicer Model 35 is an automotive axle manufactured by Dana Holding Corporation since 1985 when American Motors (AMC) sold its axle tooling equipment to Dana. Dana upgraded the axle, and made IFS and Twin Traction Beam front axle variations, as well.
Why are Dana 35 a weak axle?
Most probably this is because the axle tube is bent and putting too much stress on the axle shaft itself, that will break any shaft over time no matter what the housing. You have to wonder what somone is doing to bend a tube! the TJ D44 had the same tubes, keep that in mind if planning an upgrade.
Are all Dana 35 axles the same?
Hmm, no one else is around I guess. OK, for the most part all of the parts on the Dana 35C series are interchangeable to some extent. At times you may have to swap out several parts to make one part swap over. The first Dana 35C’s (1984-1990) were your basic setup, 1.13″ shafts with 27 splines.