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ok well ive been wheelin on the stock 7.5 and the dana 28 and finally exploded the spider gears in both and i was wonderin what axles i should upgrade to or should i just weld them solid and try again?thanks
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Dana35 and 8.8" from an Explorer (search... VERY common swap in place of the D28/7.5")
 

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i know they are but it there any solid axles that have the pinion on the right side that would fit under the bronco 2
 
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ford_2.8 said:
i know they are but it there any solid axles that have the pinion on the right side that would fit under the bronco 2
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The pinion is on the left side (driver side) on RBV trucks. A D44 out of an early Bronco would work and be the correct width, or you could shorten a D44 or D60 axle out of an F-series pickup. You could leave them as is and go full-width too.

Additionally, a D30 out of a Jeep would work.
 
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Oh, you should've stated you were looking for solid axles.

I'll move this to the proper forum then.
 

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now on the dana 30 out of a jeep are they any stronger than the d28?and i know were a set of 3/4ton f250 out of a 78 ford and i could get them cheap would it be hard to put leafe spring under the front?thanks
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It would be easier to stick with coils, as your truck already has most of the hardware under there for coils. Yes, a D30 is stronger than a D28.
 

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well if thats the case ill prolly go with a d30 or is a d35 out of a explorer stronger?thank kyle
 
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the 35 from the explorer id put on par strenth wise to a solid axle d44, much strong the the jeeps junk d30, in my opinion a d30 from a ford d28 is not even a upgrade, just seen too many of the jeep rears grenaded wiht stock tires the first time the 4wd is used
 
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D30s vary in strength depending on whether its hi-pinion or not, and what axle u-joints it has (the weakest D30 is maybe 10% stronger than the D28, the best D30 is around 90% or so of the D35's strength).

As mentioned, the D35 is a plenty sturdy axle that just bolts in, and is why it's so popular. You'd have to dump some coin into a D44 also to make it significantly stronger than the D35.
 
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