TTB D44 / D35 hybrid. New twist

[Bent Bolt]

Picked up the sept issue of Off-Road. There is a article of a Ranger build up. They are grafting TTB D44 housing end and knuckle to the TTB D35 beams. They see a problem with mounting the D44 knuckles to the D35 housing, something about tearing up the ball joint boots??
Did a search of their website http://www.off-roadweb.com/ but didn't find anything.

Comments ??? Think it would be worth the effort ??

[PARKINGLOT]

for all the effort, I'd just bolt a TTB D44 in the stock pivot holes, trim the each of the middle slip shafts and be done with it. Far less screwing around

[Bent Bolt]

The story describes by doing so and adding 5" to each side, they can use a stock TTB D44 rt axle. The left side uses a custom shaft from Currie Enterprises that is 5" longer than a stock D35.

Sounds like a lot of work and expensive.