4speedfunk
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This is a weird one...and I need some axle fab help...
I'm putting a GM Dana 44 (low pin / pass drop) under the front end of my Hummer H3. The kicker is...it won't be a solid axle. Instead I'm chopping the D44 very short, and I want to put flanges on each end of it to mate up with GM IFS half-shafts from a full-size truck. So I'll be getting rid of the inner-Cs, and all of the brakes, hubs, steering, and such. When its done...the D44 will have one axle-shaft about 6" long...and the other about 24" long. It will be mounted with some bushings to the frame like any normal IFS rig. Axle shafts will be custom made with flanges to mate up to the CV flanges.
Obviously...I'll need to install a race, a bearing, and a seal, at the ends of the tubes. Not sure what is the best method to retain the axles...but, space is at a premium! I need the shortest possible method as I have limited space on the passenger side. In fact...I may end up installing the race, bearing, and seal in the side of pumpkin!
My questions are:
How do I retain the axles?...C-clips or bolt-in axles? I will be using an Eaton E-locker diff. and 4.88 gears.
Where can I buy these parts?...Figured you Dana folks might know where.
Thanks.
I'm putting a GM Dana 44 (low pin / pass drop) under the front end of my Hummer H3. The kicker is...it won't be a solid axle. Instead I'm chopping the D44 very short, and I want to put flanges on each end of it to mate up with GM IFS half-shafts from a full-size truck. So I'll be getting rid of the inner-Cs, and all of the brakes, hubs, steering, and such. When its done...the D44 will have one axle-shaft about 6" long...and the other about 24" long. It will be mounted with some bushings to the frame like any normal IFS rig. Axle shafts will be custom made with flanges to mate up to the CV flanges.
Obviously...I'll need to install a race, a bearing, and a seal, at the ends of the tubes. Not sure what is the best method to retain the axles...but, space is at a premium! I need the shortest possible method as I have limited space on the passenger side. In fact...I may end up installing the race, bearing, and seal in the side of pumpkin!
My questions are:
How do I retain the axles?...C-clips or bolt-in axles? I will be using an Eaton E-locker diff. and 4.88 gears.
Where can I buy these parts?...Figured you Dana folks might know where.
Thanks.
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