need some help with my dana 44

[hockeyryan]

hey so i found a deal on a a dana 44 and 8.8 a couple weeks ago and raced down to get them. the guy said the front was out of a 78/79 f150. BUT it has no arms or coil buckets on it :S so my question is is there any way i can tell the difference between a 77 axle and a 78+ axle. they are at the farm right now so i cant check them till the new year. but i was gonna get my dad to check this weekend so i need to tell him what to look for..
im kind of scared now. ill get him to take a close up pic. sorry if this is a stupid question.

thanks

 

[ThatGuy]

The main difference between 77 and earlier vs. the 78-79 is the later has cast wedges. The 77 & earlier has weld on wedges that can be removed and repositioned to correct caster. If doing a SAS with the 78-79 axle you'll have to jump straight to 7 degree C-bushings to be able to get enough caster so it will drive straight down the road.

 

[Destroyer000]

if you get the casting number on the axle tube it will tell you all the specs on the axle from the dana site..

 

[1badexplorer]

The factory tierods on a 78-79 go straight across from knuckle to knuckle. The 77 style forms a Y shape with the pass side tirod goin up to the pitman arm simmilar to the factory setup on a TTB ranger

 

[hockeyryan]

thanks guys. my dads gonna look today. i remember the tierods being knuckle to knuckle... but i dont remember seeing cast wedges :S im hoping its all okay

 

[hockeyryan]

so this is the photo my dad sent me. it looks like a 77 or earlier to me but can some one confirm this for me?

thanks
ps please ignore redneck lift brackets. they were on there when i bought the axle

 

[twitch615]

Just get the bom numbers off the housing and look them up on Dana's website bud. That way you'll know for sure

 

[93 4x4]

yes, that is 77 and earlier doesn't have case wedges