Dana 28

[Littleblue86]

I have the Dana 28 in my 86 bronco 2. It has a carrier break and I need to find a new carrier to upgrade into so I can upgrade to 4.10. I have a Ford 9 inch rear I plan on picking up at has 4.11 in it. I have searched the web and can not find a carrier that would allow over a 3.45 gear ration in the Dana 28.


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[bf750]

get a dana 35

 

[BlackBII]

A Dana 35 is a nice upgrade, and easy to do. But if you want to stick with the 28, look for a 2.3 4x4 Ranger in a junkyard and pull the diff. They usually have 4.10's. A couple years ago I scrapped the Dana 28 that came with 4.10 in my Ranger from the factory because I figured no one would want it.

 

[bobbywalter]

carefully remove it. clean it up.



then....




















gently













very gently.....













set it down into















a properly prepared...



































dumpster.

 

[Captain Ledd]

BobbyWalter is absolutely right.

The D35 is better in every way except ground clearance, and even then not a whole lot. 1995-1997 Rangers will have better brakes. Radius arms will swap, it's a bolt-in affair. And 4.10's are easy to find for them, maybe not quite as much from the factory though. All TTB D35's use the 3.55+ carrier, no breaks.

 

[JerryC]

If you want a 4.10 center section, there's one on ebay.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Axle-Differential-Drop-Out-Ring-And-Pinion-4-10-Ratio-Bronco-II-Ranger-Model-28/273058684106?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649

 

[Littleblue86]

The biggest reason I am not looking for a Dana 35 or something else is because I just put new axle shafts in and new ujoints in the Dana 28. I’m now invested into the axle and don’t want to waist that money. Otherwise I would.


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[Littleblue86]

carefully remove it. clean it up.







then....









































gently



























very gently.....



























set it down into































a properly prepared...







































































dumpster.

[emoji23]? nice


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[Spott]

If you want, I've got a complete Dana 28 center assembly with 4.10 gears. Gear teeth are lightly-moderately worn. It needs a complete master rebuild kit, as the old bearings and seals were destroyed when I got it. I disassembled it, removed the bad bearings and seals, and cleaned it completely, so it's ready for rebuild.

I was going to install it in my '88, but then that truck got squashed in an accident, and I don't need it for the '97 I got as a replacement.

I'm thinking maybe $50 + shipping from 83274. PM me if interested.

 

[turbo91xlt]

A Dana 35 is a nice upgrade, and easy to do. But if you want to stick with the 28, look for a 2.3 4x4 Ranger in a junkyard and pull the diff. They usually have 4.10's. A couple years ago I scrapped the Dana 28 that came with 4.10 in my Ranger from the factory because I figured no one would want it.

Many automatic transmission equipped B2s & 2.9 rangers had 4.10 D28s axles. Only the '89 2.3 4x4 is guaranty to have a 4.10 D28. With the 1st gen ('83-'88) 2.3 4x4s its a crapshoot as to what gears they had in them. I've seen then with 3.45s, 3.73s & 4.10s factory haha.