EB Dana 44 Questions

[Ryannn]

Around here these axles are very rare, and one popped up on craigslist in my area. ( http://reno.craigslist.org/pts/3520317688.html ) I offered him 800$ and it comes with JD extended radius arms. If he sticks to his end of the deal I should be picking it up this Saturday. Its a 73 axle, but has disk brakes? Im not sure what brakes to buy, or anything like that. But if I do get the axle I want to rebuild everything except for the gears ( It has 4.11s ) I plan on Chromo shafts with the 760x ujoints, Warn Hubs, I do not want a locker yet. Ive never been into an axle, can someone explain reid racing knuckles? Also explain where to buy brakes for it since it has been converted to disk brakes? Im pretty confused on these things?

Thanks Ryan

 

[UrbanRedneckKid]

Looks like it has the same disc swap I do, 78 Bronco.

Honestly, you aught to just put it under your truck as is, all I'd really do is get the other 3 chromoly shafts. There's nothing really to "rebuild". He said the balljoints were new. So all that's left is changing fluid, repacking wheelbearings, and checking the brakes.

Fyi, the track bar on it is a POS. Don't use it. It's the adjustable one from Tom's Bronco Parts, it doesn't take the slightest bit of abuse to bend it.

 

[PlumCrazy]

Yup those are 78/79 Ford150/Bronco everything from the balljoints out.

-PlumCrazy

 

[brinker88]

Personally, that's really not a bad price for that axle with all the goodies (minus lower gears/locker) I'd grab it up.

 

[PlumCrazy]

Personally, that's really not a bad price for that axle with all the goodies (minus lower gears/locker) I'd grab it up.

Id rock those gears. You can pickup a 4.10 rear dirt cheap. 800 isn't awesome price, but the disk swap is done and the rotors look almost new.

-PlumCrazy

 

[UrbanRedneckKid]

Yeah I paid $350 for mine, all I've used from what I bought was the housing and oem radius arms.

If you could get it for $800, you'd be stealing it.

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[Ryannn]

Hopefully he has it by Saturday! I will take more pictures and post them up to figure out exactly what I have. Also I'm scoring a 9" out of a later 70s F250. If I get these axles this weekend I will he selling my ranger to purchase my neighbors 95 with the 3.0. I like 3rd gens more than second gens. This build is happening a lot quicker than I expected, I was going to get the ranger then look for axles but things change. Eventually I will swap out the 3.0 for a stroked 4.0, I like the 4.0 more than the 5.0 so yeah pry start a build thread in the next couple weeks.

 

[henry66]

So that is why he never responded to my offer for the JD radius arms. Congrats, hope you get it.

 

[UrbanRedneckKid]

Probably didn't buy it...

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[1badexplorer]

Those are 76-77 EB brakes. They are the same as full size brakes. But the steering knuckle is different. The knuckles curve in more by the TRE. The TRE that they use is smaller than a fullsize and different than a drum brake axle. The factory style tierods on it form a Y shape like factory ranger tierods do. The EB disc tierods are junk for a lifted truck or wheeling. You will probally want to swap to a pair of fullsize knuckles like everyone normally does.