X rear d44 to front....
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JK Newbie
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I had thought about that but I have a shop owner friend of mine that is willing to give me a free d44 rear from another x...I was curious if I could take some of the stuff off my d30 and use it all but the ring and pinion
JK Junkie
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So you want to use the rear D44 shafts the front D30 housing?
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JK Super Freak
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It can be done by cutting the tubes and welding on the C's, but there will be many issues to consider:
1) The C's have to be angled just right, otherwise the handling will suck.
2) The BIGGEST and mist important problem-the cooling of the R&P. The R&P will be rotating at the opposite direction they are meant to rotate at, so the oil will not be distributed correctly and the R&P will fail.
I say go for the used Rubi 44.
1) The C's have to be angled just right, otherwise the handling will suck.
2) The BIGGEST and mist important problem-the cooling of the R&P. The R&P will be rotating at the opposite direction they are meant to rotate at, so the oil will not be distributed correctly and the R&P will fail.
I say go for the used Rubi 44.
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JK Freak
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Another thing that makes this impossible is the fact that the passenger side axle tubing is twice as long which means youd be short a foot with a rear dana 44. If you wanna save money go figure out how to put 1 ton axles in it.
Last edited by racin444; Apr 19, 2011 at 04:11 PM.
