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Post by danthemanx07 on Dec 8, 2006 10:31:26 GMT -5
if anybody uses ujoints from autozone for dana 44s what part number or vehicle do you get them out of? i cant seem to get the right one
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Post by rccolacc on Dec 8, 2006 12:31:01 GMT -5
It's axles out of a wagoneer right? Can you just order a random year waggy 44 u-joint?
Just a thought. I don't know much about 44s.
-RC
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Post by danthemanx07 on Dec 8, 2006 13:26:55 GMT -5
yeah i tried that at autozone and all the ones they pulled up were too small, i dont know what the deal is with that, should be correct, but the ones they pull up are definily too small
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Post by JWP on Dec 8, 2006 14:09:26 GMT -5
yeah i tried that at autozone and all the ones they pulled up were too small, i dont know what the deal is with that, should be correct, but the ones they pull up are definily too small Dana/Spicer used two u-joint sizes in Dana 44 axles. The smaller ones are a 260 joint. These were in some scouts, jeeps, and other things. The other more desirable joint is a 297 joint. All the manufacturers used these in some thing or another. The easiest vehicle to use would be a 75 Chevrolet 1/2 ton truck. They would have used the larger 297 joint. |
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Post by jeepchipjones on Dec 8, 2006 18:05:48 GMT -5
all the wrangler TJs 97-06 use the 297 as well, or you can get the spicer 760 which is a little stronger, but gotta order them and get them shipped i believe
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Post by rccolacc on Dec 8, 2006 22:24:38 GMT -5
all the wrangler TJs 97-06 use the 297 as well, or you can get the spicer 760 which is a little stronger, but gotta order them and get them shipped i believe There's a physical size difference in the 2. If you have the 297s, then the axle yokes are smaller than the ones that hold the 760s. You can't just make 297 axles fit 760 u-joints without a lot of work. I don't even know if it's possible to make them fit... Hope this helps. -RC |
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Post by JWP on Dec 9, 2006 9:20:51 GMT -5
all the wrangler TJs 97-06 use the 297 as well, or you can get the spicer 760 which is a little stronger, but gotta order them and get them shipped i believe There's a physical size difference in the 2. If you have the 297s, then the axle yokes are smaller than the ones that hold the 760s. You can't just make 297 axles fit 760 u-joints without a lot of work. I don't even know if it's possible to make them fit... Hope this helps. -RC I don't really know if this is right or not. The 760 joint is the number for the forged series of 297 spicer joints. They should be the same size, The only difference is the cross shaft material. I would definitely say that the Spicer forged series joints are the best ones I've used. The 760 was the best one I used when I was running a Dana 44. Now that I run a Dana 60, I have not broken a joint even though I have broken some outer shafts and hubs. What you are probably talking about one the material on the shafts is if you had to modify stock shafts for full circle rings. But you could ( and should) do this for 760 or 297 joints. |
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Post by rccolacc on Dec 9, 2006 21:19:55 GMT -5
You're right. I looked everything up and it seems I have my part numbers screwed up. It's the 260 series u-joints that are smaller than the 297/760 series. From my research, 760s are the same size as 297s.
From NAXJA:
For 297/760 series U-joints, this measures 1-3/8" DIA. For the smaller / weaker 260 U-joints, this measures 1-1/8" DIA.
Hope this helps.
-RC
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