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« on: January 27, 2009, 10:48:34 PM »
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I have a shop where I could put this stuff together. Who wants to be a guinea pig?
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« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2009, 10:32:11 AM »
I might get my hands on some Super Duty axles. The front dana 50 would be plenty for a Jeep and if you ran wheels spaced in it wouldn't be toooo wide. Wider axles = less body damage. I have a 60 rear with a Detroit too.
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« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2009, 10:47:03 AM »
I'd do it when work picks back up. I've got a few bucks saved up for new build in the future smog exempt cj8 tub with title or just a title.  Cheers
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« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2009, 08:18:41 AM »
Quote from: DavidWymore on January 28, 2009, 10:32:11 AM
I might get my hands on some Super Duty axles. The front dana 50 would be plenty for a Jeep and if you ran wheels spaced in it wouldn't be toooo wide. Wider axles = less body damage. I have a 60 rear with a Detroit too.

The problem with a Dana 50 is it has a Dana 44 ring & pinion. So if you go larger then 37" tires you will start breaking the ring and pinion. Even with 37"  tires you will can still break the ring and pinion if you have a heavy right foot.
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« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2009, 08:23:21 AM »
Quote from: 4X4 HO on March 14, 2009, 08:18:41 AM
The problem with a Dana 50 is it has a Dana 44 ring & pinion. So if you go larger then 37" tires you will start breaking the ring and pinion. Even with 37"  tires you will can still break the ring and pinion if you have a heavy right foot.

Incorrect. Everything in a 50 is between the size of a 44 and 60. No 44 parts. The weak point is the pinion shaft. I talked to tri county gear about it. With 35 spline shafts and ARB, should be fine on a J33P on 37s.
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« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2009, 10:04:52 AM »
Quote from: DavidWymore on March 14, 2009, 08:23:21 AM
Incorrect. Everything in a 50 is between the size of a 44 and 60. No 44 parts. The weak point is the pinion shaft. I talked to tri county gear about it. With 35 spline shafts and ARB, should be fine on a J33P on 37s.

Not wrong:

http://www.drivetrainspecialists.com/categories/randp/dana-50-1.html

Dana 50 Description: Ring Gear Diameter=8.500" Pinion shaft Diameter=1.376" Ring Gear Bolt Count=10 Pinion Spline=26 Cover Bolt Count=10 4.10 & Numerically Lower

http://www.drivetrainspecialists.com/categories/dana/dana-44/

Dana 44 Description: Ring Gear Diameter=8.500" Pinion shaft Diameter=1.376" Ring Gear Bolt Count=10 Pinion Spline=26 Cover Bolt Count=10 3.73 & Numerically Lower 3.92 & Numerically Higher
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« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2009, 10:10:33 AM »
Hmm, guess he told me wrong or I remembered wrong. I thought I had read specs somewhere else that put the 50 in between too. Oh well.
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« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2009, 10:16:20 AM »
Figured out how I mixed it up. D50 TTB is 9" ring gear...
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« Reply #8 on: March 14, 2009, 10:19:12 AM »
Quote from: DavidWymore on March 14, 2009, 10:10:33 AM
Hmm, guess he told me wrong or I remembered wrong. I thought I had read specs somewhere else that put the 50 in between too. Oh well.

That is why when you buy a dana 60 front you have to really look at the axle becuase you can end up with a Dana 50.
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