Early Bronco Dana 44 Front Axle

From time to time we find ford ranger owners wanting to swap out the stock dana 35 ttb front axle and replace it with an early ford bronco 1971 1977 dana 44.

Early bronco dana 44 front axle.

The dana 30 uses king pins which are held in with four bolts on the top and bottom. We also use spicer 760x u joints with our chromoly dana 44 axles. In 1976 1977 the bronco dana 44 came factory with disc brakes. On any off road vehicle like a ford bronco the front axle is critically important for performance out on the trails.

Dana 44 front axles and axle parts for sale for the 1966 to 1977 ford bronco. The easiest way to identify which front end you have is to look at the steering knuckles. In 1976 ford equipped the dana 44 with disc brakes. The dana 44 hd front axle is legendary for toughness and performance.

In this video we go over whats involved in setting up a dana 44 front axle in our 71 ford bronco. Step by step example of dismantling the front axle hub on a bronco 4x4. The dana 44 front and 28 spline ford 9 inch rear axle found in later broncos had little trouble coping with these moderately sized tires considering the off road demands of the day. This same process should apply to most if not all 4x4s using the dana 44 axle with.

18 31 and the passenger side axle shafts have all the difference in them 33 91 vs. Our dana 44 axle shafts are made with 4340 chrome moly steel which offer up to 40 more strength than factory ford dana 44 front axles. If you look at the axle shaft lengths for the high pinion axles and the low pinion early bronco axles you will notice that the drivers side axle shafts are almost exactly the same 18 91 vs. Bronco graveyard has a great selection of ford dana 44 front axle parts differentials and ring pinion sets that will keep you going.

66 77 broncos came with the dana 30 66 71 1 2 and the dana 44 71 1 2 77. I don t want anyone to read this and believe trs is telling them to replace their dana 35 with the early bronco dana 44. Dana 44 complete axles hubs spindles shafts rebuild kits and more.