Dana 44 with disc brakes
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Did you know they come in Honda passports?? We have a 95 passport in here and low and behold its sporting a D44 with disc.
Also known as a metric 44 :awesomework:
64FJ40
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a.k.a. Isuzu Rodeo. I thought some of them even came with some sort of factory locker, but I might be mixing that up with something else.
TreeClimber
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Did you know they come in Honda passports?? We have a 95 passport in here and low and behold its sporting a D44 with disc.
Also known as ISUZU RODEOS
edit - doh! too late.
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Did you know they come in Honda passports?? We have a 95 passport in here and low and behold its sporting a D44 with disc.
Also known as..... awwwww nevermind....:booo:
TigTorch
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I have seen a Honda D44 swapped into a jeep in a four wheeler magazine article. Don't recall the article had anything bad to say about the axle.
I don't know how big a deal disks are in a D44. Once you go bigger than 32" tire the brakes will suck. I'm sure with drumbs they will suck too.
Either way you'll have ****ty brakes.
I don't know how big a deal disks are in a D44. Once you go bigger than 32" tire the brakes will suck. I'm sure with drumbs they will suck too.
Either way you'll have ****ty brakes.
Are you on crack??:eeek:
I'll/most of us here will take disc brakes over drum anyday of the week.
Zoediak
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4 wheel disc brakes on my rig with f&r 44's.. and I will never run drums again......
TigTorch
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Joop, Let me qualify my statement. My disk braked D44 rear has crappy brakes. Even the e-brake is crap. My D44 disked front has brakes for crap. (This is a pretty common gripe of Jeep Wrangler owners).
There is nothing like rolling backwards down a rock face and realizing that you can't stop if you wanted. All you can do is arrest the acceleration backwards. (been there, didn't like it)
Am I on crack; no. But is wish that I was every time I need to stop but can't; it would be less scarry.
Disk brakes off road are said to be so much superior, but from my own personal experience in this D44 equiped jeep, I don't see how drumbs could be any worse.
Just my personal rant.:stirpot:
There is nothing like rolling backwards down a rock face and realizing that you can't stop if you wanted. All you can do is arrest the acceleration backwards. (been there, didn't like it)
Am I on crack; no. But is wish that I was every time I need to stop but can't; it would be less scarry.
Disk brakes off road are said to be so much superior, but from my own personal experience in this D44 equiped jeep, I don't see how drumbs could be any worse.
Just my personal rant.:stirpot:
this is going to call for a poll. :haha:
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If your brakes suck that bad you have a problem... If its such a problem with wrangler owners why is it that everyone I wheel with that has a wrangler has fawking sweet brakes? Oh, and they are DRUM brakes... The closest thing to drumB would be DUMB... :flipoff:
From your picture is looks like you have a pubicon, and those don't have "real" D44's... So, arn't you complaining about your hybrid D35's disk brakes:corn:
And from reading that third paragraph/grouping of words, it seems you are on crack from that excellent sentence structure:haha:
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I dont know all the years they came in but the late 90s passports and rodeos came with the disc brake 44s. I ran one for about 3 years. Except for a few small differences its the same as other 44 as far as strength/weakness.
The front pinion bearing is smaller than what comes in a master install kit. The gears are "thick" so if you are keeping them you have to get the appropriate locker, if you are swapping gears it doesnt matter. They are 6 lug so match up nicely to a waggy front end. Disc brakes with built in ebrakes, nice long cables. I vaguely remember changing the yoke so maybe it wasnt a 1310. 58-59" wms to wms
Prob find more info on pirate about them. Its a good alternative to a scout 44 and like i said matches nicely to a waggy front without having to do a lug conversion.
The front pinion bearing is smaller than what comes in a master install kit. The gears are "thick" so if you are keeping them you have to get the appropriate locker, if you are swapping gears it doesnt matter. They are 6 lug so match up nicely to a waggy front end. Disc brakes with built in ebrakes, nice long cables. I vaguely remember changing the yoke so maybe it wasnt a 1310. 58-59" wms to wms
Prob find more info on pirate about them. Its a good alternative to a scout 44 and like i said matches nicely to a waggy front without having to do a lug conversion.
TigTorch
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That's it; I'm doing a DRUM conversion to get rid of those ****ty disks.
