Dana 44 front axle
 

1970 3/4 ton 4wd 4speed 350cid. How many splines on the front axles. Need to know for addition of a traction device. Thanks for any info.

Re: Dana 44 front axle
 

Call Randy's RIng & Pinion and order old school on the phone, but I think they are 30 spline. But my reason for posting is to suggest if you are serious about performance, ditch that drum front and get a later model disc brake setup. The late 72 and up have larger u-joints in the axles, definitely something you are going to want with a front end traction device, and the open knuckle axle steers a BUNCH better.

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Yes, 30 splines, If you are interested in going with the disk brake front, I have an 8 lug 10 bolt front from a 87 chevy, with detroit true track and 4.56 gears for sale. it is complete with calipers and new pads, the bearings and hubs are fairly new as well. PM me if you are interested.

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the 70 is already an open knuckle so all he'll need to do a disk swap (if he wanted to) is put on the stuff from a the knuckle out off of a disk front.

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Thanks for the info guys. I have already swapped the front drums over to disc brakes from a '72 3/4 ton 4x4. The rear drums were also much wider on the '72 which I believe had the HO72 not the 52 so I swapped those as well. The truck stops so hard and straight it's unbelievable, so it was well worth the work. Im adding a soft locker up front. The rear already had a NO-SPIN. I was not going to lock the front but I really enjoyed the lockers in my Rubicon. I will post up some pics of my ride when I get a chance. I think you guys will like it. 25,000 original miles documented and it shows. Some people get really upset over modifying something this original, but I am proud to use this truck for what it was intended for. I have kept every stock part removed from the truck which was originally built for the fire dept. and it still looks unchanged besides having a bed instead of the fire dept work box behind the cab. Yes, I drive it every day. Old school steel for sure.

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Sounds nice.I always look at it as I am keeping the truck alive,I`ll do what I want to it.