[thirdstreettito]

Originally Posted by 91V3500

Thanks, but who set the rule for 38"s being the max for a D44? It all depends on what you do with it, right? I think we have all been brainwashed into believing you have GOT to have a D60 for any 4x4 with big tires. Sure, 38's would be the limit for high horsepower rock crawlers and mud racers, but this is just going to be a clean street cruiser with very little off road use, with no high-rpm, high horsepower mud slingin!

It makes me cringe when I see big tires on a ten bolt, but I have seen 10 bolts hold up to 44" tires for years with just regular street driving. If the D44 causes any problems in the future, I can always find another D60 to swap back in.

The only reason I swapped the D44 in is because I swapped all of the running gear out of the K5 Blazer, these axles were rebuilt and ready to go, with matching lower gear ratios than what I had(4:10's, but I probably need 4:56), and the front was set up for crossover steering. I got a deal on the Blazer, and it just seemed like the right thing to do at the time to get the truck on the road as soon as possible and spending as little money as possible(time and money are always short). The D60 really needed a rebuild and had 3:73 gears, and I really wanted to run the crossover steering, but it was a crossover for the D44 not the D60.

Well said. I simply prefer to have it and not need it.