What makes a dana 44

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What makes a Dana 44 stronger than a Super 35? Thread starter Hopper Start date Apr 30, Hopper TJ Addict. Joined Dec 28, Messages 1, Location Georgia. Curious since I am pulling the trigger soon on the super So what components technically make the 44 stronger and better?. Chris Administrator Staff Member. Ride of the Month Winner. Where I live Phoenix, Arizona , there is a lot less rock crawling and more of going fast through the desert.

What do I mean by this? The C is where the ball joints are and the knuckle bolts to. That C tends to bend, which requires a new axle housing to fix. When I refer to the center section, I am referring to all the gearing as well as the center section housing.

The gears in the center section on the Dana 30 and the Dana 44 are different. Now, why would you want a larger diameter ring gear? Well, essentially it helps to distribute the load and is less likely to explode into a million pieces under stress. The 4. Last but not least, the factory locker in the Dana 44 is awesome, because lockers are awesome to have. The axles shafts are typically the weakest link on any given axle.

The Dana 30 comes with 27 spline axle shafts, and the Dana 44 comes with 30 spline axle shafts. The Dana 44s 30 spline axle shafts are obviously much beefier than the Dana 30s 27 spline axle shafts. Since the center section of the Dana 44 is beefed up, Jeep went ahead and beefed up the axle shafts. The Dana 60 axles shafts dwarf the Dana 30 axle shafts and Dana 44 axle shafts.

But what about all the other miscellaneous stuff? The Dana 30 and the Dana 44 have the same brakes, hubs, ball joints, Cs, knuckles, and steering. So other than the beefier center section, and the beefier axle shafts, these two are completely identical otherwise.

The biggest reason to get a Rubicon with 44s front and rear is for the beefier axle shafts and the electronic lockers. So, if you are debating on whether you should buy a Rubicon, it comes down to personal preference. Login or registration.

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