Yes to the bushings.tedlovesjeeps71 wrote:Looking great! I hear ya on needing a nap!
Are you still going to use body bushings on the body lift? I think you kinda need that insulting flex they offer, no?
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No problems with the Isuzu stuff. A Dana 44 is pretty much a Dana 44. The rear is from a 94 Rodeo and my front is a 74-79 Wagoneer. The two differences were the Isuzu 44 uses a smaller bearing on the inner pinion and also use a series 3 carrier so it has a thick ring gear even though it had 4.30 gears from the factory. The Rodeo carrier slipped right in the Jeep 44, even with the abs ring still attached. I left it on for now. When the budget allows, I will swap in a locker.tedlovesjeeps71 wrote:Looking nice!!
So how did you go about dealing with the Isuzu stuff? I wonder if the gears from the Isuzu would work in my 91 waggys f&r 44s?
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Cool. I was curious because it seems like one could salvage some 4:30 R&Ps from the junkyard pretty cheap. If they'd work in the waggy diffs it could save some coin... maybe.?.glake wrote:No problems with the Isuzu stuff. A Dana 44 is pretty much a Dana 44. The rear is from a 94 Rodeo and my front is a 74-79 Wagoneer. The two differences were the Isuzu 44 uses a smaller bearing on the inner pinion and also use a series 3 carrier so it has a thick ring gear even though it had 4.30 gears from the factory. The Rodeo carrier slipped right in the Jeep 44, even with the abs ring still attached. I left it on for now. When the budget allows, I will swap in a locker.tedlovesjeeps71 wrote:Looking nice!!
So how did you go about dealing with the Isuzu stuff? I wonder if the gears from the Isuzu would work in my 91 waggys f&r 44s?
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Happy to help. Carrier fit right in, axles shafts slipped right in. Inner pinion bearing/race was the only difference. I believe you need Timken 31594/31520. Taking the whole axle is the way to go. Disk brakes with built in parking brake. There's a write up over on Pirate. http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/isuzu/60 ... -axle.htmltedlovesjeeps71 wrote:Sorry to keep muddying up your thread. So the Isuzu 44 ring, pinion, and carrier all fit in the Jeep Dana 44 housing. Are the splines the same? Any issues, even small ones, in putting them in? I'm thinking about going to the junkyard to pillage some rodeos for gears. Just want to know what to nab while I'm at it. Thanks.
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Thanks for all that (again. ) I'm trying to remember which of my vehicles I had that I failed at getting the Isuzu rear to fit in. I have one under the commando, fits. I can't recall if it was my 83 NT cherk or my Scrambler that I tried to put it under that it had issues. It was a case of the calipers being dead on with the springs so no way to service them without removing U bolts. I'd love to go pillage the junk yard for 4:10 or 430 gears for Walter. I think some rodeos or troopers even had 4.56s??glake wrote:Happy to help. Carrier fit right in, axles shafts slipped right in. Inner pinion bearing/race was the only difference. I believe you need Timken 31594/31520. Taking the whole axle is the way to go. Disk brakes with built in parking brake. There's a write up over on Pirate. http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/isuzu/60 ... -axle.htmltedlovesjeeps71 wrote:Sorry to keep muddying up your thread. So the Isuzu 44 ring, pinion, and carrier all fit in the Jeep Dana 44 housing. Are the splines the same? Any issues, even small ones, in putting them in? I'm thinking about going to the junkyard to pillage some rodeos for gears. Just want to know what to nab while I'm at it. Thanks.
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That's one of the great things about this site. Plenty of ideas!SJTD wrote:I'm figgering to wrap the bumper around under the quarters behind the tires which'll require trimming the fenders like you did. I like how you reinforced them. Might copy it.