how do i tell what diff i have?
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how do i tell what diff i have?
is there a way to tell what differential is in the car... did they only make D36s on 90 and belows?? or did the early L98 C4s come with D44s at all??? i wanna figure out so i can get some new gears
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Your car absolutely should have a dana 44. Crawl under and verify it. I have seen a few that, for whatever reason, had a 36 instead. One of the stick cars I saw with a dana 36 was wrecked and clipped with an auto back half. The other was swapped with an auto and traded back in at lease end. Before you lay down your cash, confirm you have a dana 44.
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i just checked my chiltons and confirmed its the D44 but now i need to know what/if splines and teeth count matter... im looking at a set of 3.73s outta a D44 jeep 4wd and wonder if they will work!
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Originally Posted by 89vettefromhell
i just checked my chiltons and confirmed its the D44 but now i need to know what/if splines and teeth count matter... im looking at a set of 3.73s outta a D44 jeep 4wd and wonder if they will work!
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I would imagine the numbers tell the tale. My car had no numbers. The dana 44 has 2 bolts in the top of the batwing. One at each corner. The 36 has 1 bolt at the top. It is in the center though. That is the quick way that I take a fast glance and determine which is which.
TY much thats all i need ... a check to the garages turns out that it yes is definitly a 44... now do you know if a set of 3.73s from a 4wd jeep cherokee would work?
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anyone got any links to some Corvette D44 Gears???/ i wanna see the specs on them like how many splines and what not i cannot find what number splines/teeth should be on the corvette ring and pinion