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Old Oct 19, 2007 | 06:21 AM
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what is the difference between a standard and auto c tube
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The length.

The standard is shorter because of the differance in size of the Dana36 and Dana44.

I redrilled my auto c-beam when I installed the Dana44 from a standard.








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"The standard is shorter because of the differance in size of the Dana36 and Dana44."

Joby ,
other way around.
D36 (std ) beam is longer than D44 beam because D44 housing is longer as shown by your need to reduce the center to center measurement of the holes
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Originally Posted by rodj
"The standard is shorter because of the differance in size of the Dana36 and Dana44."

Joby ,
other way around.
D36 (std ) beam is longer than D44 beam because D44 housing is longer as shown by your need to reduce the center to center measurement of the holes
Two different ways of saying the same thing. The standard (D44)is shorter, or the D36 (automatic) is longer, means the same thing. The only thing wrong in all of the above, by both parties, is rodj's "(std)" after "D36". rodj, the D36 (longer C beam) is used on the automatic cars, not the standards (manuals).

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Given the 5:1 ratio of autos to manual cars and the D44 being a heavier duty option I was defining the D36 as the "more " standard diff.
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