Find used D44 ??
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From: Encinitas (San Diego) CA
Find used D44 ??
Hi Guys,
I'd like to swap out a D36 with 2.59 great to a D44.
Does anyone know a yard that they would recommend to find a used D44?
I'll need the drive shaft, c brace, D44, and the bolts.
All the parts from one car would be best.
made a request with Dino in MS.
Thanks,
I'd like to swap out a D36 with 2.59 great to a D44.
Does anyone know a yard that they would recommend to find a used D44?
I'll need the drive shaft, c brace, D44, and the bolts.
All the parts from one car would be best.
made a request with Dino in MS.
Thanks,
Racer
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From: Escondido CA
Unfortunately, this seems to be a swap that many of us would like to make...
l believe that the parts yards are well aware of this also and charge a pretty steep fee for one should they have it...
My best advice is to keep an eye on craigslist, these forums, and ebay for a potentially decent deal!
Edit, Here is a potential lead on a complete car that is probably less then a D44 itself at a yard, I can not guarantee total/simple interchangability, but....
http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/cto/1405789294.html
l believe that the parts yards are well aware of this also and charge a pretty steep fee for one should they have it...
My best advice is to keep an eye on craigslist, these forums, and ebay for a potentially decent deal!
Edit, Here is a potential lead on a complete car that is probably less then a D44 itself at a yard, I can not guarantee total/simple interchangability, but....
http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/cto/1405789294.html
Last edited by neverendingprojects; Oct 5, 2009 at 06:19 PM.
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Call or go to Contemporary Corvettes in PA, they use the Ebay name of "Fparts". They have Dana 44's in 3.07 - 3.33 - 3.45 - 3.54 most of the time, and once in a while have a 3.73 or 4.10 unit as well. They sell "all" the parts in a kit form to do the swap, that is where I got mine from...and they warranty them also. 
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Man no kidding huh.Ebay has what I want for about 1600. May take it.
The 85 vette is cheaper but no extra room.
Is seem pretty straing forwared to replace. Don't have a lift though. Is this job a is a PIA to do on jacks?
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From: Slidell Louisiana
There is a tech tip in the archives that pretty much spells it out.
http://web.archive.org/web/200402160...=218&TopicID=2
I've seen some D44s in the for sale section recently and they may still be for sale. Only parts needed IMO (is the batwing, c beam drive shaft and diff ) I know that some folks redrill the c beam but for some reasom I did not have the clearance to fit the longer c beam. Other folk use a d36 batwing with a spacer plate however, I'd rather use the D44 bat wing rather than cobble something together.
Good luck
Mike
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Call or go to Contemporary Corvettes in PA, they use the Ebay name of "Fparts". They have Dana 44's in 3.07 - 3.33 - 3.45 - 3.54 most of the time, and once in a while have a 3.73 or 4.10 unit as well. They sell "all" the parts in a kit form to do the swap, that is where I got mine from...and they warranty them also.
I already have plans for what's going to replace my 355 if i sell it ....so i will definetely need a 44.-
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reasearch dana 44 hd rear ends before you go looking for them. I found out the hard way that some early six speed cars had a rearend that looked a lot like the dana 44 hd from the outside but had smaller bearings and internals. Turns out some places won't even accept this rearend as a trade in to get a rebuilt unit. Good Luck
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Sure it wasn't a D44 from a late C3? Similar but completely different unit. Has the smaller internals
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I believe that the rearend to look out for was built it 1985 but just for a few months. It has a dana 44 housing but all the internals are lite duty. It was the first stages of dana 44, they hadn't figured how to build them stronger yet.That's why dana 44 H D are listed as starting in 1986 I believe. Watch out for them!
