DANA 44 QUESTION
Team Owner
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From: CT
Re: DANA 44 QUESTION (BLUE ONE)
No Prob..
Do a search in the archives. the 44 is considerably LARGER than that puny 36. There was a post here showing the two in comparison. I think the 36 has a 7" ring gear :rolleyes: All C4's should have had a 44.
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Do a search in the archives. the 44 is considerably LARGER than that puny 36. There was a post here showing the two in comparison. I think the 36 has a 7" ring gear :rolleyes: All C4's should have had a 44.
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Safety Car
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From: Mexico Beach FL
Re: DANA 44 QUESTION (JD 90 383)
From what I'd seen Scorp post a time or two...'85 and later manual cars(to '96) we're fitted with a dana 44. '84s both had a d36.
Tom Piper
Burning Brakes
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From: West Palm Beach Florida USA
Re: DANA 44 QUESTION (Tom Piper)
This is what I always heard too. However, when I was looking for a 3.07 Dana 44 for my '92 A4, from the phone description from two wrecking yards, there were two different '85's with standard transmissions and Dana 36 in them. I didn't see them personally.
Tom Piper
Tom Piper
I sold a totaled 86 4+3 car to a friend who wanted it for the engine and trans only. I pulled the D44 out of it and installed a D36 to keep it rolling.
He pulled the engine and trans, and sold the car, but he left the 4+3 shifter in it.
So lets say this car found its way to a boneyard. The boneyard would just assume since it was a 4+3 car, it must have a D44 in it. And lets say he didn't know the physical differences between the two, he pulls it, and sells the D36 as a D44. The customer gets PO'd because it's a D36.
OR,
He looks under the car, and sees a D36 in a 4+3 car, this starts the false rumor that 86 4+3 cars came with a D36.
You are not going to know what's in it without seeing it for yourself, or the boneyard knowing the difference between a 36 and a 44.
I'd say it's worth the ride to see it yourself.
I'm not sure about the 84 manual cars having a D44, but I am positive all 85 to 96 manual cars came with a D44 from the factory.
Joe
[Modified by Mr. G., 9:56 PM 6/2/2002]
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From: loughborough Leics ENGLAND
Re: DANA 44 QUESTION (Mr. G.)
Your advice is well put, this car is in a yard that don't know Vettes and really have no idea what the " Good " parts are, so i didn't what to ask to many questions in case the price starts to go up :eek:
I thought i would check with you guy's first ! :D
I thought i would check with you guy's first ! :D
