D44 upgrade?
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Melting Slicks
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From: Springfield MO
D44 upgrade?
This winter I am changing the ring and pinion in my 90 6 speed car. I am debating on whether or not buying different output shafts or having mine cryoed. I need something to handle the abuse of 500 rwhp and 26x10 et drags. I am already planning on upgrading halfshafts. What do the guys going fast have done.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2000
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From: Springfield MO
They will be for sale. I'll have to take them out before I can come up with an asking price though. They don't whine or anything, but they do have 103,000 on them.
Nobody has any suggestions on building a stronger D44?.
My thoughts:
Cryoed case and output shafts
Dana gears
nitrous ready 1/2 shafts
Nobody has any suggestions on building a stronger D44?.
My thoughts:
Cryoed case and output shafts
Dana gears
nitrous ready 1/2 shafts
Race Director
Joined: Aug 2000
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From: Vancouver,Wa.
The only bad thing about a stick car is they don't put any load on the drive train. Build it the best way that you can. I would leave the halfshafts as the week link. You should still be able to do your 1.5x 60'
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2004
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From: atlanta Georgia
for the strongest dana 44,
get viper gears 3.91. then have the inside grinded down a bit and the chuck a little bit too and they will fit. they are a whole lot thinker. then get them cryoed. also get the housing cryoed as well. and then get a master install kit and change out all the bearings and stuff!
I can cryo for you, since im a supporting vendor.
ring and pinion on $110.
let me know!
thanks alot
your friend
Sean Blanton
get viper gears 3.91. then have the inside grinded down a bit and the chuck a little bit too and they will fit. they are a whole lot thinker. then get them cryoed. also get the housing cryoed as well. and then get a master install kit and change out all the bearings and stuff!
I can cryo for you, since im a supporting vendor.
ring and pinion on $110.
let me know!
thanks alot
your friend
Sean Blanton
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From: San Pedro CA
Originally Posted by redbullapril23
hahaha i think u think im a moron... 
im planning on getting a dana 44 from a salvage yard here in ga and its 3.07..cheapest, and 3.33 would be an upgrade.
thanks
Sean
im planning on getting a dana 44 from a salvage yard here in ga and its 3.07..cheapest, and 3.33 would be an upgrade.
thanks
Sean
There is a lot of misinformation, or, generally confused information, that gets things mixed up at times... just clarifying a point.
