belowme

Thanks, Bill, I will give it some thought. It obviously means buying new
wheels if I go with a D44 front..... I don't think the D30 is going to give
me a problem, as far as durability goes, but that vacuum actuator is quirky.
He wants $400 for the front axle, that could go a long way towards making
the rear axle right.

Jerry


"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:3FA469CD.9F35BD5@***.net...
> Hi Jerry,
> I'll bet it will be cheaper to go ahead and get the Cherokee front,
> and you'll wind up with stronger hubs, and axle U-Joints.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> belowme wrote:
> >
> > Hello again, Jeepheads. I bought a Dana 44 today to retrofit into my
YJ.
> > It is in rough shape on the outside, and I intend to spend the winter
> > weekends piecing it together. My question is about lug patterns. It
came
> > with six lugs. What is the common thought on six lug vs 5x4.5? I may
or
> > may not go back to this guy and buy a front D44, based partly on what
the
> > popular opinion is on this lug pattern. I assume that there are
companies
> > selling 5 lug axles for this thing, that shouldn't be a problem.
> >
> > What have the rest of you done with lug patterns when doing this swap?
> >
> > Jerry

belowme

Thanks, Bill, I will give it some thought. It obviously means buying new
wheels if I go with a D44 front..... I don't think the D30 is going to give
me a problem, as far as durability goes, but that vacuum actuator is quirky.
He wants $400 for the front axle, that could go a long way towards making
the rear axle right.

Jerry


"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:3FA469CD.9F35BD5@***.net...
> Hi Jerry,
> I'll bet it will be cheaper to go ahead and get the Cherokee front,
> and you'll wind up with stronger hubs, and axle U-Joints.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> belowme wrote:
> >
> > Hello again, Jeepheads. I bought a Dana 44 today to retrofit into my
YJ.
> > It is in rough shape on the outside, and I intend to spend the winter
> > weekends piecing it together. My question is about lug patterns. It
came
> > with six lugs. What is the common thought on six lug vs 5x4.5? I may
or
> > may not go back to this guy and buy a front D44, based partly on what
the
> > popular opinion is on this lug pattern. I assume that there are
companies
> > selling 5 lug axles for this thing, that shouldn't be a problem.
> >
> > What have the rest of you done with lug patterns when doing this swap?
> >
> > Jerry

belowme

Thanks, Bill, I will give it some thought. It obviously means buying new
wheels if I go with a D44 front..... I don't think the D30 is going to give
me a problem, as far as durability goes, but that vacuum actuator is quirky.
He wants $400 for the front axle, that could go a long way towards making
the rear axle right.

Jerry


"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:3FA469CD.9F35BD5@***.net...
> Hi Jerry,
> I'll bet it will be cheaper to go ahead and get the Cherokee front,
> and you'll wind up with stronger hubs, and axle U-Joints.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> belowme wrote:
> >
> > Hello again, Jeepheads. I bought a Dana 44 today to retrofit into my
YJ.
> > It is in rough shape on the outside, and I intend to spend the winter
> > weekends piecing it together. My question is about lug patterns. It
came
> > with six lugs. What is the common thought on six lug vs 5x4.5? I may
or
> > may not go back to this guy and buy a front D44, based partly on what
the
> > popular opinion is on this lug pattern. I assume that there are
companies
> > selling 5 lug axles for this thing, that shouldn't be a problem.
> >
> > What have the rest of you done with lug patterns when doing this swap?
> >
> > Jerry

TJim

It probably came from a FSJ, like the Grand Wagoneer.

--
Jim
--
98 TJ SE
90 SJ GW (with *stock* 6-lug D44s front and rear)
http://www.delawareja.com/gallery/JDJeep98
"You can do any job in the world with the wrong tool if you try hard
enough..."
"4x4" in caps is "$X$"


"Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorgenospam@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:bo1nl601cde@enews1.newsguy.com...
> Assuming it's not a complete pile of junk, and since you'll have to go
> though it anyway, I'd swap it for 5 x 5.5" bolt pattern axles, or have the
> ones you've got re-drilled to the 5 bolt pattern. What did this come out
of?
>
> "belowme" <dontbotherme@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:3fa45fda$1_2@newspeer2.tds.net...
> > Hello again, Jeepheads. I bought a Dana 44 today to retrofit into my
YJ.
> > It is in rough shape on the outside, and I intend to spend the winter
> > weekends piecing it together. My question is about lug patterns. It
came
> > with six lugs. What is the common thought on six lug vs 5x4.5? I may
or
> > may not go back to this guy and buy a front D44, based partly on what
the
> > popular opinion is on this lug pattern. I assume that there are
companies
> > selling 5 lug axles for this thing, that shouldn't be a problem.
> >
> > What have the rest of you done with lug patterns when doing this swap?
> >
> > Jerry
> >
> >
>
>

TJim

It probably came from a FSJ, like the Grand Wagoneer.

--
Jim
--
98 TJ SE
90 SJ GW (with *stock* 6-lug D44s front and rear)
http://www.delawareja.com/gallery/JDJeep98
"You can do any job in the world with the wrong tool if you try hard
enough..."
"4x4" in caps is "$X$"


"Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorgenospam@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:bo1nl601cde@enews1.newsguy.com...
> Assuming it's not a complete pile of junk, and since you'll have to go
> though it anyway, I'd swap it for 5 x 5.5" bolt pattern axles, or have the
> ones you've got re-drilled to the 5 bolt pattern. What did this come out
of?
>
> "belowme" <dontbotherme@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:3fa45fda$1_2@newspeer2.tds.net...
> > Hello again, Jeepheads. I bought a Dana 44 today to retrofit into my
YJ.
> > It is in rough shape on the outside, and I intend to spend the winter
> > weekends piecing it together. My question is about lug patterns. It
came
> > with six lugs. What is the common thought on six lug vs 5x4.5? I may
or
> > may not go back to this guy and buy a front D44, based partly on what
the
> > popular opinion is on this lug pattern. I assume that there are
companies
> > selling 5 lug axles for this thing, that shouldn't be a problem.
> >
> > What have the rest of you done with lug patterns when doing this swap?
> >
> > Jerry
> >
> >
>
>

TJim

It probably came from a FSJ, like the Grand Wagoneer.

--
Jim
--
98 TJ SE
90 SJ GW (with *stock* 6-lug D44s front and rear)
http://www.delawareja.com/gallery/JDJeep98
"You can do any job in the world with the wrong tool if you try hard
enough..."
"4x4" in caps is "$X$"


"Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorgenospam@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:bo1nl601cde@enews1.newsguy.com...
> Assuming it's not a complete pile of junk, and since you'll have to go
> though it anyway, I'd swap it for 5 x 5.5" bolt pattern axles, or have the
> ones you've got re-drilled to the 5 bolt pattern. What did this come out
of?
>
> "belowme" <dontbotherme@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:3fa45fda$1_2@newspeer2.tds.net...
> > Hello again, Jeepheads. I bought a Dana 44 today to retrofit into my
YJ.
> > It is in rough shape on the outside, and I intend to spend the winter
> > weekends piecing it together. My question is about lug patterns. It
came
> > with six lugs. What is the common thought on six lug vs 5x4.5? I may
or
> > may not go back to this guy and buy a front D44, based partly on what
the
> > popular opinion is on this lug pattern. I assume that there are
companies
> > selling 5 lug axles for this thing, that shouldn't be a problem.
> >
> > What have the rest of you done with lug patterns when doing this swap?
> >
> > Jerry
> >
> >
>
>

Onlyinajeepcj7

The whole point of a larger lug pattern (either 5 lug/5.5inch or the 6 lug) is
to have a larger center hole for a stronger hub design in the front axle. The
rear doesn't matter. You have a rear 44 6 lug now......go ahead and get a
matching front...BUT I think 400 is too high. Around here, a matching set of
44's (5 by 5.5 inch) from a Scout go for 400.

Onlyinajeepcj7

The whole point of a larger lug pattern (either 5 lug/5.5inch or the 6 lug) is
to have a larger center hole for a stronger hub design in the front axle. The
rear doesn't matter. You have a rear 44 6 lug now......go ahead and get a
matching front...BUT I think 400 is too high. Around here, a matching set of
44's (5 by 5.5 inch) from a Scout go for 400.

Onlyinajeepcj7

The whole point of a larger lug pattern (either 5 lug/5.5inch or the 6 lug) is
to have a larger center hole for a stronger hub design in the front axle. The
rear doesn't matter. You have a rear 44 6 lug now......go ahead and get a
matching front...BUT I think 400 is too high. Around here, a matching set of
44's (5 by 5.5 inch) from a Scout go for 400.

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

Ditto. And 5 on 5 1/2" is the same size as the Ford half tons,
Dodge Power Wagons, and of course Real Jeeps.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Onlyinajeepcj7 wrote:
>
> The whole point of a larger lug pattern (either 5 lug/5.5inch or the 6 lug) is
> to have a larger center hole for a stronger hub design in the front axle. The
> rear doesn't matter. You have a rear 44 6 lug now......go ahead and get a
> matching front...BUT I think 400 is too high. Around here, a matching set of
> 44's (5 by 5.5 inch) from a Scout go for 400.