77-79 hp 44

[88gmt400]

im goin to look at one this weekend have a few questions, i have read of people using the older gm front hangers and weldin them on their truck instead of buyin or buildin new hangers has anyone used the fords or can you? if you cant does anyone have the measurements to make your own hangers front and rear for both axles? thanks hope im not askin for too much

 

[88gmt400]

well i found a 78 dana 44 out of a ford today for 100 bucks at that price i cant pass it up so im goin to get it saturday

 

[TylerZ281500]

the width of yur hangers will; be the width of the leaf pads on whatever axle you use. you can use ford ones, gm ones as long as the eye widths are the same you can use anything make anything etc.

 

[aaronb]

If its a out of a leaf spring truck jump on it. If its the coil spring dont bother with it, unless you plan on doing all the fabwork for coils.
The coil spring axles have the wedges cast into the axle and cant be cut off.

 

[88gmt400]

its leaf sprung also can anyone tell me where they have got their chevy outers for their ford dana 44's? any help would be nice thanks

 

[aaronb]

My flattop knuckles came of a 74 chevy, the spindles, hub/rotors, outer axle shafts, dust shield/caliper brackets, and calipers are off a 86 3/4ton chevy

 

[88gmt400]

will i need all of it just to keep my chevy bolt pattern for my wheels?

 

[AirmanSkee]

Yes. The axle shafts will convert for either one, but the spindle has 5 studs on the Ford and 6 on the Chevy. You have to convert it all over to Chevy for the 6 lug pattern.

 

[88gmt400]

you couldnt use your knuckles from your ifs could you? just a thought

 

[AirmanSkee]

No you can not.