What does low pinion mean?
A low-pinion axle positions the pinion below the centerline of the axle, while a high-pinion axle places the pinion above the centerline of the axle. The OEMs have used both styles in solid front axles over the years in many different solid-axle applications.
Is Dana 44 high pinion?
All GM, Dodge, and International Dana 44 front axles were low-pinion design up through the ’80s; however, Ford and Jeep used both low- and high-pinion front axles. The advantage to a high-pinion axle in a front application is the gears mesh on the drive-side of the ring gear, not the coast side.
What is high pinion dana30?
Registered. an hp dana 30 is a high pinion dana 30. High pinion gearsets are 1/4-1/3 stronger than low pinion gear sets. The reason they are stronger is because while driving forward, the gears mesh on the drive side (as apposed to the coast side).
What’s the difference between a Dana 60 and 70?
The Dana 60 and Dana 70 are two heavy-duty variants in the Dana axle line, and are typically found in 3/4 ton and 1 ton pickup trucks. The Dana 60 has a 9.75″ ring gear, while Dana 70 has a 10.5″ ring gear.
What is a Toyota high pinion?
High Pinion differentials are the strongest eight inch differentials that Toyota ever made, the only problem was that they are also the most expensive and hardest to find. We now have a High Pinion differential housing at an affordable cost.
When did the Ford F250 get a high pinion Dana 44?
This misconception is probably because a high pinion Dana 44 wasn’t offered in the F-250 until 1977. The reverse cut high pinion Dana 44 was used in 1/2 ton Ford trucks from 1966-1979 and full size Ford Bronco’s in 1978-1979.
What size ring gear does a Dana 44 have?
Here’s where it gets confusing: the next generation Dana 44 uses a different sized ring gear depending on whether it is a front or rear axle. The front uses the old, 8.5-inch diameter ring gear, while the rear uses an 8.8-inch ring gear.
What kind of axle does a Ford F250 Dana 44 have?
F-250 Dana 44’s up to 1977 were low pinion, standard cut units. In 1977.5 Ford’s new F-250 axle now started to appear. This new axle was a high pinion, reverse cut, 8-lug Dana 44. This axle for the F-250 Dana 44 is slightly different than the F-100 & F-150 offered in 1977.
What is the difference between a Dana 44 and a Rubicon?
The Rubicon model next-gen 44 front axleshafts also used larger steering joints and had more beef around the joints. The non-Rubicon JKs only came with a Dana 44 rear axle. The differential and carrier bearings in the non-Rubicon models are the same as the older generation 44s.