Ok here's the deal.
I want to do both axles at the same time. I want to upgrade to something that I have less chance of breaking.

Right now I can either buy:
1. Just a Dana 44 rear end out of a Cherokee. For around 400. (2hr drive)

2. A bronco front and rear matched set d44 front and 9in rear. It's on a commanche that he's parting out. The front axle is leaf springs. So I'd have to weld on upper/lower control arm brackets and such. ($400, 5-6 hr drive)

3. Or.... An 82 wagoneer d44 front (low pinion for a fact) and rear 70s scout d44 rear. They come together along with a TNT truss for the front that just has to be welded on that has the upper/lower brackets integrated, and also everything neede to do a disc brake conversion for the rear axle. He says I could just buy spacers for the rear to get them to match widths... Since the 82 wagoneer is 1-2" inches wider than stock Cherokee. And the scout is basically the same as stock.
I can all that for around 550-600 (4hr drive)

I want to buy something friday.
Advice? My cousin is a welder, and I do have access to a shop with a lift if that can be factored in to this situation.
Appreciate all thoughts.

 

Prolly option 2 if you don't lose your *** on gas. My parts hauler only gets 10mpg so I'd wait for something closer.

 

My grandfather has an 05 6 cyl f250.

 

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also which bronco big or little? i have the ones out of a little bronco (like 67) and they will be primo

 

Lol sorry 150... 150.....

I'm fairly certain there the narrow track. You want to sell yours?

 

not a chance..already outfitted with 4.56s and lockers just waiting til summer so i can drive my nova and take the jeep down for a while..narrow track measure 54" +/- backing plate to backing plate on the rear..and is just a hair wider then stock for us.....soooooo sweet

 

Sounds like it's got the axles you need!

 

haha, thats what i'll be using to go pick up my axles man.

and to the other guy, how hard was the front d44 to fab up and get all lined up?

 

My stepdad has one of those straight 6 F150s too. I think in it's prime it got 16mpg.

 

Here are some pics of how they have that front axle set up, on that d44/9in combo thats under the commanche.

 

That is a hp front right? I was lookin online and I thought all the old narrow broncos were lp?
Anyone else have any thought oh what I should buy? I have off work friday so I want to decide by then.

 

That 44 is full width not from an early Bronco and has cast wedges. If you can find a set of ford radius arms you can modify them for long arms but you can't grind off the wedges because there isn't tube under them. It and a matching 9" goes for around $250 in my neck of the woods.
Waggy axles are about an inch wider but the rear scout 44 is 4-5" narrower than stock. I can get exact measurements tomorrow (got a set of scout axles out back) if you need it.