Identify Axle?

[ParsonMac]

In the interest of getting to know my newly acquired 1984 CJ7 a little better, I've been nosing around underneath and have found that the front axle is a Dana 44 (ARB locked). I understand this isn't stock for that year so I manage to remove enough rust from the axle and all but one numeral of the BOM # is readable. I go Dana's website and plug in all the number's I do have and then from 0 - 9 successively plug in the unknown digit. It turns out to be a Dana 44 GM/Chevy K20. What, if any info does anyone know about this axle and is this a common swap for it's stock 30? Also, what about modifications (width etc.) needed to install. Attached are pics of the axle. Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[Turbogus]

Dana 44 front?!? Man, you lucked out!

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

It appears to have been narrowed quite a bit, otherwise they would have had to outboard the spring mounts in order to get a fullwidth axle centered under a CJ.

Did they retain the 5lug CJ wheel pattern?

Should be a pretty heavy housing if it came from a 3/4t truck.

 

[ParsonMac]

The lug pattern is standard CJ7. What I can't figure is the SOA vs SUA. I think the K20 was SOA. This setup looks to be stock CJ7 spring setup. It could be that the Dana sight has the numbers wrong.

 

[Ggg]

Lots of odd stuff going on there for it to be a GM D44. Like was said already it would need to be shortened a lot to have the same WMS as a CJ. The K20 was SOA and that carrier housing is a SUA housing. The wheel bp from a K20 would be an 8 lug not a 5. I suppose the Dana site may have a typo. It does not look like a Scout D44 either to me, they were SOA too. I am thinking it is a pre 1980 Waggy low pinion SUA D44.

 

[jps4jeep]

thats a narrow trac pre-78 waggy 44, most likely has ford spindle's to retain the 5 on 5.5 bolt pattern.

That is definately not a chevy D44, if it was, the spring perch would be cast into the top of the diff webing, not the bottom.