so many different jeeps, what's the difference?

[ZackMicF]

so this is getting a bit off topic, but when does an axle become a 1 ton axle? what "rating" does a dana 44 have?

an axles come in different sizes and thicknesses and a bunch of stuff

if you're building a real rock crawler on a budget i'd get Dana 60's front and rear those are 1 tons axles

on my truck a have a Ford 9" in the rear and a dana 44 up front
i think the Ford 9" (if you get the right one) is stronger then a Dana 60
(i'm not 100% sure on that but i'm like 99.9378463%)

 

[BigSki]

so this is getting a bit off topic, but when does an axle become a 1 ton axle? what "rating" does a dana 44 have?

There are definitely better suited sites for this kind of info, www.randysringandpinion.com has all the tech info on any axle ever made, but I would say basically a axle is rated as a 1 ton when it came from a factory on a vehicle that was rated for 1 ton ( or more) of payload. The diameter of the ring gear really tells the story about how much weight an axle is really designed to deal with. For example, the ford 9" has a ring gear that is 9" in diameter, the Dana 60 in the rear of my F350 has a diameter of 10.5" so it can safely handle much more payload and power to move the payload.

There are other differences that come on a stronger axle such as a larger pinion gear, bigger bearings on everything that spins internally, larger diameter axle shafts, stronger axle housings, larger brake systems, ect..."thumbsup"

 

[SlickRockSpider]

Actually, 1969 was the first year for the Blazer and the Dana 44 has been around since the Willys flat fenders roamed the earth. "thumbsup"

Well I had a '46 flatty with dana 30 in the rear with full floating hubs It might be a dana 27. I know it had a 25 in front.

on my truck a have a Ford 9" in the rear and a dana 44 up front
i think the Ford 9" (if you get the right one) is stronger then a Dana 60
(i'm not 100% sure on that but i'm like 99.9378463%)

Currie 9 " will be stronger than a stock dana 60. I have a Dana 60 in the front of my pickup. I would be a worried MOFO if I had a 9" in the front.

A real 1 ton pickup has a Dana 60 up front and a Dana 80 in the rear. all factory.

I love wheeling in my jeep 1953 m38 a1. It has a WB of 83 ". It has the stock 4 cylinder. It came with 5:38 front and back. I have a lot of fun with it. When the wheeling gets to bad. I pull my 1969 old yeller Rokon out. nothing stops a Rokon


ohh EPiC FAiL

Dont for get about the military jeeps.


Evan

 

[DiggyStyle]

Jeeps have round headlights . I'm not sure what that TJ thing is .

^^^this +1^^^

 

[ohh EPiC FAiL]

thanks for the info guys i'm not building a 1:1, i was just wondering about the different kinds of jeeps because i plan on building a jeep scaler and google/wikipedia had so much info it was confusing!