High Pinion VS Low Pinion

[bryanbrewer]

Just popped the cover on my front Dana 44 HD and i have no teeth on my ring and pinion. Cant trust anybody anymore. so i get to choose from a new ring a pinion set, and pretty much rebuild my whole front axle, or switch over to an open knuckle 44 with a high pinion. so i guess my question is can i simply buy a high pinion dana 44 open knuckle and use my original front drive shaft (epuiped with a divorsed 205) or do i have to get the driveshaft from the high pinion and Married tranny and tcase?? If im gonna replace the front end, i kinda want to upgrade it, thus, the high pinion, disc brakes, and a tighter turning radius.

 

[ut90u62]

Just popped the cover on my front Dana 44 HD and i have no teeth on my ring and pinion. Cant trust anybody anymore. so i get to choose from a new ring a pinion set, and pretty much rebuild my whole front axle, or switch over to an open knuckle 44 with a high pinion. so i guess my question is can i simply buy a high pinion dana 44 open knuckle and use my original front drive shaft (epuiped with a divorsed 205) or do i have to get the driveshaft from the high pinion and Married tranny and tcase?? If im gonna replace the front end, i kinda want to upgrade it, thus, the high pinion, disc brakes, and a tighter turning radius.

Why not just put a dana 60 under it and change out the steering and up-date everything,it looks like a nice truck and one someone would probably keep.......Wrenchhand from Arkansas 479-674-6162