Posted: Jun 30 2008 at 11:32am | IP Logged

Is it a dana 44?  I thought they came with a c200 (200mm- 7.87" ring gear) which would be a little smaller than a 8.5" ring gear d44 or m226 (226mm-8.98" ring gear) a little bigger than a d44.

Posted: Jun 30 2008 at 4:31pm | IP Logged

dannyg wrote: It`s a D44 from what the dealer told me and service mangaer.

... It's probably the same piece of junk they put in the rear of the '99 V-8 Grand Cherokee 4x4 we had. Real D-44's are made of iron and heat treated steel like in my '76 401 V-8 Wagoneer 4x4. Get a magnet and check the housing and tubes... they're probably wimpy aluminum.

They finally build a truck with some power then stick in a differential that won't take it.

Have a good one while you can still laugh about it.. Don S..

Globalization is a Corporate /Financial / Political plan designed to reduce the American Dream to a Third World nightmare! The nightmare is here now, where is Thomas Jefferson? We need him again!

Posted: Jun 30 2008 at 4:38pm | IP Logged

Its a D44 "Variant" from what I've heard.

Meaning its made to Nissan's specifications, not Dana's.  From what I understand it isn't like Nissan just buys them complete from Dana without first providing some specs.