Yo Seve,
FYI,
Mr.N's Dana Axle Articles

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• Dana 44 Solid Front Axle: Part 1 Reverse Spiral information. What started this web page.​
• Dana 44 Solid Front Axle: Part 2 Good info for swapping axles​
• Dana 44 Solid Front Axle: Part 3 Pictorial and information​
• Dana 44 Flat Top knuckle A Must read for high steer.​
• Mr.N's Dana 44 Build Up: Dana 44 Reverse Spiral, Flat top knuckles, high steer, hummer rims. All I need now is a sponsor for Alloy Axles shafts with CTM U-joints. From Junk Yard to trail ready! See how I built mine.​
• Dana 44 Full Size Jeep Article (coming some day)​
• Dana 60 info: Front & rear plus Dana 61​
• How to Find your B.O.M, Bill Of Materials number and accompanying information.​
• Links Page, must read information for Dana Axle (44 & 60) Research. Plus good tech links​
• 5.0 Wiring, Page for swapping in a Ford 5.0 EFI (A must read for engine swaps)​

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Charts: Found in articles.
1. Ford Dana 44 axle shaft lengths:
2. Full Size Jeep Dana 44 axle shaft lengths:
3. Dana 44 Chevy / FSJ Knuckle & Spindle chart
4. BearingsDana44and60_xls_chart
5. Dana 44 Early Bronco axle & shaft chart
6. Dana 60 front axle shafts lengths. Includes Dana 70 axle shafts info
7. Dana 60 rear semi floating axle. To include the Jeep 35 spline years.

 

Yea I’ve seen all that. There’s nothing in there telling me what I want to know and most of the links are all dead.
I’m sure there’s a chart somewhere….

 

IIRC, stock D44 was wider than stock 9" (WMS to WMS). I thought I remembered there was some handling characteristic as to why they did that.
I would post up exactly how much wider you are talking.

 

Yea I’ve seen that somewhere too. I haven’t measured yet but it has to be at least 2” wider on the front maybe more.
The front 60 is out of a 79 Snowfighter F250 and the back is out of my old 76 F250. The 79 prob came with the same width rear that I have now but hoping either there is a wider matching housing or maybe I would have to go to a 70 or maybe even a 14 bolt rear to get the same width.
I know, I’ve gotta start with knowing what I got….

 

Try a 10.25 or 2004 and older 10.5. Should be same width as the front.

 

D60 from an econoline will be wider than from a pickup. As will a 10.25. Fullsize econolines had the wider rear axles. The old 70s vans had the widest 9" available.

Was the f250 in 76 still a closed knuckle front axle? Half ton went open knuckle in 76 iirc. Which may be why one is wider than normal.

The statement about a wider track width in the front vs rear is true on FSBs. Usually about 2" wider up front total. This helps turning radii.