Hd crossover steering for dana 30/44

[ian]

Originally Posted by Fat Chili

Maybe in W.A. it might be legal but not in the rest of Australia - never assume.
; I think this is why Ian got confused with one of your replies - either that or he's on the the Rumbo's again

Cheers

i am not confused..... and if you cant understand what my point is you are easy confused. there is no use marketing them in australia to suit a dana 44!

[OIIIO]

Originally Posted by ian

i am not confused..... and if you cant understand what my point is you are easy confused. there is no use marketing them in australia to suit a dana 44!

Hahaha..

What confussion?..
This would be a fantastic upgrade for all the RHD TJ Rubicons in Australia

[OIIIO]

Great thinking B-RAD, and I'm sure you're not the only one who has realised the benefit of high steer cross over instead of the crap inverted Y the TJ and XJ have..

But, IMHO.. if you really do want to manufacture and market the knuckle. I think that you should show a nice clean freshly cast/machined knuckle. Not some hard to see, covered in mud/rust/grease one..

And as Lovemywrangler pointed out, at $1500.00 they're never going to sell. It just works out cheaper buying/building a D44..

Good luck anyway

[B-RAD]

A rubicon dana 44 has the same size axel tube as the dana 30. The axel from 44 are 30 spline witch you can buy for the dana 30 so you have the same size axel in the 30 as the 44. The only difference is the pumpkin/Carrier and ring/pinion are all bigger in the 44 but how often do you blow up the centers in a Dana 30 with 44 Axel the axel snap before the the center blows. The weakest part of both axels is the size of the axel tube and them bending witch is easily fix by trussing the axel.

With it being legal in other states, you will find you have hot rods over there and they run under the same rules as over hear.

Sorry about the last reply, my bad

[Fat Chili]

Lets remove the confusion, wouldn't want anyone to sook?

B-RAD the Rubicon Dana 44 you keep mentioning is a JK Dana 44, the term 'Rubicon' denotes that the vehicle has supposedly made it up the Rubicon trial in stock format. The name Rubicon has also been used in the US for a TJ model never released in Aust.

The JK 'Rubicon' Dana 44 and a Dana 44 used in many other vehicles are different as the JK Dana uses weaker Dana 30 tubes and ends as you have mentioned.
So as Ian has said $1500 for your conversion would be better spent building up a real Dana 44 NOT the JK 44. A non-JK Dana 44 is far stronger, thicker tube, larger ends etc.

Hot rods over here (Qld) do not run under the same rules - Not unles you know of any 30+ yr old TJ's

Originally Posted by QLD DOT - Special Interest Vehicles

The special interest vehicle concession

The Department of Transport and Main Roads understands that some street rods and vintage cars are rarely used.

Therefore, a registration concession scheme for special categories of vehicles including motor vehicles, motorbikes and trailers was developed based on limited road use.

The following types of vehicles with either right-hand or left-hand drive may be registered under the scheme:

* vehicles that are at least 30 years old
* historic ambulances and historic fire-fighting equipment
* street rods (hot rods) — vehicles that have been modified for safe road use and have a body and frame built before 1949
* replicas of a motor vehicle, the body and frame of which were built before 1949, that is fitted with a modification plate, code LH9.

Vehicles fitted with a modification plate, code LH10 are not eligible for a special interest vehicle concession.

[B-RAD]

I'm not trying to start an argument if you talk to these people you will find you can do this as long as they are apart of the build of the part.

I've been talking about a tj dana 44 from a rubicon from the states not a dana from f trucks or older Cherokee

[B-RAD]

Hear is the standards it was built to

http://http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/vehicle_regulation/bulletin/pdf/NCOP11_Section_LS_Suspension_and_steering_3Feb2006 .pdf

These are the standards for all modifications to car in Australia

http://http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/vehicle_regulation/bulletin/vsb_ncop.aspx