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Nice work, it's good to see someone's not afraid to swap in new things.

Not to knock the swap but i will say If you decide to keep the 4.30s i think JBFP might have a front set for a 4 cyl montero that may work for you. That would be the most cost effective way to make it all work. Lets face it a 4.56 gearset for a D44 is roughly the price of a mitsu 9" or 9.5" axle with air locker and discs likely already geared to match your truck.

Again seriously not trying to be a jerk. Mitsu axles are just inexpensive and overly stout. I'm pro D44, even though the axle you took out is a little stronger it's limited in the options dept unlike the D44 wich has heaps of aftermarket.


Feed back is good man! I try new things for sure, did find out both rear brake cylinder's on the montero were leaking so it needed a rebuild anyway. From tons of research most jeep guys run this setup, They say its super strong and can hold up on big tires and HP. And yes tons of upgrade options on gears and lockers for the dana 44. I wanted disk brakes and I like the fact it will work with my jeep transfer case. No adapter crap to brake or give me problems down the road. Just bolt in 1310 stuff.
I have my front waggy waiting in line too. I bought locking hubs and new 4.56 gears with master rebuild kit about 6 months ago for it. And again Dana 44. So to me it made sense. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />


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