Salvage-Yard Secrets Revealed!
The ’75-’79 Dodge full-time 1/2-ton and 3/4-ton front 44s are easily identified by the recessed nut in place of a protruding hub on the axle end. Half-ton pickups and Ramchargers have a 5-on-41/2-inch bolt circle. So swapping on later ’80-’93 hubs gets you lock-out capability and better bearings, but it also gives you a 5-on-51/2-inch bolt circle that doesn’t match your stock rear. That’s why the most popular 1/2-ton solution is to swap ’80-’84 axles (if you can find them) into both ends. View Related Article