Well, I have a HP D44 with kingpin setup. I want to do the chevy 6 lugs with ball joint setup. I know I may have to cut off the tube fork for the kingpin. any way, What's the best way of doing this. Where can I get a pair of tube fork with ball joint setup? Thanks for the help Riad
Its very costly to repace the axle tubes just to use ball joints. Your best bet would be to find a ball joint DANA 44. Depending on what side you need the differental on would deside what type/brand of truck you'll need to get one from. Chevy/GMC and early Dodge's are on the passengers side and Ford and late model Dodge's are on the drivers side. The High Pinion DANA 44's (found in Fords)are good for moving the driveshaft up out of the way of rocks and other stuff it can get hung up on and help with driveshaft angles when the trucks lifted. The standard rotation DANA 44's (found in GM trucks)are easyer to find. There also cheaper to get parts for and the ring & pinion is said to be stronger. If your going to use a Ford DANA 44 (ball joint axle) you can use the Chevy 1/2 ton (ball joint axle) Steering knuckles, backing plates, spindles, rotors, and brake calipers to get the Chevy Six lug bolt patern. The axle shafts from the Ford (when useing a Ford axle housing) will work with the Chevy parts. You can also use Chevy 3/4 ton (ball joint axle) equiptment to get an eight lug pattern on a Ford DANA 44. The key is to use as much stock parts as posible, remember that any thing custom that you brake will cost more to replace.
