Factory track bar early and late

[Steve Castlebur]

Is the track bar on a Dana 30 the same as the one on a Dana 44 ???

 

[SHX669]

Depends on what year the 44 is - the later years ( '76 - '77 - I
believe ) went to an oval/ elongated connection vs the round bushing/connection

 

[DirtDonk]

And though the earlier ones ('66 to '75) will interchange with each other, I think it was determined that the 44 bar has a slightly more pronounced bend than the 30 does. Evidently to better clear the diff cover.

I think even the '76 and '77 can be retrofitted to earlier models, and vice versa, but not without some tweaks.

Paul

 

[jckkys]

The frame bracket changed considerably with the '76/'77s. I think the whole geometry would be screwed up by simply swapping individual parts. The length of the bar changed too.

 

[JohnJohn]

I had a D30 track bar and it would hit my D44 front cover. I switched over to a later D44 bar and it had a better bend to clear.

Here is a link to a post showing the D30 clearance issue.

 

[fordtrucks4ever]

Do you know which of the track bars is longer? Like the possibility of using the longer one with a two inch suspension lift?

 

[68rustbucket]

Stock bar Should be ok with 2” lift. I have 2.5” lift w/adjustable track bar. It’s set at stock length, and side to side measurements are good.