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Originally Posted by freerider15
You might be surprised.
I could put together a fabbed housing with goodies for cheaper than I could my current D60.
If not going fabbed housing, just buy a super60 for cheap and be done.
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I'm looking on the Ruff Stuff website and their bare housing starts at $785. You could pick up a complete D44 front end for half that. Hell, $800 and you could have a late model Super Duty front Dana 60.
You might start pointing out that you'll end up with after market gears, axles, lockers, etc. but you'll be doing the same with an after market housing, too. I don't disagree that you'll end up with something stronger and lighter with the aftermarket option, but for the money, a junkyard axle seems to be where it's at, especially for a front end, which is twice as expensive to build than a rear.
What did you pay for that HP44, Nate?