Out of curiosity, I've spent a little time looking at what options are available as a stronger ifs diff that could maybe be fitted to our subframes (with some fabbing), other than a titan diff swap- which is still not much bigger.
-Ford 8.8" ifs
-GM 1/2 ton and 3/4 ton ifs (called the 9.25")... see
9.25 Front Axle GM # GR046007 Chevy GMC Z71 : eBay Motors (item 150421401419 end time Mar-14-10 19:16:41 PDT)
-you can get a dana 44 center-section online for irs-- but you need to fab mounts on the housing, etc.
-I still wonder what artic trucks use (advertise as dana 44)- surely used a center section vs. adapting some sort of dana 44 f150 TTB type.
-The dana 44 center section is the only thing that has a cast iron housing... unless you found a 9" steel center section (third member style). Both of these are more custom and expensive though.
A lot of folks would just say to go solid axle, but its great to be beefy enough without wanting to jack a truck up sky high, yet also keep the good driving dynamics of ifs.
Personally, I'll figure something out at some point after I get many more miles on my truck and use it less than for a daily driver... just thinking out loud here. Even with new parts, a titan diff can be less than $2k w/ v8 pathy shafts, but what else compares?
What options have other people considered?
-Ford 8.8" ifs
-GM 1/2 ton and 3/4 ton ifs (called the 9.25")... see
9.25 Front Axle GM # GR046007 Chevy GMC Z71 : eBay Motors (item 150421401419 end time Mar-14-10 19:16:41 PDT)
-you can get a dana 44 center-section online for irs-- but you need to fab mounts on the housing, etc.
-I still wonder what artic trucks use (advertise as dana 44)- surely used a center section vs. adapting some sort of dana 44 f150 TTB type.
-The dana 44 center section is the only thing that has a cast iron housing... unless you found a 9" steel center section (third member style). Both of these are more custom and expensive though.
A lot of folks would just say to go solid axle, but its great to be beefy enough without wanting to jack a truck up sky high, yet also keep the good driving dynamics of ifs.
Personally, I'll figure something out at some point after I get many more miles on my truck and use it less than for a daily driver... just thinking out loud here. Even with new parts, a titan diff can be less than $2k w/ v8 pathy shafts, but what else compares?
What options have other people considered?