78 Cj5 Rear Axle Upgrade

I am I am looking to replace my stock AMC model 20 rear axle with something new, I looked at curry but they only sell 82 to 86 and I don't know the difference in size from 78 to 82 if any.
Does Does anyone have any information that might be helpful
sorry I'm on a phone and searching early CJ5 database is difficult
Thanks
Jay

 

You might want to call them up if you haven't already and see if anyone answers. Then the usual social media.

Maybe talk them into something special.

 

'72-73 Commando rear axle is a flanged Dana 44 and should bolt in.

 

Thanks Timgr I knew I could count on you

 

'82-86 is widetrack, yours would be narrow track.

 

if you don't have any luck in your neck of woods
give this guy a look . down in NC
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Thinking about it, '70-71 Jeepster should work too. In both cases, you'll likely have to change the gears. '72-75 CJ would work if you move the spring pads.

 

was the dana 44 an option in the later years?

 

No, it was standard.

 

i thought they had an amc20, which is what he was struggling with. do you mean commandos or cj's?

 

Nope, the Jeepster/Commando never got the M20. The Commando was discontinued for 1974. Some early models got the 30, but I believe it was gone by '70.
There were no optional axles for the CJs.
pre-70: tapered 44
70ish-75: flanged 44
76-on: M20

 

Well as with everything I do, this isn't easy.
Currie only offers gear ratios 3.50 gears or 3.73 and of course I've got 3.54 which means I would have to change my front axle gears, That is if they were willing to do in narrow track$$$
Ebay has nothing right now, and Jegs and summit Give me hundreds of axles but no flange to flange measurements .
I'll keep looking

 

Does not Does anyone know if Scotty's Jeep in Fontana California is still in business every number I try just gives a busy signal

 

he has an early CJ Dana 44 model but doesn't know year
Would ?that work

 

Well this is par for the course
they will put it on a pallet but I have to arrange pickup and delivery
That would not be a problem if I was still in PA but from California it's more difficult
or more $$$

 

Gone for a decade. Sad story.

 

Makes sense I left in the early nineties And haven't dealt with them since then

 

Right track width but the springs pads are too far inward for you. A Jeepster has outboarded rear springs which match the '76 up, as I understand.

 

Thank you
they have a commando axle so I guess I'll just take that one, .... now to arrange shipping

 

$800 to ship my $300 axle
Sigh!!!