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Originally Posted by mickmate
Nice shot Bob. Note a couple of things on the picture. CSX style is now being cast in aluminum. They do take Dana 44 internals with some subtle differences between them and Jag. Most notable is the spline count. The CSX have bosses on the nose to hold the pinion mounts, the Jag brackets come off the lower control arm mounts to get out to the same place. The Jag axles have a boss on them that went into the brake rotors originally. The CSX axles also have a boss on them so to use CSX axles on a Jag rear you need an adapter flange between. We are working on a kit right now for a bolt in of the Jag to a CSX chassis.
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The adapter that holds the front mount needs to upgraded from previous designs. I had one fabricated by AC cars to mount my Jaguar rear ends in a CSX chassis. I found that it was pulling the threads on the cast iron Jag Diff housings. I drilled and tapped the Diff for 7/16 studs and reinforced the side plates to prevent distortion under acceleration. It is a pain to install but now when I torque the mount, it remains tight no matter what I subject it to.
The sides are 3/8" steel along the load axis. The original mount design with 4 bolts at the front of the housing is much better because it reduces the moment arm. I am not too sure about an all aluminum housing for the
Dana 44 though, I would be worried about torque capacity. I have no experience with these housings so they might be adequate.