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Nick, that sounds the same as my issue, please keep us updated with any results. My warranty expires in July this year.

Not absolutely certain but I think it's their 60 rear axle.

Dana Axles: 44 vs. 60

Posted on: Thursday, March 6, 2014
Looking to replace the axle on your off-road, heavy duty, or off-highway rig? For off-roading and motorsports, the Dana 44 is the way to go. For commercial vehicles, fire trucks, etc., the Dana 60 is often the better choice. Sometimes the 60 is chosen for use in motorsports and off-road recreation. The trick is figuring out which series will work best for your rig. Both series offer both rear and front axle variations. Read on for an overview of each type.
Dana 44 Axle
44 axle is used in a variety of on and off-road vehicles including autos manufactured by Jeep, Dodge, Ford, Jaguar, and many more. It's particularly popular for rock-crawling vehicles. Typically, it's used in rigs like Dodge Ramcharger and the W150, Jeep Wranglers, Ford F-Series trucks like the F-100, F-150, and F-250, and all kinds of other off-roading rigs.
The 44 front axle are primarily known for their use of locking hubs or a center axle disconnect system. A permanently locked is becoming more common. It’s rated for quarter-, half, three-quarter-, and one-ton vehicles. There are kingpin and ball joint, in addition to closed and open options available. The 44 rear axle has a 3,500 pound gross axle weight rating, and is equipped with a weight-carrying bearing on one end, making it a semi-floating type.
Variations of the 44 axle are available, but here are the general specs:

Found this on the Internet. From this information it seems the DANA 60 is hell for stout. Maybe the Dana 44 but that still seems a bit heavy. I used a Dana? out of a Chevy S10 Pickup. It fits and has done the job on My +8 Bitsa. 3.73 axle ratio. As the 3.5 engine only produces about 145 HP at the rear wheels this ratio works very well. I now have in spares a +8 Salisbury Phase II with Quaife LSD. But with a 3.30 axle ratio. I would like to use it but hate to give up the performance of a 3.73.

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I think these are the US offerings. Dana has bought up many axle manufacturing companies around the world, including GKN/Salisbury in the UK, and BTR/Borg Warner in Australia. These all had their own axle designs, which may or may not be still in production. So I would be very wary trying to assign a particular axle from this website to the axles MMC use.

Probably are US. I think shipping costs are the controlling factor. Another rear axle that is used is a Volvo (can't remember the model) and it comes with disk brakes. At the time I was building the +8 Bitsa the rear axle was a challenge. Thus the S10 pickup unit I am using now. Bill Fink's +8+ project made quite a few Salisbury, BTR's +8 rear axles available. That is where I sourced a Salisbury with Quaife LSD. Just do not like the ratio 3.30.

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