Confussed by Axles!

Could somebody please end an argument between myself and my neighbor. Hopefully I've attached several pictures below of my Axles out of our 1975
CJ6, I believe they are both Dana/Spicer 44's. My neighbor believes something totally different. Both look the same, But I'll agree with him that it's not normal for a CJ to come with a Dana 44 in the front. Any help would be appreciated.

Thank in Advance,
Ken Miracle:?

 

the front is a D30, the rear is a 44

the don't look anyting alike LOL

 

fronts a 30

 

beat me ..dang

 

a handy reference:
http://coloradok5.com/axleguide.shtml

 

What parts look the same on them? The front cover is the easiest way to determine the identity of a differential.

 

Ok, I'll suck up my pride and tell the neighbor that they are not the same. I can see clearly the front does favor a Dana 30. Guys thanks alot for setting things straight. At least now I can get down to ordering the right parts.

Thanks again, Ken

 

Remove the covers and you will see that the front axle has much smaller internals than the rear.

 

The model number should be found in the housing casting. Look at the gussets between the pumpkin and tubes. Check out the graphic at the bottom of this page (see arrow 3):
http://www.nationwideparts.com/differentials.htm
More info:
http://coloradok5.com/axleguide.shtml