I have a dana 44 in the front (stock of course) but i want to swap out the 9.25 crysler in the rear should i go to a dana 60 or a 70?

 

The front axle is the weak point on these trucks. Why do you only want to swap the rear? Other than the crappy LSD's that come from the factory in the rear the 9.25" isn't a bad axle. The only other bad thing is it doesn't have a ton of aftermarket support.

 

so should i do a 60 70 swap?

 

Why do you wanna swap it? Answer yourself that question first

 

Im going to build a stroker motor out of the 318 (thats in the truck) or the 360 that i have in the shed, will the 44 and the stock 9.25 handle it with new gears, or is the swap overkill?

 

I probably wouldn't swap unless you start having problems. The 44 up front isn't the strongest axle out there especially for offroading but the rear is pretty decent other than the LSD's like I said. I'd wait and see how it holds up then swap it if it breaks.

 

I'd have to agree with hometheaterman. Let me ask this, do you plan on "romping" on it when your in 4wd with big tires? If not, I dont see the d44 having an issue since it's only engauged in 4wd. As for the 9.25", I haven't heard of a problem with someone breaking it under the circumstances you plan to put it under.

 

Putting a 60 in instead of the 9.25 isn't worth the effort or money IMHO unless you're dead set on finding a full floater for that reason alone. Strength wise, a 60 really isn't a very large jump in gear size or axle shafts, they are very comparable (minus the c-clips).

Like was said, the first axle to worry about is the front.

 

Better selection of gear ratios and aftermarket parts for the Dana 60

 

+1 on that, if you do any swap, I would swap dana 60 rear, and a dana 60 front(out of a 1 ton), the selection of parts is great for these front and rear ends