Dana 44 Ring Gear Swap Question

[Chaparralman1974]

Good morning everyone!

I am in the process of restoring my 1967 K20. My plan is to keep the Eaton HO52 in the rear, and swap the Dana 44 closed knuckle front axle with a Dana 44 open knuckle front axle that has the "Big Hub" Spicer Hub Loc setup. The original axle on the truck has a 4.55 gear ratio (the data tag was intact) and the new axle that I acquired has a 4.10 gear ratio. Can I just swap the ring gear and pinion from the closed knuckle axle to the open knuckle axle? I think that the open knuckle axle came out of a 1973 K20.



Thanks, Clay