Doing my first axle swap wish me luck

[jonwalden68]

Well I just dropped a chunk of change into new axles i got a Dana 60 with Hobart locker and 410 gears and a gm 14 bolt with 410 gears and Hobart locker. Swapping the rear coils out to Chevy and modify them to fit canes with 15x10 wheels on them and heavy duty high steer got everything for $1000 just gotta install wish me luck I'll def add some pics along the way should be done by Friday only thing left is finding some 37s

 

[SV_Dude]

Looking forward to pics

 

[jonwalden68]

Me too I been wanting these axels for a while and finally my buddy is going with Rockwells so I get my sas

 

[BucknutBob]

Well I just dropped a chunk of change into new axles i got a Dana 60 with Hobart locker and 410 gears and a gm 14 bolt with 410 gears and Hobart locker. Swapping the rear coils out to Chevy and modify them to fit canes with 15x10 wheels on them and heavy duty high steer got everything for $1000 just gotta install wish me luck I'll def add some pics along the way should be done by Friday only thing left is finding some 37s

Forget the luck on the install--you're going to need a lot more than luck powering 37's with only 4.10's and a 3.0 slug, friend. That thing's going to be woefully under-geared.

 

[Bad_Vision]

hahaha so true bob!
make sure you align your axle properly and measure at least 50 times before welding!!!!!
if you mess the alignment of the axle up your truck will dog track down the trail and cause you to break all kinds of stuff!

 

[jonwalden68]

Yea I'm gonna run 35s until I can get regeared.

 

[Bad_Vision]

measure measure measure!!!!!
get levels and squares and even magnetic lasers to help get that thing straight!!!

 

[SV_Dude]

measure measure measure!!!!!
get levels and squares and even magnetic lasers to help get that thing straight!!!

Wait a second... you can't just eyeball it and measure it with your hands?

 

[jonwalden68]

If I'm not doing heavy wheeling I could just do a rough country lift Abd keep my ifs and run 35s and save a lot of money?

 

[hoe_nah]

If I'm not doing heavy wheeling I could just do a rough country lift Abd keep my ifs and run 35s and save a lot of money?

Not heavy wheeling? U should ditch those and just do a 4" or get a yota axle

 

[triggermann]

measure measure measure!!!!!
get levels and squares and even magnetic lasers to help get that thing straight!!!

Bad_Vision is right when I was doing body and frame work I used a metric tapemeasure.I would X measure and straight measure to get it square.You can do it.:thumb3:

 

[T?@\7]

Forget the luck on the install--you're going to need a lot more than luck powering 37's with only 4.10's and a 3.0 slug, friend. That thing's going to be woefully under-geared.

yes.

 

[jonwalden68]

I'm really thinking rough country lift now but what's a good gearing for 35s

 

[hoe_nah]

5.29s are perfect 4.88 if you do long drives @ 70+ mph

 

[BucknutBob]

Agreed with hoe nah--5.29's are what you want for 35's and up. Just wondering--if you don't plan on heavy wheeling, then why in the world are you buying some of the most hardcore axles out there? It sounds like you need to sit down, pocket the wallet, and do some serious planning before buying anything. When it comes to drivetrains, there are far too many parts that rely on your choices for other pieces--they all must complement each other. This is not something you should be grabbing the first thing that catches your eye.

 

[KidVermicious]

But solid axles are cool.

 

[combatmedic]

But solid axles are cool.

Correct. All the cool kids are doin' it.

 

[SV_Dude]

Correct. All the cool kids are doin' it.

I haven't done it yet... And I'm the coolest one here

 

[jonwalden68]

Agreed with hoe nah--5.29's are what you want for 35's and up. Just wondering--if you don't plan on heavy wheeling, then why in the world are you buying some of the most hardcore axles out there? It sounds like you need to sit down, pocket the wallet, and do some serious planning before buying anything. When it comes to drivetrains, there are far too many parts that rely on your choices for other pieces--they all must complement each other. This is not something you should be grabbing the first thing that catches your eye.

Well I was wanting to start getting into wheeling hardcore but idk if I want to be fixing stuff I break. So I think I'm gonna cancel the purchase on the axles get a 4 inch lift and save my money for 5.29 gears because I don't drive over 10 miles a day

 

[GonOvr]

I haven't done it yet... And I'm the gayest one here

Well that actually makes plenty of sense as to why.