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3/4 Ton Swap is DONE: **d-shaft question**

There is no reason to lock this thread. If you dont like reading then the internet is not the place you should be looking for info.:rolleyes: Threads like this happen all the time it is just part of being here like when brothers beat the **** out of each other and then go hang out when it is all done.

Ira
 
Avery4jc said:
what kind of an attitude is that? people make mistakes...it's not like there is some "Swapping 1978 3/4 ton axles out of a suburban into a 1985 K10 for Dummies book"...so who gives a hoot if mistakes are made...the point is that I'll get them fixed before it hits the road....
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It's my attitude when I read this thread and I see your typical teenage "I don't give a crap" attitude. Yes, people make mistakes. You have made mistakes. And we have tried to help steer you in the right direction. But for someone who is so mechanically naive to come on here and publicly thumb their nose at all the help that is being offered to them (and in turn put themselves and other innocent people in danger) is absolutely unbelievable. I think if the other members had known that you were going to take this kind of approach at doing your axle swap, they too would have probably recommended that you sell your truck and buy something that's already been built. There's a difference in building something and building something RIGHT. One of these days you'll understand what I'm talking about.

That being said, I'm glad to see you swapped in the other set of calipers. :waytogo:
 
whatever man...hang out around here for a little longer and you might actually learn a thing or two...this is such a great place and it's insane the amount of information that I get from here but the ONE thing that I have never really liked is that everyone believes that in most cases there is a right way to do something and every other way is wrong.
I didn't even mention this because I knew it would bring up more BS but I did get it to work with grinding those tabs off and it held the pressure just fine even though everyone said I focked them up...a couple minutes with the file and they sealed perfectly.
That being said I understand why everyone wanted me to swap calipers but at the same time it's not the ONLY way to do it but thats the feeling that was being conveyed...
 
Avery4jc said:
whatever man...hang out around here for a little longer and you might actually learn a thing or two...this is such a great place and it's insane the amount of information that I get from here but the ONE thing that I have never really liked is that everyone believes that in most cases there is a right way to do something and every other way is wrong.
I didn't even mention this because I knew it would bring up more BS but I did get it to work with grinding those tabs off and it held the pressure just fine even though everyone said I focked them up...a couple minutes with the file and they sealed perfectly.
That being said I understand why everyone wanted me to swap calipers but at the same time it's not the ONLY way to do it but thats the feeling that was being conveyed...
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You are right it is not the "only" way to do it but it is the right way. The tabs are there for a reason. You made a mistake, we told you, you fixed it, the way I see it it is done. Now get those 38s back on there and hit the trails or dunes which ever the case may be.

Ira
 
Sand!

I have a buddy that goes to Oceano Dunes like 4 times a month and he keeps bugging me to go with him...I'll have to get the tranny rebuilt first but then I'm all over it...
 
sandawgk5 said:
You are right it is not the "only" way to do it but it is the right way. The tabs are there for a reason. You made a mistake, we told you, you fixed it, the way I see it it is done.
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Dude, did you read his post? He didn't fix them. He didn't swap calipers. He's still running the junk he screwed up. Typical ****ing teenager. Again, glad I don't live in Fresno....

As for ME learning a thing or two, that's a friggin' riot coming from YOU. I believe I was the one to point out the carriage bolt center pins, and I was also the one to point out all the weights it took to balance your oh-so-precious "round" Baja Claws. You have no idea who I am, or how many of these old Chevys I've owned/fixed/parted out/worked on/etc. Here's another bit of advice you'll probably ignore: don't let your mouth overload your a$$.
 
seems to me like you are being the ass...I DID SWAP THE CALIPERS...MAYBE YOU SHOULD LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND READ IT AGAIN...I said that I was able to fix it with filing them down before I swapped to the other calipers...

Oh and what weights? There aren't any weights on my rims...psh...noob! rofl
Those pics posted by chevywrangler were of another truck...

I meant learn a thing or two about the people here...not about the trucks...
 
BigEasy said:
Dude, did you read his post? He didn't fix them. He didn't swap calipers. He's still running the junk he screwed up. Typical ****ing teenager. Again, glad I don't live in Fresno....

As for ME learning a thing or two, that's a friggin' riot coming from YOU. I believe I was the one to point out the carriage bolt center pins, and I was also the one to point out all the weights it took to balance your oh-so-precious "round" Baja Claws. You have no idea who I am, or how many of these old Chevys I've owned/fixed/parted out/worked on/etc. Here's another bit of advice you'll probably ignore: don't let your mouth overload your a$$.
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DUDE slow your roll look at post 469 he used the calipers from his 6 lug axle. He made the point of getting the 8 lug calipers to seal to say he could do it then he swapped the calipers for his old ones. Get all of the facts before you start running your mouth. I unlike some people have read every post in this thread to see if I can keep young Avery from making anymore mistakes. We try to stay in a helping mood even if it is abrasive.

Ira
 
not really...I understand I messed up at times during the swap (centering pin, brakes, etc.) but ALL of it is fixed now.
 
Avery4jc said:
Plus I know it's nothing for you guys to do a 3/4 ton swap but for some of us its one hell of a project at home by yourself with limited tools and funds....
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dude, come on. TJ and i installed a 12 bolt in knee deep snow, with a floor jack and a pair of brake spring pliers. i dont wanna hear how "big" of a project it is. its 100% bolt in, and you've got the advantage of concrete to work on, and more "right" tools than we did. its absolutely nothing to do what you're doing.
 
Avery4jc said:
I didn't even mention this because I knew it would bring up more BS but I did get it to work with grinding those tabs off and it held the pressure just fine even though everyone said I focked them up...a couple minutes with the file and they sealed perfectly.
That being said I understand why everyone wanted me to swap calipers but at the same time it's not the ONLY way to do it but thats the feeling that was being conveyed...
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this is PRECISELY why everyone thinks you should sell your truck. you mentioned something you did, we told you it was wrong and needed to be fixed. then you tell us that you put the old calipers on (from the 3.08 axle im assuming :dunno: ) now you're saying that you used the ground off calipers. i'm not sure what part of the function of those tabs you didnt understand. they are there to keep the lines from working loose. now that you've sucessfully removed them, you're no better off than you were when you were missing a spring pin. (you do remember that you were proven wrong there right?) sure the calipers dont leak now, but give it a few weeks of driving, and i'd be willing to bet that they calipers work loose, or at least the lines move, from road vibration.

here's another case where you said you had something amiss, and then were told how to fix it properly and why, and your little know it all ass did it your own INCORRECT way.

fix the **** right for once. :mad:



i really wonder what mommy and daddy would say if they knew what a pile of crap you're turning that truck into. not to mention the fact that they're insuring it (dont tell me they're not, nobody is stupid enough to insure a 17 y/o with a lifted truck on their own policy). i'd almost bet it would be parked, if not sold.
 
ok, so you did end up using the 6 lug calipers...

where'd your tabs go?
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Yeah those are the 6 lug calipers...what I said is that I finished filing the other ones down and pressure tested them just to see if they would work (which they did) then I swapped over to the other calipers...
the tabs are on the bottom (you can't see them in that pic)...I didn't touch these ones and they sealed perfectly (imagine that, lol)
 
All in favor of locking this thread down say "AYE".
 
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