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- Thread starter nedceifus
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So help me out a little bit, dont the bearings have races ?
Yes. This really is mostly cosmetic damage. It will work just fine. My real concern is it looked bent. But, I did not verify, ran out of time. Also the axle tubes are full of bad stuff that would indicate my gears have been chewing up bad stuff. I was already intertaining a 14bolt. Just had not found one yet. I even ordered 2 sets of axle brackets with my traction bar kit from ORD.
Awesome build, ive seen this in a couple nebraska facebook groups, didnt know you had a build thread on here.
Does everyone up there go around hacking the back off their suburbans?
Why not there bad ass! If i could of found one instead on my K5 in decent running shape as the K5 I would of got it instead. Easier to put kids in and solves my crew cab want and any truck.
Found a 14bolt lastnight. Dana 70HD is going away. Hey, look at the bright side, it's not like I just bought wheel spacers, disk brake brackets, traction bar brackets & spring perches...... Doha! Yea I did! But of course the rest of my disk brake kit will swap, I ordered traction bar brackets for a 14bolt also when I bought my traction bar stuff. In anticipation of this. Recon I can sell the spacers, I did not want to have to use them anyway. I could cut my spring perches off but I think I'll order new ones. The 70 has 4" tubes & they would not fit without a bunch of work. I think after a lot of driveshaft research that I am going to just have a 10 spline shaft & yolk added to my current shaft. I'll clearance my CV myself & call it good. This is not going to be a speed demon & the AG shaft will match my welded diffs. I can upgrade as cash frees up. My compromises for this first wheeling season will be as follows.
Welded front & rear diffs
16.5" heavy as balls H1's
Non highway friendly bias TSL's
Heavy AG front shaft
I do want to finish building this pig into something I could drive out to Colorado, not trailer.
Welded front & rear diffs
16.5" heavy as balls H1's
Non highway friendly bias TSL's
Heavy AG front shaft
I do want to finish building this pig into something I could drive out to Colorado, not trailer.
One step forward, two steps back. I need this thing out of the shed like a month ago. Dana 70 out, hope to pick up the 14 bolt this week yet. It needs to be trouble free & with an open carrier. Ruff Stuff is letting me exchange my disk conversion brackets for the 14 bolt ones, solid of them considering I painted the brackets already.
At one time I slid under this truck & ID'd the transfer case as a 205. Since I broke my shifter the other day I was going to take it off & fix it. May be even order a twin stick. Anyway as soon as I looked at the case this time I knew I must have been wrong. This is a 203. All this time looking for a 203 to build a doubler & I have one. Turns out I'm looking for a 205. Doha!!!
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Do it!
Yeah, I like it.
