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Axle swap

AUK5

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Axle swap. well i upgraded to the12 bolt rear and dana 44 in the front. i think i found my problem with the vibrations :wink1: :eek1:

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here are the axles almost done. pain in the ass rusted bolts.

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I don't see that u joint as suspect in your vibration problem, it was prob your muffler belt. Nothing like dealing with rusted bolts.
 
Nice... If I continue to get pissed at my 10B rear, I may come over to Auburn and relieve you of yours... :doah::haha:

Glad to see your work is going better than mine. :D
 
Wow, that seems like a lot of effort for a bad u-joint and possibly a pinion seal/pinion bearings... Why did you swap the front? A Dana 44 isn't an upgrade over a 10 bolt. Were the ratios different or am I missing something else?

Either way, good luck with the truck.
 
Wow, that seems like a lot of effort for a bad u-joint and possibly a pinion seal/pinion bearings... Why did you swap the front? A Dana 44 isn't an upgrade over a 10 bolt. Were the ratios different or am I missing something else?

Either way, good luck with the truck.


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well with the seal going bad and a u joint bad i would have to work on it and jim sold me his old 73 axles for 100 bucks for both of them. yeah the gear ratio was different and i wanted the 12 bolt rear. so easy (cheaper) to swap both for the right ratio. going to regear them this summer after the lift and and tires.
 
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