original balzer
1/2 ton status
I know this probably goes in the IFS section but I figure Ill get more response here.
OKAY the stupid question. Will a 8 lug 9.25" front diff fit into a 6 lug 8.25" front diff truck if I use the halfshafts and knuckles?
The situation: A friend of mine built a 96 K2500 extended cab short bed 6" lift 3" body lift, a really nice truck, if ya didnt know the guy you might be inclined to call it a mall crawler. But he uses it, and wheels it pretty hard.
His brother however got drunk about a week ago took the truck and rolled it down a hill 8 times. Complete loss on the truck and the brother was hardly scratched. I went to look at it today and tried to evaluate if anything is worth saving. The lift is trashed along with the rest of the body. His insurance adjuster wrote it off and let him keep the truck.
It does have front and rear ARB lockers and the compressor. It also has a zz383 crate engine and a rebuilt 4l80e but we dont know if they are damaged from being upside down.
To get to the point he told me I could have anything I wanted off from it if I pull it. The rear axle is a SF14b
So basicaly I could make my 1500 a 2500 and get ARB lockers for just a little bit of work.
IF!!!! its doable!!! I could scrounge up the A-arms and other stuff that may be damaged to convert the front end. But I dont think I would use the lift either way.
Also this may fall through as he said he wants a newer truck but if he finds a good deal on the same body style 2500 he is going to keep the stuff. I didnt mention that the ARB's would fit in a newer 2500, but I feel like I should tell him.
OKAY the stupid question. Will a 8 lug 9.25" front diff fit into a 6 lug 8.25" front diff truck if I use the halfshafts and knuckles?
The situation: A friend of mine built a 96 K2500 extended cab short bed 6" lift 3" body lift, a really nice truck, if ya didnt know the guy you might be inclined to call it a mall crawler. But he uses it, and wheels it pretty hard.
His brother however got drunk about a week ago took the truck and rolled it down a hill 8 times. Complete loss on the truck and the brother was hardly scratched. I went to look at it today and tried to evaluate if anything is worth saving. The lift is trashed along with the rest of the body. His insurance adjuster wrote it off and let him keep the truck.
It does have front and rear ARB lockers and the compressor. It also has a zz383 crate engine and a rebuilt 4l80e but we dont know if they are damaged from being upside down.
To get to the point he told me I could have anything I wanted off from it if I pull it. The rear axle is a SF14b
So basicaly I could make my 1500 a 2500 and get ARB lockers for just a little bit of work. IF!!!! its doable!!! I could scrounge up the A-arms and other stuff that may be damaged to convert the front end. But I dont think I would use the lift either way.
Also this may fall through as he said he wants a newer truck but if he finds a good deal on the same body style 2500 he is going to keep the stuff. I didnt mention that the ARB's would fit in a newer 2500, but I feel like I should tell him.
