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Lets Talk 1 ton Axles

COCHEV said:
http://klamath.craigslist.org/cto/2176479485.html :whistle:
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Jesus tits! I looked for almost a year for that exact truck and ended up buying a 1996 because I couldn't ever find a K30 anything for less than $6000 and the one that was $6000 was a 350 powered crew cab with a flatbed and I didn't want a 350 or a flatbed. If I could find a K30 around here for less than $2000 that ran and drove I would buy it in a new york second but it ain't happenin.
 
elks said:
Brady
Thats one I am going to look at tomorrow. Unfortunately it wounds like the rear has sold menaing I am going to buy one for 100 and build.

Unless I find one cheaper. A guy in Ft Collins want 3000 for a front and rear rebuilt, but open...

I have a 14 bolt with 4.56 gears for a $100. I will have to see...

PS lets go wheeling I am trying to find wheeling partners here... I have the big green 72 blazer and a red cj 7.
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Hell yeah.I am almost done with my CJ/buggy.I saw your Blazer the other day.Looks good.I love them.
Why not upgrade your rear for now?Then just swap to 8 lug in front.Should get you by until you find a 60.
 
SO come to find out my kid told me you got a set for CHEAP!Nice.

PS. I guess your his teacher.:pimp:
 
I think this thread was one of them that got nuked...:dunno:

Anyways, like I said before, I pulled mine out of my crew cab and stuffed the 8 lug 44 in it's place... Sold the crew and made money off of it...:waytogo:

I also pulled the carrier and pinion housing with the 4:56s from the crew and put them in the Burb 14 bolt and stuffed the 4:10s that matched the 44 in the 1 ton 14b... Didn't have to redo perches...

The 3/4 ton stuff was given to me from a buddy... I made out like a bandit...

Moral of the story... It can be done for cheap, but you gotta hussle...
 
Brady said:
SO come to find out my kid told me you got a set for CHEAP!Nice.

PS. I guess your his teacher.:pimp:
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Yeah I am a teacher. Or at least try to be at times. I had the cheap set sold out from under me. the other guy got the money together faster. So Now I am on the look out again. Not sure if I will get it done this spring or not... We will see. I am thinking just getting new tires and figuring out how to lock up my front end in my jeep. It has the stock front, but am looking at a 44 for it. I am wanting to do something, not sure what.
 
dirtygoat said:
I think this thread was one of them that got nuked...:dunno:

Anyways, like I said before, I pulled mine out of my crew cab and stuffed the 8 lug 44 in it's place... Sold the crew and made money off of it...:waytogo:

I also pulled the carrier and pinion housing with the 4:56s from the crew and put them in the Burb 14 bolt and stuffed the 4:10s that matched the 44 in the 1 ton 14b... Didn't have to redo perches...

The 3/4 ton stuff was given to me from a buddy... I made out like a bandit...

Moral of the story... It can be done for cheap, but you gotta hussle...
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I have been been trying to work things hard, but not working out yet. I am thinking about taking the dana 44 front and 12 bolt rear out of my blazer, swapping it to my jeep in a soa conversion, getting a set of a 60 front and a 14 bolt rear, building them and putting under my blazer, then selling my axles for the jeep. Just all in due time, I just have a problem waiting around I tend to want to get it done now. I will hold out for a great deal. I do have a 14 bolt rear ff un-built for $100.
 
Just keep the D44 front for now and convert it to 8 lug.Then swap in the 14bolt.Both the 3/4ton and 1 ton 14bolt will require moving the perches to fit in the 72 and older blazers.I do believe.
 
Brady said:
Just keep the D44 front for now and convert it to 8 lug.Then swap in the 14bolt.Both the 3/4ton and 1 ton 14bolt will require moving the perches to fit in the 72 and older blazers.I do believe.
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No idea about fitment on the older Blazers, but on the half cabs the 3/4 ton 14b is a bolt on as far as perch width... And the shock mounts are backward on the 1 ton 14 bolts... Just an FYI for other readers...
 
Spring hangers are the same (mounting width is different).

A 1 ton axle measures 40.5" (center to center) of spring perches. A 3/4 ton axle measures 42.5".

67 through 72 blazers spring mounting points are 40.5" wide. 73-91 blazers spring mounting points are 42.5" wide.

If you want to put a 1 ton axle in a 73-91, cut off spring perches and replace. If you want to put 3/4 ton axle in 67-72 blazer, cut off spring perches and replace.

3/4 ton axle is direct bolt in for 73-91. 1 ton is direct bolt in for 67-72.
 
72blazerguy said:
Spring hangers are the same (mounting width is different).

A 1 ton axle measures 40.5" (center to center) of spring perches. A 3/4 ton axle measures 42.5".

67 through 72 blazers spring mounting points are 40.5" wide. 73-91 blazers spring mounting points are 42.5" wide.

If you want to put a 1 ton axle in a 73-91, cut off spring perches and replace. If you want to put 3/4 ton axle in 67-72 blazer, cut off spring perches and replace.

3/4 ton axle is direct bolt in for 73-91. 1 ton is direct bolt in for 67-72.
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perfectly explained:waytogo:

just did the swap on my '73 frame, did not realize there was a difference in pre '73 models
 
Huh... Didn't know the early years had the narrow frames...

Do the shocks mount the same as a 1 ton???
 
dirtygoat said:
Huh... Didn't know the early years had the narrow frames...

Do the shocks mount the same as a 1 ton???
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Nope, you still have to change the shock mount but the perches are the harder part.
By the way it's only the blazer.
The 1/2 ton and 3/4 ton trucks did have the 42.5" perch width.
 
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