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[82355]

You misspelled some word than, because I read "progress" in there.

Martin

 

[Deuling]

You misspelled some word than, because I read "progress" in there.

Martin

 

[Mr.Clean]

You misspelled some word than, because I read "progress" in there.

Martin

 

[Mr.Clean]

After 275 miles, 7 hours, 3 transactions, and $1730. I am now joining the 1 ton club

Deuling and I went on a little parts buying trip today and her is what I got

Dana 60 front and 14bff
5.38 eaton gears front and rear
Eaton locker rear
Disc brake conversion rear
Super winch lockouts

Hers a pic of before and after I power washed them( guy pulled from mud truck so were coated in mud)

Just washing my new axles

Also I picked up some 8" superlift springs for the rear( gonna do 4" shackle flip to get 12" of lift)

Got a 2wd steering box for crossover with a jeep drop pitman arm( dot know if ill use the arm yet)

Picked up some rust free and dent free doors................ For $30

Tearing down the axles now and all the gears and everything looks great. I'm gonna be bringing them to work and getting them blasted and painted all nice looking. Not digging the purple

So all in all a good day of buying truck parts. We stopped and got deulings new fox shocks in the process. We had a huge score day!!!!!!! Deuling with all our cargo

 

[y5mgisi]

Nice dudes! Good day!

 

[jt512]

Nice score

Just in case, you do know it's a Dodge 60, right ?

Looking forward to seeing these rigs in July !!!!

 

[Deuling]

Nice dudes! Good day!

Best day ever lol

 

[Mr.Clean]

Nice score

Just in case, you do know it's a Dodge 60, right ?

Looking forward to seeing these rigs in July !!!!

How can you tell it's a dodge60? Just curious

And yah I'm hoping to have my truck done by memorial weekend

 

[jt512]

How can you tell it's a dodge60? Just curious

And yah I'm hoping to have my truck done by memorial weekend

The flat plate shock mounts, the external hubs and the cast left side spring mount. The spring pad spacing is slightly different from chevy as is the overall width, also it will need a dodge specific spring plate for the right side as the 2 bolt holes are spaced differently then GM. Oh and the factory steering arm has a rise as opposed to a drop, and IIRC the rotors are thinner then GM and the wheel studs may be 1/2" as opposed to 9/16's.

We used a later dodge 60/70 combo from a 92 Cummins truck in my brothers Wagoneer, we had it and one of my GM 60's sitting next to each other noting differences.

Nothing wrong with it, the external hubs have some flaws, most can be overcome, as a matter of fact Colbystephens used one in his current K5 and has a write up on the swap in his thread.

 

[Deuling]

More progress on the bumper

 

[magik235]

Outstanding shopping and progress.

 

[Mr.Clean]

The flat plate shock mounts, the external hubs and the cast left side spring mount. The spring pad spacing is slightly different from chevy as is the overall width, also it will need a dodge specific spring plate for the right side as the 2 bolt holes are spaced differently then GM. Oh and the factory steering arm has a rise as opposed to a drop, and IIRC the rotors are thinner then GM and the wheel studs may be 1/2" as opposed to 9/16's.

We used a later dodge 60/70 combo from a 92 Cummins truck in my brothers Wagoneer, we had it and one of my GM 60's sitting next to each other noting differences.

Nothing wrong with it, the external hubs have some flaws, most can be overcome, as a matter of fact Colbystephens used one in his current K5 and has a write up on the swap in his thread.

Yah I was unaware that it was a dodge 60 until your post but w/e it will still work for me. And this one has internal hubs not external hubs. I have to try and figure out what year the axle is yet.

 

[Deuling]

Yah I was unaware that it was a dodge 60 until your post but w/e it will still work for me. And this one has internal hubs not external hubs. I have to try and figure out what year the axle is yet.

I thought they were external cuz it had those bolts on the outside.

 

[Mr.Clean]

I thought they were external cuz it had those bolts on the outside.

Yah nvm your right I had some false information. They are external.

 

[folkenheath]

Sorry to break it to you Martin but no 4 speed in the plans for this truck.

What chu talkin' bout? A 700R4 does have 4 speeds!

Nice progress.

 

[Mr.Clean]

What chu talkin' bout? A 700R4 does have 4 speeds!

Nice progress.

I didn't even think of that! Now Martin can be satisfied that a 4 speed is going back into this truck.

 

[jt512]

Nate, I know you just spent some coin, but, since you've got a Dodge 60 w/ external hubs.........these are a smoking deal http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/axle...rand-new-external-dodge-d60-locking-hubs.html

The first 60 I bought, was a DRW GM that some one converted to single wheel using dodge external style hubs, anyway I bought 2 sets of these from this guy myself. I ended up swapping to GM hubs later since I will most likely need a 35 spline upgrade ( that axle is under the Cummins K5 ~ 1000ish ftlb's tq ) but the hubs are as listed and a great deal as external hubs are getting harder to find.

 

[Mr.Clean]

Nate, I know you just spent some coin, but, since you've got a Dodge 60 w/ external hubs.........these are a smoking deal http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/axle...rand-new-external-dodge-d60-locking-hubs.html

The first 60 I bought, was a DRW GM that some one converted to single wheel using dodge external style hubs, anyway I bought 2 sets of these from this guy myself. I ended up swapping to GM hubs later since I will most likely need a 35 spline upgrade ( that axle is under the Cummins K5 ~ 1000ish ftlb's tq ) but the hubs are as listed and a great deal as external hubs are getting harder to find.

Well these axles do have a decent set of super winch lockouts but for that price I may pick them up as spares for if the superwinch ones ever start going bad. That is a pretty smoking deal. Thanks for the heads up

 

[1970worthog]

I have a dodge 60.
it does what I ask and cant complain.

 

[Mr.Clean]

Well finally was able to get my axles into work to get blastEd but the darn things rusted before I even got them home. Luckily for deulings discovery of Fast Etch from Eastwood took the surface rust right off no problem and now they are ready for tear down, paint, and rebuild. Then put them in finally

Before blast

After blasting and ride home in the snow

And after spraying the fast etch on. Took the pic 5 minutes after I put it on.