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Discussion starter · #1,025 ·
Should have my

14 bolt gears tomorrow
d60 gears?? maybe tomorrow but have no idea i got no tracking number
D60 yoke kit and seals Thurs? possibly
14 bolt crush sleeves Thurs? possibly

Have to admit the 14 bolt diff cover is like paper thin. Gonna get one of those to lol. Still need to get front axle joints.

Got the Left side of the pig trimmed on the 60 to gain another 1.5" of Tube to attach the susp. bracket. Welded the tube to the pig where i cut it. Hopefully tomorrow evening i can get the 44 out and mock up the 60 housing to figure out where to burn the susp. brackets to. Then dissassmeble the 14 bolt and get that stuff cleaned up.

oh and i have to put a fuel pump in dads eb and try and get the toe sleeve to adjust.
 
Discussion starter · #1,026 ·
The D60 gears are "out for delivery" which is means they are usually here by 11am and i haven't seen them yet.....???????

And i just ordered my d60 lock right...guy says it will ship today (i verified he had them or they were available) $330 to my door

So i got the 14B carrier back in the housing at home....got the pinion assm assembled and the crush sleeve and preload set (what a PITA). So when i get home i'll install that and set the gears up.

Yesterday i got the 60 housing installed and the brackets burned to the housing then removed the housing from the truck so i can set those gears up when they come in.
 
Discussion starter · #1,028 · (Edited)
What a shitty day

Went to work to get the pinion bearings, ended up damaging them and had to buy new ones.

Get home and put together the front axle to get the gear pattern right, had to buy a new pinion nut as the old one was MIA. Everything went together fine but when i went to take the nut back off it ate the last 4 threads of the pinion and the but destroyed itself. So i need to clean those threads and get a new nut (again).

Trying to get my wheels to clear my front brakes......I don't think they will. I don't think theirs gonna be enough material left over to stop the truck :fish: If had gotten rims with 2" BS i think i would of been fine. But my rims have 4" BS and are causing nothing but problems.

And i stood up into a nail in the garage and carved the shit out of my back from it.

the 14
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where the 60 is at right now
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Discussion starter · #1,031 ·
Lug Nuts are stupid expensive

Called a few vendors and it was like $1.19-1.49 each..........i need 32

LKQ if you actually pay for them instead of stealing them they want like $1 each

But i just bought some off ebay....$22.50 total to my door $0.70 each.
 
Discussion starter · #1,033 ·
sits a little wide in order to clear
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My Trac bar angle blows nuts, gonna need to fix that
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Should have the front locker monday and then i just need to buy some brake hoses for the front and that pretty much wraps up that. The rear needs the brakes dissassembled and new lines and that pretty much wraps up the swap. Hoping to wheel in next weekend :woot:
 
Discussion starter · #1,036 ·
I aquired some 15x8 8x6.5 rims with only 2 or 2.5" Back spacing...i don't recall. But i only got 3 rims so the rear is still really narrow compared to the front. The rears are still on the rims with 4" of back spacing.
 
#1,039 ·
get some other rims when you get a chance john. you need more backspacing.
 
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