95XL
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- 2002
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No no, it's not what you think, read before answering.
After much thought and deliberation, I've decided to go with a full width Dana 60 on the front of my truck. I've been searching around craigslist and ebay for a few weeks now, and the guys on there want outragious prices for a Ford or Dodge Dana Front. (I need one with a drivers side drop, obviously). Now, after talking with a guy at work today, I told him that I could get chevy dana's all day long for dirt cheap, but the pumpkin was on the passenger side. and he suggested that I look into switching the axle tubes around, flip-flop them so to speak. I would have to swap the tubes, and then swap the knuckles on the ends of the tubes back to their original sides, so the brakes aren't backwards, and then swap the axle shafts themselves (kind of self explanitory, but I figured I'd add that). Thus effectively moving the pumpkin to the drivers side. I know it's kind of a lot of work, but hey, it beats spending $800 on an axle when I can pick one up at the junkyard for $90, and just add a little elbow grease. Besides, I need something to work on over the winter anyways, so I figure if this will work, it should keep me busy 'till spring rolls around (I'm a very slow worker, couple hours a night after I get home from work, max).
What do you guys think? Would it work or not?
After much thought and deliberation, I've decided to go with a full width Dana 60 on the front of my truck. I've been searching around craigslist and ebay for a few weeks now, and the guys on there want outragious prices for a Ford or Dodge Dana Front. (I need one with a drivers side drop, obviously). Now, after talking with a guy at work today, I told him that I could get chevy dana's all day long for dirt cheap, but the pumpkin was on the passenger side. and he suggested that I look into switching the axle tubes around, flip-flop them so to speak. I would have to swap the tubes, and then swap the knuckles on the ends of the tubes back to their original sides, so the brakes aren't backwards, and then swap the axle shafts themselves (kind of self explanitory, but I figured I'd add that). Thus effectively moving the pumpkin to the drivers side. I know it's kind of a lot of work, but hey, it beats spending $800 on an axle when I can pick one up at the junkyard for $90, and just add a little elbow grease. Besides, I need something to work on over the winter anyways, so I figure if this will work, it should keep me busy 'till spring rolls around (I'm a very slow worker, couple hours a night after I get home from work, max).
What do you guys think? Would it work or not?