1 ton axle swap possibilities

[hipasschev94]

ok im working on gathering the parts for a sas on my 93 k1500 and my dad told me if i go 1 ton route he is going to give me a 14 bolt full floater he has so im wondering what would be a good 1 ton front axle with lockouts and a passenger drop

 

[dirtyhick42]

if you are asking a basic question like what axle you need you don't have the knowledge to perform a sas right now

 

[BadBowtie 98]

ok im working on gathering the parts for a sas on my 93 k1500 and my dad told me if i go 1 ton route he is going to give me a 14 bolt full floater he has so im wondering what would be a good 1 ton front axle with lockouts and a passenger drop

Ford Dana 60 77-79, since its a driver side drop, i agree with dirtyhick though do a lot of research before you even think of starting it

 

[dirtridinz71]

Why the want for a passenger drop front axle? Your tcase is drivers drop

 

[FastOrange]

if you are asking a basic question like what axle you need you don't have the knowledge to perform a sas right now

Why the want for a passenger drop front axle? Your tcase is drivers drop

Bingo!

 

[TylerZ281500]

go look around pirate and all the other threads on fsc and here and so on to get a better idea of an sas. just about everythings been covered here before. i can thtink of at least 6 threads plus more off the top of my head here regarding solid axle swaps.

 

[TerryD]

What is the intended use for the truck? That could really open up your choices in front axles.

 

[great white]

Just please, PLEASE don't do it to build a mall crawler.

A solid axle front swap is best done on a truck that will see serious and frequent off road use. Be it rock crawling or bogging serious mud.

Anything less is kind of a waste of money and effort, especially for mall crawling......

 

[88GMCtruck]

Just please, PLEASE don't do it to build a mall crawler.

A solid axle front swap is best done on a truck that will see serious and frequent off road use. Be it rock crawling or bogging serious mud.

Anything less is kind of a waste of money and effort, especially for mall crawling......

i couldn't agree more.

I'm glad to have for the second time retired mine from towing duty. I can actually play around with it now.

 

[hipasschev94]

ive been doing alittle over a years worth of research (before i even bought my truck) and i had everything planned out to keep it a 1/2 ton with a dana 44 up front and a corporate 12 bolt in the back, then my dad threw off the plans when he offered to give me the 14 ff and i knew about the dana 60 i was wondering if there were any other axles that were good options and the reason for a pass. drop is because this is a custom project, i want to delete as much of the computer as i can, im doing a older carbed 350, TH400, and im not sure on a transfercase yet but its going to have the same drivetrain as a 73-87 k10. and i like to keep all my builds general purpose, driving in town now and then off roading when im out camping and mudfest plus i like having my vehicles fully capable of anything i can throw at it