blue bus solid axle adventure

[the big blue bus]

think i may get the one from wfo with the flat top and chevy 10 bolt tie rod taper to keep the stock tie rod parts. got my body lift off today during my lunch at work and messed up one bolt -_- got my other set of wheels today too and some free tires i took off a f250. got the calipers and shock and hubs off the axle. may keep the auto hubs to save some money for now. picking up the t case saay morning and next wednesday going to junkyard to get k5 rear springs and whatever else i find

also anyone ever swaped the front studs to match the rear so i can keep the same lugnuts on all 4 wheels? doesnt seem that hard

 

[outalne94z71]

i actually drilled my axles all the way around for bigger studs, i think i used 9/16 studs if i remember right

 

[the big blue bus]

so to keep the tie rod in stock 10 bolt location and not run into clearance issues im going to get d44 flat top and drill it out and put in a taperd insert so i can match the drivers side and not have to get a nother knuckle. i picked up the t case today going to clean it soon. heres some pics from my progress taking the body lift off and swapin wheels and starting to tear apart axle. need to get axle nut socket still i remove the knuckles. one of my body mount holes in body is messed up so now i got to figure how im going to retap the hole

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on the lift ready to remove body lift

axle on jack stands

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started by removing the calipers

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then removed the shock and stabilizer and tried to remove steering arm but didnt move

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auto hubs may keep them or get some manual ones not sure yet

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outer portion of hub off

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inner now

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pile of crap taken off axle lol

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drivers side lowerd

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new to me wheels. traded my buddy my body lft and giving him my front diff for em

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[ChrisAU]

Hooray for progress!

 

[dirtridinz71]

That steering arm needs alot of heat and a BFH to get off. A hammer a flat chisel should be able to loosen up the axle nuts too.

 

[outalne94z71]

for the bad body mount hole you can tap it to a 1/2"x18 thread and just use a 1/2" bolt for that one position

 

[the big blue bus]

got pics of t case need to upload later. i may have to drill out and tap that one hole oh well haha. progress will be slow got some b day money so going to junkyard wednesday and getting k5 springs, spring plates and tie rod. found d 44 knuckle going to get and ill get it machined eventually just tring to collect the hard to get parts first

 

[outalne94z71]

got pics of t case need to upload later. i may have to drill out and tap that one hole oh well haha. progress will be slow got some b day money so going to junkyard wednesday and getting k5 springs, spring plates and tie rod. found d 44 knuckle going to get and ill get it machined eventually just tring to collect the hard to get parts first

you dont drill to put in the 1/2 tap, its already the right size, you just run the tap through the metric hole

 

[the big blue bus]

ah okay. i tried to put the right tap in there but i coultnt get it in that far because of the body mounts and tap wasnt that long

 

[outalne94z71]

ah okay. i tried to put the right tap in there but i coultnt get it in that far because of the body mounts and tap wasnt that long

if i remember right i think i took out the bushing and then put the tap in a 1/2" drive socket on a extension