ctchevy166
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Good Day, With the long holiday weekend upon us I figured it would be a great
time to make the executive decision to start on my solid axle swap on the crew
cab. The parts collection has been in the works for some weeks now. Boxes have
been showing up daily and after getting to know my fedex and ups drivers on a
personal level, I pretty much have everything I need to kick off this project.
My basic reasoning for doing this is the truck currently has 99,850 miles with
front axle shaft seals leaking and in need of a brake job and complete front end
steering rebuild. I decided to just be over with the IFS all together. Done
deal.
The Victim:
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I'm starting out with a 1988 Dana 60 King Pin from a Ford F-350 DRW with
trac-lok and 4:10 gears. Bud Hubs have been removed and converted to Warn SRW.
36.5" Spring pads.
The day I brought it home, cherry picker courtesy of my friend Jason M. Thanks again bud!
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All cleaned up:
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Current parts list:
Fabworx Offroad 3646 Solid Axle Kit
Skyjacker 2.5" Softride Springs
Chassis Unlimited 1 Ton Crossover Steering
3.5" drop Pitman Arm
Moog Tie Rods And Adjusting Sleeve
ORD Zero Rate Blocks And Shock Tabs
King Pin Axle Rebuild Parts From Quad 4X4
Napa Dual Piston Loaded Brake Calipers
Rough Country Add A Leafs (Rear)
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Axle nearing completion with springless steering arm set up.
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The plan is to stay with factory 4:10 gearing. The axle was in really good shape
so I'm going to roll with it for now. Shocks and Panhard Bar and other misc
items to come once this thing hits the ground again.:bowtie:
Update to come later today.
-John