This might be a dumb question but... Brenton's truck is a 2 wheel drive, so that means to use the front axle as a drive axle (which he will be doing, right?) he would need a 4x4 trans for a 4.0 and a transfer case, right? (as well as manuel hubs and driveshaft and everything else of course)

 

Everything on the axle looks set up.

He needs a new tranny and tcase, and rear driveshaft (2wd's are longer b/c they go straight from the tranny instead of the tcase)

Thats just what I HEARD...I can't verify any of what I just said.

It will take a bit to make him 4wd...

 

he is just gettin it in the air..nothin in the front cuz jeys dippin for cali..when he gets back brenton will probably have the money or parts and will go from there..

 

Yea, I'm just going to go ahead & get a new tranny & a manual t-case, get a steel rear drive shaft, new tranny x-member, & front drive shaft, front gears, & maybe some other goodies for the axle.

Brenton

 

he won't need a new tranny just a new tranny tail-section and output shaft.

Since you have time i would look into advance adaptors and get a custom tail-section and output shaft so you could run real BEEF for a t-case insted of the 1354.

 

x2 i agree

 

For a mud truck like brenton's with a 44 and some xml's I think he'll be fine. If he breaks **** he can always get chromo shafts and some beefed up u-joints. Still alot cheaper than a 1000$+ d60 that needs to be rebuilt.

 

yea but by the time he buys chromos and ctms he could have bought a d60 got some 150 dollar 35 spline outers and called it a day. ive never seen a 44 hold up succesfully to any tire that large let alone a military tire

 

ive heard D30's hold up well

 

 

only the most experienced mall crawler would ever attempt such a swap

 

climbing curbs and parking blocks should never be underestimated!

 

exactly..

 

lets tally that up.

~100 bucks for the 44.
~100 bucks for warn premiums
~300 for yukon chromo's
~400 for CTM's.
~100 for a spool.
~250 for gears/install kit.
Thats ~1250 for a built 44. Roughly 50$ more than a stock, JY d60.

 

Drivers drop kingpin 60's?

I can get chevy 60's all day long for 4-500. But drivers drop, especially kingpins, are 1000$ +.

 

That sounded like a good deal. Tell me you bought 'em!?

 

I paid 1000 for my rebuilt 79 d60 and i got a free 35 spline d70 with that too. just need to keep an eye out

 

Maybe where you're at, but not where I am. Especially if the J/Y knows what they have.

 

aint that the truth. i cant find a dana 60 worth buying that aint gonna cost an arm and a leg.

 

It's all about location.

And knowledge if you can find an ignorant JY (but if you do, all the d60's are already gone most of the time lol)

 

Just outta curiosity since i know nothing about front axles....what are the main vehicles that the D60's came on? and what years also? I want to do the swap but dont know a whole lot about front axle types just how they operate. THanks


oh and where is the best/cheapest place to get XML's or military tires in general?