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5 lug spindle on rt 8 lug on left
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5 lug brake braket on left 8 lug on right
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8 lug rotor on left 5 lug on rt.
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pic a part score... 8 lug 16 inch wheels
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first coat of eazy off oven cleaner
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14 bolt brake drum...friggin huge.
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14 bolt drum...this thing weighs a ton.
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axle with all drum brake crap off
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teardown begun on pass. side
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looks like I got a leak....the plug weld is leaking.
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all new timken bearings for the front rotors.
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moog upper and lower ball joints.
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pass side complete torn down.
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now there is no front axle
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new ball joints pressed in....
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inner seals, you can see the one on the left is oblonged, most likely the reason for the oil leaking out of the passenger axle tube.
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reamed the front hubs to fit 9/16th wheel studs
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one rotor/hub back together.
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more parts....spindle bearing kits and inner dif seals.
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re-installed the carrier.
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fresh coat of rattle can black.
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cover and extreme ring back on.
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side by side shots of spring plates...
1. 79 D-44 2. 85 9in and 3. iirc D-60 rear
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and its back under the truck I used the 9 inch spring plates since they were thicker and bigger then the D44's
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more goodies in the mail....ruffstuff 14blt disc brake brackets...Dan makes a killer product these things are beefy.
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passenger side knuckle back on.
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yay...passenger side assembled.
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checking for clearance rr of wheel
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drivers side back together
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front shot of complete axle
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rt front shot, tire on and back on the ground
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frt shot tires on and off the jack stands
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trimming the bottom of the 14 bolt.
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second pic, trimming the bottom off.
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yay...rear axle housing installed
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outer edges of spring pads welded
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new rotors attached to hubs and back on axle.
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cleaned and painted the axle.
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spring plates and shock mounts welded on.
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its 2 piece, heres with the spider gears removed.
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set the axle back in so I could measure for the driveshaft...looks like it needs to be shortened about 3 inches.
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correct disc brake bracket.
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rebuilt the calipers with new seals.
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passenger side rr disc assembled with new pads
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pulled the front back apart to fix the pass. side brake caliper bracket.
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drive shaft reworked with a 1350 u-joint...next to it is the stock size.
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comparision of u-joints...1350 on left, stock on right.
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went ahead and reinstalled the rear axle while I am waiting on the gears.
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painted the pinion support
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pinion guard, got it ffrom copperhead fab...comes in two pieces, you bend and weld it yourself.
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cover back on....and filled with gear oil.
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and would you believe it...back on 4 wheels....
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kinda dark will get better pics tomorrow.
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8 lug swap
