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Welcome to the site! Don't mind Westech, he's always cranky with the new guys.
Items coming up for bid hit the site a few weeks to a few months before the auction starts. Other than having a real good source on the inside there is no way to find out (that I have found) what's coming up next...
So what are you on the hook for if you use deuce axles and 5 ton springs?
Just curious. If those monster tires MUST be installed on a deuce, I like this idea the best so far. Seems better than cutting and lengthening dog bones. Parts would be fair easy to get - find someone bobbing a 5 ton.
So any advice as to what to put in the front axle? I ASSuMEd that I could run a Detroit, OEM or Yukon as long as the hubs were unlocked on the street and I was careful off road. Others have told me that an air locker is best up front.
Thoughts?
What I was thinking so far would be locking...
Good on you man, but I would have just pulled that bed off. Me and soldier b pulled the bed off of a M105 just to upgrade to the more modern braking system. Did it with a single hi lift jack and some saw horses.
Good suggestion, but........
Soldier B doesn't learn much that way and doing it in the garage allows us to piece it together on a budget - even if the final cost is higher than buying a fresh one.
Hundy has VERY fair prices on used axles. And at the very end (if we ever get to the end) I...
The front hubs are coming first. They will get me the most BANG for my buck, considering this is mainly a street driven truck.
I've also toyed with the idea of buying a spare rear axle from Hundy (he seems to have a lot of them for some reason) and completely going through it before adding a...
This is pretty much my plan, just one piece at a time. Hubs, then lockers. I'll install the lockers in the order that I think will give the biggest benefit 1st.
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