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Sometimes I try and outsmart myself.
Miss the obvious.
The 3.73 gears and 33 inch tires are just ideal for my situation up here.
The 6.2 torque seems peak right where I need it now on the grade.
I ended up swapping the axles with my 1976 K5 blazer instead.
Summit cancelled the order so I saved the 2 grand.
Now my M1009 has a 12 bolt rear that I already built with 3.73 gears, a Powertrax No-slip locker, new bearings and seals, and Yukon alloy axle shafts.
The front axle is a Dana 44...
I live in far northern Wyoming.
If you have a set to sell, let me know.
Boyce wants 2k per axle and I would have to drive 16 hours round trip to pickem up.
There aren't a whole lot of wrecking yards in Wyoming.. we only have 580,000 people in the whole state.
Checked craigslist and found...
I used a crowbar to get the cases out of the front and rear 10 bolts of my 1984 K5.
Then putting them back in (after the setup shims were finalized) I made sure it was a tight enough fit to need a dead blow hammer.
For the pinion I used feel.
Both those diffs out lasted the truck.
But I hear...
I pulled the trigger on a new 3.08 ring and pinion to replace the damaged set in the 8.5 GM 10 bolt axle in the 1986 M1009.
The old R&P had rust damage, pitting on the drive face, and a gov lock carrier showing signs of damage to the locking mechanism.
I thought it might be interesting for...
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