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I appreciate that but I think I'm set.Steering bolts right up, no issues. You do need the D60F ubolt spring plates, the 10 bolt stuff won't swap over.
I think I have a set of these that Recovry said he didn't need, If that's true you can have them for shipping if you need them
Should have been factory !
Score!I definitely would have liked 410 gears but these are cucv axles so I'm getting 456. It'll be nice when in the hills though!
And as a bonus I found an unexpected traclok in the front axle
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I'm Just finishing up an axle swap from a donor 1008 into the 1009 - no lift on the 1009. Used the disc brake conversion with Caddy calipers with new ( new to me) original 16 inch steel m1008 wheels cleaned and powder coated. I wanted a really clean surface to mount the inside sticky weights just to see if the sticky weights would clear the calipers. If the inside sticky weights cause a clearance issue with the Caddy calipers the inside weights will obviously get replaced with outside hammer on weights with a little rattle can paint to follow. Right now I don't see a need for a spacer. I would rather trim the caliper. It's only the extreme outside corner of the caliper which causes any clearance concern.I think the 1008 wheels might be lighter than the 1009 wheels, so from that standpoint they're a good idea.
And I don't see why you would need any spacers. If you do, I'd go with an aftermarket wheel with less back spacing.
If you use 1/4-oz. rather than 1/2-oz. weights, they're quite thin. At least the old lead ones I still have are.If the inside sticky weights cause a clearance issue with the Caddy calipers the inside weights will obviously get replaced with outside hammer on weights with a little rattle can paint to follow. Without the sticky weights the m1008 16 inch wheels had about a 1/4 - 3/8" clearance from the Caddy calipers.
I used a green 44T gear and kept the little converter box. You need a different housing if you want to get rid of that little box. My speedo is very very close to being on with 3.73 gears and 34.6" tires (315/75/16 ko2's)Do any of you guys that have swapped axles and are using 35" tires know which speedo gears we need to buy?