Rears ?

[REDWOLF]

Well I have a 14 bolt rear out of a 3/4 ton Chevy pickup for the back of my M1009. Just need to fight out what I should use up front. Any thoughts? Thanks. I intend to eventually put a six inch lift and 37 inch tires.

 

[ODdave]

Your not going to gain anything strenth wise unless you put a 60 up there.

 

[REDWOLF]

That's what I was thinking. The 14 bolt for the rear is heavy. But would need a front out of a 1 ton. I guess. Not a duely, but a single wheel 1 ton.

 

[Cucvnut]

convert the 10bolt to 8 lug till you get a dana 60

 

[REDWOLF]

Ok. I am a little confused here. Use the 14 bolt in the back and convert the front to eight lug until I get a sixty for upfront.

 

[Cucvnut]

Correct.

 

[ODdave]

unless your rear is broke, Wait till you get a 60 to do it and save some $ and time.

 

[REDWOLF]

That's what I was planning. Collect all the parts and then do the conversion. I think the 14 bolt has 411 gears what does a 60 normal come with.

 

[ODdave]

Quik question. This is a 10.5 14 bolt from the same body style truck as your 09 right? 4.10 is the most common in the chevy 60

 

[Cucvnut]

it can have 456 gear 411 373 or more.

 

[REDWOLF]

It is out of a 1983 Chevy 3/4 ton 4 wheel drive pickup I used to have.

 

[Recovry4x4]

What is the intended purpose of the truck? If its not going to be heavily trashed off road, an 8 lug out of a 3/4 ton will be fine. I paid under $500 for a 14b rear and matching 10B front with 4.10 gears. You can always swap to the 60F later or if you break a 10B.

 

[ODdave]

It is out of a 1983 Chevy 3/4 ton 4 wheel drive pickup I used to have.

Yea.....They come with 2 different 14's. Kinda important to know which you have.

 

[REDWOLF]

I think the 10 bolt 3/4 ton front end would be fine for what I want to do with my 1009. My 14 bolt is at my dad's house, will look at it when I am down there this Friday. What is the difference in the 14 bolts?

 

[REDWOLF]

I also have a Dana 60 or 70 out of a 1 ton duelly utility body. So it is the narrow axel. Anybody want to trade for a 3/4 ton 10 bolt?

 

[idM1028]

The full float 14 bolt is what is used in the bigger trucks (the 1008's, 1028's, etc. which of course, are built on 1 ton frames) From what I've seen, the semi float 14 bolt was typically used in 3/4 ton trucks. Easiest way to tell them apart is the hub assembly. In the first pic, you can tell the axle is a full float 14 bolt by the axle tube cover which is secured on with 8 bolts. In the second pic, you can tell the axle is a semi float 14 bolt due to a lack thereof. It basically looks like a 10 bolt on steroids.

 

[AJMBLAZER]

The 14FF was used in the SRW 1 tons and the heavy GVWR 3/4 tons. Prior to 198...2 I think...all 3/4 tons got the 14FF. After that the "regular" 3/4 tons got the 14SF.

Those are the 8 lug axles. After the square body 73-87 body style things changed a bit including 6 and 5 lug 14SF's in addition to the 8 lug 14SF's and 14FF.

 

[REDWOLF]

The 14 bolt i have is a 8 lug. It is a semi floater not a full floater still heavy enough for what i need. Just need to find me a good 10 bolt front rear.

 

[Firejareen]

From my experiance and I may be wrong.. but any Chevy D60 will work. The only difference in the width is the outer hubs. A duelly would have the duelly hubs to bring the front width to match the rear. To use a dually D60, all you would have to do is obtain some standard width hubs and swap them on. When I say hubs I am not refering to the lockouts. This is a simple swap. Pull the lockouts, pull the bearings and the hubs slide off. Then replace with the standard width. Good to go. If you have a D60 already then you are golden.

 

[ODdave]

The 14 bolt i have is a 8 lug. It is a semi floater not a full floater still heavy enough for what i need. Just need to find me a good 10 bolt front rear.

IMO, I wouldnt bother with looking for a 60 to go with that rear axle.

If I where you I would find a 6 lug version of that axle you have (9.5 metric 14 bolt) and swap that in. Leave the front axle alone seing how there will be nothing gained by swaping to a 3/4 ton front other than a lil bigger brakes.