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Re: Axle Swap and 2nd-3rd Gen Wheels
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2nd-3rd gen would be a 40's truck
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Re: Axle Swap and 2nd-3rd Gen Wheels
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06/01/17 02:20 PM
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The rear will be easy, should just bolt in. The fronts off the newer trucks have coil springs so that will be a problem. I had a 76 Ramcharger that I put 3/4 ton diffs in. Used a 97 rear and a 1st Gen diesel D60 up front. Had to put wheel spacers up front to run the newer wheels, and keep the widths the same. How wide were the spacers you used?Did they screw up the steering or make the tire wear funny?
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Re: Axle Swap and 2nd-3rd Gen Wheels
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Trucks newer then 94 moved the front axle center section to the drivers side so your existing transfer case will not work. Plus the coil overs would make them a pain. So you will be looking for 80-93 front axles, or just everything from the knuckle out(D44 only) its not hard to swap them. They are all the same width though so I am not sure how you will find wider, unless you found a dually front end with the extensions but those would probably be too wide. The transfer case would either need to be converted to part time or swapped out, this involves changing the transmission output shaft and adapter. What about re-tubing a 1980 to 1984 non CAD D44 to get the right width?
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Re: Axle Swap and 2nd-3rd Gen Wheels
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06/01/17 03:16 PM
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What about re-tubing a 1980 to 1984 non CAD D44 to get the right width? That is one way, probably not cheap. You would need new inner axles but you might be able to find a different application that has longer ones.
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Re: Axle Swap and 2nd-3rd Gen Wheels
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Does anyone have the WMS to WMS measurements for the '80 to ''84 Dodge D44 as opposed to my '78 full time axle? I think a C-body 8 3/4" might work width wise for the rear...got to check.
Last edited by Mr onetwo; 06/01/17 08:40 PM.
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