4wd front rebuild kits
 

who sells a good front end kit for 4wd's. i want to replace everything, all tierods, all ball joints, pitman arm, ect.

i was looking at the ones at www.performancesuspension.com they have a kit for 73-80 with everything for $360 but their kit for 81-87 is $280, what is the difference in the 4wd front ends between the 73-80 and 81-87's?

thanks

I can't answer your question, but I can say that I was happy with the service they provided when I ordered my drop spindles and springs.

Slonaker

dana 44 and 10 bolt I guess.

73-80 should be a Dana 44, 81-87 is a 10 bolt. Both rears are close but slight differences...


Chuck

i'm pretty sure the front is a 10 bolt. why would having a d44 make the front end kit $80 more?

The only price difference I could think of would be for pre-76 dana 44's with the flat top passenger side knuckle, because the tie rod end (the long one) is about $90 more than one for a 76+ D44 and the 10 bolt. 10 bolts were used in '79, so I don't know what the 80/81 split price difference could be for.

That is one thing I still have to do is rebuild my dana 44...Later Mike

ttt, nobody has rebuilt to front end of a 4wd?

I rebuilt mine. I also put in new u-joints, bearings, races, and seals. I bought all of my parts locally, some from the 4x4 shop and some from Napa and AutoZone.

I got most of my stuff from Parts Mike. Good prices on genuine McQuarry-Norris (Dana Spicer) stuff. I bought new brake rotors and axle shafts from Coleman's Surplus (www.colemans.com). The brake rotors were OEM with the wheel bearings for $50 and the axleshafts were new OEM for $40 each.

Parts Mike is also very knowledgable and more than willing to share it even if you don't buy anything!

http://www.partsmikeparts.com/

not to but in on this thread but i have a 82 4x4 and i think my 3rd member is shot on the front would that be a 10 bolt8.5 if i wanted a posi?

talk to Tim, i'm pretty sure he's done one of his at one time or another. he can get ya the hookup on ANYTHING you need for your truck too.

I completely went through the 10 bolt on the front of my 84. I used all McQuay norris or Sealed power parts that I bought locally. I haven't seen a rebuild kit for a 4x4 front end.

I replaced all 4 ball joints, both drag link ends and adjusting sleeve, both tie rod ends and center bar, wheel bearings, front axle u-joints, calipers, brake pads, and rotors and the sway bar bushings.

Make sure etc. includes the U-joints. Prepare your wallet for the possibility that the selector hubs may be shot - that adds a pretty penny.

Shot front-wheel U-joints can cause problems that feel like screwed up tie-rod-ends, but persist when you've replaced all the tie rod ends.

I am not sure about anyone else, but I always use Spicer greasable u-joints in my axle shafts. The axle shaft joints are the smallest u-joints on the truck and usually the most stressed.