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Still in the planning stages right now but gathering up some parts here and there.

My plan now is to shorten the Dana 60 rear and Dana HD44 front that I already have here in my possession. They have 4.10 gears. The idea is to wind up with an 8 lug 3/4 ton shorted 4wd AD.

An older gentleman had a 69 shortbed Chevy step side 8 lug 3/4 ton in my neighborhood when I was a boy and I always loved that truck. It was brand new and I have a vague memory of him telling me he had to wait a long time to get it.. I don't know if it came from the factory that way as I've never seen another one since. Anyone have any info on such a truck?

The WMS-WMS on these donor axles is about 70 inches. It looks like I need to take 5 inches off each side. Does this seem about right for an AD?

Trying to decide whether I should respline the existing axles or just buy new shorter ones. Even though I work in a machine shop we just don't have manual machines available or time for me to do it myself there so I'll be looking to get another shop to cut them if I go that route.

I would love to learn what shorter stock axles would work in this situation. Maybe something out of a different truck? Still haven't taken anything apart yet so I don't know the length of the existing ones. I don't mind buying new ones either.

Also toying with the idea of making the bed dump. I think it would be pretty cool to use a pto on the SM465 for this but maybe an electric pump would be more practical. Thanks for any input or comments, Rick