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04-08-2010, 12:00 PM
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BigBlockBobby
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Lake Worth, Florida
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front axle swap?
I want to swap my 1969 front stock dana drum brake axle for a disc brake set up. How late can I go and still fit......... 85??
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04-08-2010, 05:07 PM
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Location: Oakland, Ca
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Re: front axle swap?
I believe '91 is your cutoff. Correct me If I am wrong but this is the last year of the K5 and subsequently the last year of a solid front axle.
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04-08-2010, 05:09 PM
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Re: front axle swap?
any chevy solid front axle will work... dana44 or 10-bolt... Do you have power steering? Might as well look into that upgrade as well then while you're at it...
I have an 82 corp 10-bolt on my 68 now...
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04-08-2010, 06:00 PM
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BigBlockBobby
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Re: front axle swap?
Thanks guys,I have power steering. I'm sure there will be brake hose and master cylinder issues.
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04-08-2010, 07:50 PM
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Re: front axle swap?
New brake hoses to match the year of your axle (they went metric on the calipers at some point) and a master with proportioning valve...
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The Garage: 1968 K-10 SWB - "Project Money Pit" 1996 Z-71 - "huntin rig" 1969 C-10 LWB (SOLD) "Project flip that truck or else" 1993 Passport, F@rd 1-ton (SOLD)"Project Cousin Eddie" My Garage Build "The 1,000 footer" |
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04-09-2010, 07:08 PM
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Location: Austin, TX, USA
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Re: front axle swap?
88-91 MIGHT have metric lugs. Don't remember for sure, but they changed to 14mm on the redesigned trucks and may have changed the others as well.
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