Install of 85 front axle in a 67 4wd - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

gregbr · 10-06-2014, 01:40 PM

I'm planning on installing a 85 4wd front axle in my 67 wd truck to update to front disc brakes and to improve the turning radius. Both are 6 lug 10 bolt 3.73. I have already installed a later model power steering pump & gearbox, and need to replace the brake lines anyway. Anybody done this or know of any issues with this? Looks like the leaf springs line up, but not sure on the width. Thanks for any help.

hugger6933 · 10-06-2014, 07:56 PM

I think it will go

gregbr · 10-08-2014, 01:34 PM

Thanks, I hope so.

Dale_Brown · 10-08-2014, 02:48 PM

I'm doing the same here. Ill follow your thread to see of you have any issues. Please keep us posted and good luck!

Here is my build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=565121

burnin oil · 10-10-2014, 09:37 AM

If the front is a 10 bolt in the 67 it has already been switched. The Dana 44 was the standard axle until 78 plus or minus a year. After the the 10 bolt became the standard axle in 1/2 tons and blazers.

2 Far Gone · 10-12-2014, 08:18 PM

mine was a bolt in....
you can also swap out the front cross member and gain the sway bar for better road manners..

10-06-2014, 01:40 PM	#1
gregbr Senoir Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Rock Hill, SC USA Posts: 1,214	Install of 85 front axle in a 67 4wd I'm planning on installing a 85 4wd front axle in my 67 wd truck to update to front disc brakes and to improve the turning radius. Both are 6 lug 10 bolt 3.73. I have already installed a later model power steering pump & gearbox, and need to replace the brake lines anyway. Anybody done this or know of any issues with this? Looks like the leaf springs line up, but not sure on the width. Thanks for any help. __________________ 67 Chevy, Small back glass, Factory 4WD, Factory Shortbed, Factory V8, Lifted 4" 70 GMC Sierra Grande, Factory Shortbed, Factory 402/400 turbo, Super Custom Interior. Numbers matching with SPID & Build Sheet. 68K Original Miles. Restored 2010 70 GMC Restoration Pictures http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...00&ppuser=4424

10-06-2014, 07:56 PM	#2
hugger6933 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Marianna Arkansas Posts: 7,280	Re: Install of 85 front axle in a 67 4wd I think it will go

10-08-2014, 01:34 PM	#3
gregbr Senoir Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Rock Hill, SC USA Posts: 1,214	Re: Install of 85 front axle in a 67 4wd Thanks, I hope so. __________________ 67 Chevy, Small back glass, Factory 4WD, Factory Shortbed, Factory V8, Lifted 4" 70 GMC Sierra Grande, Factory Shortbed, Factory 402/400 turbo, Super Custom Interior. Numbers matching with SPID & Build Sheet. 68K Original Miles. Restored 2010 70 GMC Restoration Pictures http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...00&ppuser=4424

10-08-2014, 02:48 PM	#4
Dale_Brown Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Pasadena, Maryland Posts: 169	Re: Install of 85 front axle in a 67 4wd I'm doing the same here. Ill follow your thread to see of you have any issues. Please keep us posted and good luck! Here is my build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=565121

10-10-2014, 09:37 AM	#5
burnin oil Registered User Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Eastern TN Posts: 1,921	Re: Install of 85 front axle in a 67 4wd If the front is a 10 bolt in the 67 it has already been switched. The Dana 44 was the standard axle until 78 plus or minus a year. After the the 10 bolt became the standard axle in 1/2 tons and blazers.

10-12-2014, 08:18 PM	#6
2 Far Gone Registered User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Smithville, Ontario, Canada Posts: 92	Re: Install of 85 front axle in a 67 4wd mine was a bolt in.... you can also swap out the front cross member and gain the sway bar for better road manners.. __________________ My Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=611571



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