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**JIMs70GMC** · 05-25-2015, 07:06 PM

I had the pleasure of watching and occasionally helping my oldest son swap axles in his 97 F350. He found a kingpin dana 60 with 4.10 gears to replace his balljoint dana 60 with 3.55 gears. Always nice to see your kids follow in your footsteps. Next is the 10.25 sterling to a 10.25 sterling with 4.10s and a true trac, he opted to swap axles because one of his hubs keeps leaking and screws up his driver side brakes. Just bragging on my son. Thanks for reading. : )

Oh yeah, he wants to put a cummins in the K5. I told him to put it in his F350.

'63GENIII · 05-25-2015, 07:29 PM

Its good to see them figuring things out on their own. More and more I see kids these days not having the motivation to be mechanical or self reliant. Good on you for teaching him that he can do things like swap axles himself and that self reliance is more than taking your car to a mechanic to get what you want done. Its not a small job by any means.

**JIMs70GMC** · 05-25-2015, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by '63GENIII

Its good to see them figuring things out on their own. More and more I see kids these days not having the motivation to be mechanical or self reliant. Good on you for teaching him that he can do things like swap axles himself and that self reliance is more than taking your car to a mechanic to get what you want done. Its not a small job by any means.

Thanks. BTW I love your 63. I have been somewhat looking for a early 60's 4wd to build.

andrewmp6 · 05-26-2015, 04:53 AM

And tell him the cummins will fit in the ford better then it will the k5.

**JIMs70GMC** · 05-31-2015, 08:23 PM

So, he gets it all back together. Both axles under the truck, he put new springs front and rear. Now he has massive death wobble. His rear sits about 3" lower than the front. I think he messed up his caster angle. He also did not put the track bar on or his steering stabilizer. He is going to lift the rear and then have an alignment shop tell him where his caster is and add degree shims if needed.

**JIMs70GMC** · 06-05-2015, 09:07 PM

We bought an angle finder today and measured his caster angle, a tad over 9 degrees. Going to add 4 degree shims and bring it down to 5.

obijuan · 06-06-2015, 08:23 AM

That should help tremendously

**JIMs70GMC** · 06-06-2015, 07:41 PM

Just got them installed, got him down to 5 degrees. Once we finish the 2" shackle flip in the rear he should be good to go.

05-25-2015, 07:06 PM	#1
JIMs70GMC user # 2756 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 4,612	swapping axles weekend I had the pleasure of watching and occasionally helping my oldest son swap axles in his 97 F350. He found a kingpin dana 60 with 4.10 gears to replace his balljoint dana 60 with 3.55 gears. Always nice to see your kids follow in your footsteps. Next is the 10.25 sterling to a 10.25 sterling with 4.10s and a true trac, he opted to swap axles because one of his hubs keeps leaking and screws up his driver side brakes. Just bragging on my son. Thanks for reading. : ) Oh yeah, he wants to put a cummins in the K5. I told him to put it in his F350. __________________ 1970 K25, 8' stepside bed 350/465/205 44 up front, 60 in the rear 4.10s rolling on 33" Dunlop MTs 1986 K5, 350/465/208 Dana 60/14 bolt from a cucv 36" Super Swampers TSL/SX 1983 K20 w/ CUCV axles, 350/700R4/208 sitting on 37" Goodyears 1986 M1031 6.2 diesel, TH400/NP205 locker in the rear and a LS in the front, all stock for now..... 1986 K30, 350/400/205 dana 60 and 14 bolt. I kept the drivetrain. Body/bad and chassis are gone. 1981 K30, 350/465/205 dana 60 and dually 14 bolt. Has a G80, and a flat bed. Going to replace the flat bed. 1985 K20, 350/400/208 10 bolt and SF 14 bolt. I wonder where I can find some 1 tons. Hmmmmm

05-25-2015, 07:29 PM	#2
'63GENIII Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: San Carlos, Ca. Posts: 3,048	Re: swapping axles weekend Its good to see them figuring things out on their own. More and more I see kids these days not having the motivation to be mechanical or self reliant. Good on you for teaching him that he can do things like swap axles himself and that self reliance is more than taking your car to a mechanic to get what you want done. Its not a small job by any means. __________________ Chris '63 k15 long step Vortec 7.4 - L29 Blackbear tune, Five 0 Motorsports injectors, Chris Straub Cam, NV4500, divorced 205 52" front and 63" rear spring swap D44 / 14bff - disc axles Milemarker 9K and 10.5K hydraulic winches 63" & B52 Spring Install http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ng+swap+thread NV4500 Reverse Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=reverse+build L29 - 7.4 Vortec Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...&highlight=L29

05-26-2015, 04:53 AM	#4
andrewmp6 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Louisville,Ky Posts: 5,811	Re: swapping axles weekend And tell him the cummins will fit in the ford better then it will the k5.

05-31-2015, 08:23 PM	#5
JIMs70GMC user # 2756 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 4,612	Re: swapping axles weekend So, he gets it all back together. Both axles under the truck, he put new springs front and rear. Now he has massive death wobble. His rear sits about 3" lower than the front. I think he messed up his caster angle. He also did not put the track bar on or his steering stabilizer. He is going to lift the rear and then have an alignment shop tell him where his caster is and add degree shims if needed. __________________ 1970 K25, 8' stepside bed 350/465/205 44 up front, 60 in the rear 4.10s rolling on 33" Dunlop MTs 1986 K5, 350/465/208 Dana 60/14 bolt from a cucv 36" Super Swampers TSL/SX 1983 K20 w/ CUCV axles, 350/700R4/208 sitting on 37" Goodyears 1986 M1031 6.2 diesel, TH400/NP205 locker in the rear and a LS in the front, all stock for now..... 1986 K30, 350/400/205 dana 60 and 14 bolt. I kept the drivetrain. Body/bad and chassis are gone. 1981 K30, 350/465/205 dana 60 and dually 14 bolt. Has a G80, and a flat bed. Going to replace the flat bed. 1985 K20, 350/400/208 10 bolt and SF 14 bolt. I wonder where I can find some 1 tons. Hmmmmm

06-05-2015, 09:07 PM	#6
JIMs70GMC user # 2756 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 4,612	Re: swapping axles weekend We bought an angle finder today and measured his caster angle, a tad over 9 degrees. Going to add 4 degree shims and bring it down to 5. __________________ 1970 K25, 8' stepside bed 350/465/205 44 up front, 60 in the rear 4.10s rolling on 33" Dunlop MTs 1986 K5, 350/465/208 Dana 60/14 bolt from a cucv 36" Super Swampers TSL/SX 1983 K20 w/ CUCV axles, 350/700R4/208 sitting on 37" Goodyears 1986 M1031 6.2 diesel, TH400/NP205 locker in the rear and a LS in the front, all stock for now..... 1986 K30, 350/400/205 dana 60 and 14 bolt. I kept the drivetrain. Body/bad and chassis are gone. 1981 K30, 350/465/205 dana 60 and dually 14 bolt. Has a G80, and a flat bed. Going to replace the flat bed. 1985 K20, 350/400/208 10 bolt and SF 14 bolt. I wonder where I can find some 1 tons. Hmmmmm

06-06-2015, 08:23 AM	#7
obijuan Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: cibolo tx Posts: 1,033	Re: swapping axles weekend That should help tremendously

06-06-2015, 07:41 PM	#8
JIMs70GMC user # 2756 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 4,612	Re: swapping axles weekend Just got them installed, got him down to 5 degrees. Once we finish the 2" shackle flip in the rear he should be good to go. __________________ 1970 K25, 8' stepside bed 350/465/205 44 up front, 60 in the rear 4.10s rolling on 33" Dunlop MTs 1986 K5, 350/465/208 Dana 60/14 bolt from a cucv 36" Super Swampers TSL/SX 1983 K20 w/ CUCV axles, 350/700R4/208 sitting on 37" Goodyears 1986 M1031 6.2 diesel, TH400/NP205 locker in the rear and a LS in the front, all stock for now..... 1986 K30, 350/400/205 dana 60 and 14 bolt. I kept the drivetrain. Body/bad and chassis are gone. 1981 K30, 350/465/205 dana 60 and dually 14 bolt. Has a G80, and a flat bed. Going to replace the flat bed. 1985 K20, 350/400/208 10 bolt and SF 14 bolt. I wonder where I can find some 1 tons. Hmmmmm



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