Re: [ihc] making a 1/2T a 3/4T

[mark stegmann <truckdriver_1977@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ryan, buy all the 14 bolts you can, and then sell them
everywhere else in the country! Because I've never
seen or heard of one cheap. a 10 bolt yes, but they're
absolute junk. 14 bolts aren't as bad as dana axles or
Ford 9"s but they ain't cheap, at least not around
Missouri/Illinois.

Mark

--- Ryan Moore <baradium@domain.elided> wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Joel M Brodsky" <jmbrodsky@domain.elided>
> To: <ihc@domain.elided>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 19:45
> Subject: [ihc] making a 1/2T a 3/4T
> 
> 
> > Has anyone ever swapped axles from a Big3 truck
> running gear to make an IH
> > a 3/4T straight across?  I've had my share of
> dealing with IH specific
> > problems, ie, weird seals, 6 bolt stub shafts
> instead of the more common
> > eight, wheels that may or may not fit, brakes that
> may or may not be
> > available, and bearings and rotors that are not
> 'off-the-shelf' at most
> > auto parts stores.
> >
> > So, I want to make my 1/2T Travelall a 3/4T.  And
> this after having the
> > entire rear end overhauled to the tune of: I could
> have bought another
> > truck for that easy!
> >
> > Ford springs (looked at three different
> generations of truck today) have
> 3"
> > leaves and the perches are a tad wider (1" or
> thereabouts) and the springs
> > are longer by about 2" up to 4" longer.
> >
> > Any help is greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > JoelB
> >
> 
> I can tell you that 1 ton 14bolt rearends are cheap.
>  I have one sitting up
> here with a 4.10 gears and either a posi or a locker
> (supposed to be a
> locker, but I havn't visibly verified which one it
> is, just checked
> externally so far), planned to put it in the panel
> to try to make *it* into
> a tow vehicle, but there's a very possible 1 ton IH
> in the forseeable future
> for me, so I'm holding of on that plan.  Don't know
> whether I'm still going
> to use the 14 bolt or not.
> 
> Anyway, the point I'm trying to make is that 14 bolt
> rears are fairly cheap
> and the weight ratings are fairly good (get one from
> a 1 ton dually for the
> bigger bearings).  Get an HD44 to mate it with and
> you're set.
> 
> Don't know about springs, I was thinking at the time
> of doing a minimal lift
> conversion, which probobly would have required
> custom spring packs (trying
> to keep the CG low so have only a slight lift with
> stiffer springs).
> 
> Thanks,
> Ryan
> 
> 
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