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

["Ryan Moore" <baradium@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "mark stegmann" <truckdriver_1977@domain.elided>
To: "IHdigest" <ihc@domain.elided>
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 21:20
Subject: Re: [ihc] making a 1/2T a 3/4T


> 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

I picked up this one for $200 with that locker and the gears I wanted and
I've been told I paid a "normal" price for it, and some have told me that I
paid more than I needed to with them normally running half that much.
Seemed like a good deal to me, so I picked it up.  It's not a dana 70, but
it has the same weight ratings as one since it's the 1 ton dually 14 bolt.
I bought this in lieu of a dana 60 f/f with open diff and same gears for
$125.  Figured the bigger brakes, higher ratings and cheap drums (maybe
close to $50 or less) as well as the locker or posi made it worth the extra
$75.  I'm going back to GA today and the place may still have another dana
60 at that price (he originally had 3, someone else had bought one last I
was there and I bought one for a friend).  Only thing is, if he still has
it, it's got a bad drum on it and is still $125 regardless (drum has chunks
missing from it).  He also has/had HD44 fronts with same gears for same
price and disk brakes.  I didn't pick up any of those because they are
disconnect axles or a newer full time.  Basically they are a newer style
axle with no hubs sticking out.  Been told to avoid the electronic
disconnect axles like the plague.

If you want me to check on the dana 60 or one of those HD44s I can.  They
are all ex military axles.

Thanks,
Ryan


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