4wd straight axle conversion
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The gear ratio in the rear now is 4.56 with locker. I’d like to keep the dual setup. That’s another expense because you’d need DRW front hubs to match. I will keep an eye out for a 4WD truck like you are all suggesting, then try to move the 82 stuff to the newer setup. I don’t know though. Trucks are so freakin’ expensive right now. Everybody thinks they have a gold mine and has high dollar signs on these old trucks. The more I think about it and look at under the truck I’m not sure. It would look bitchin as a 4WD with dually setup!
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You are not going to find a dana 60 frontend with a 4.56. You would have to re-gear the front. Or simply swap the rearend from the other truck in yours if the width matches.
One of the handiest trucks to have is a small f350 cab and chassis 4x4 with a dump bed on it. They have always held their value and been expensive. A dually 4x4 is nice to have. A 2wd dually will get stuck in wet grass if you are not careful. If you go off road any at all with a dually, the 4x4 is a nice addition.
One of the handiest trucks to have is a small f350 cab and chassis 4x4 with a dump bed on it. They have always held their value and been expensive. A dually 4x4 is nice to have. A 2wd dually will get stuck in wet grass if you are not careful. If you go off road any at all with a dually, the 4x4 is a nice addition.
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You are not going to find a dana 60 frontend with a 4.56. You would have to re-gear the front. Or simply swap the rearend from the other truck in yours if the width matches.
One of the handiest trucks to have is a small f350 cab and chassis 4x4 with a dump bed on it. They have always held their value and been expensive. A dually 4x4 is nice to have. A 2wd dually will get stuck in wet grass if you are not careful. If you go off road any at all with a dually, the 4x4 is a nice addition.
One of the handiest trucks to have is a small f350 cab and chassis 4x4 with a dump bed on it. They have always held their value and been expensive. A dually 4x4 is nice to have. A 2wd dually will get stuck in wet grass if you are not careful. If you go off road any at all with a dually, the 4x4 is a nice addition.
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The CUCV has the diff on the wrong side of the axle and v the gears are the same as rear gears meaning in the front they work on their "coast" side when truck drives forward. Ford gears are reverse cut, so they work on the "drive" side of the teeth when truck moves forward. And you can't swap low-pinion CUCV gears in a high-pinion Ford housing.
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The gear ratio in the rear now is 4.56 with locker. I’d like to keep the dual setup. That’s another expense because you’d need DRW front hubs to match. I will keep an eye out for a 4WD truck like you are all suggesting, then try to move the 82 stuff to the newer setup. I don’t know though. Trucks are so freakin’ expensive right now. Everybody thinks they have a gold mine and has high dollar signs on these old trucks. The more I think about it and look at under the truck I’m not sure. It would look bitchin as a 4WD with dually setup!
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The CUCV has the diff on the wrong side of the axle and v the gears are the same as rear gears meaning in the front they work on their "coast" side when truck drives forward. Ford gears are reverse cut, so they work on the "drive" side of the teeth when truck moves forward. And you can't swap low-pinion CUCV gears in a high-pinion Ford housing.
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If you are going to run the front driveshaft on the pass side, the exhaust is over there. Not sure what else you would run into. Anything can be fabricated. But the Ford style swap is a bolt-in if you find the right parts.
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I’ll keep my eyes open, but 4WD trucks are like hen’s teeth here and EXPENSIVE! I think a donor truck would be the smartest way to do the swap.
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Damn. If I didn’t know about this then I’m too dumb to even attempt this conversion! Thank you for speaking up. Learn something new everyday. I thought since the M1008 drop was on the passenger side, I could use a divorced NP200 Transfer case and use that to hook up the 4WD. It would also allow me to keep my T18. Am I still all wet here?
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