10 bolt vs 12 bolt vs 14 bolt?

[Irish_Alley]

i would try to talk him down. the most i would pay is 400. that being said offer him 300

[roundhouse]

15" 8 lug wheels are rare

And also may not fit over the calipers on the front



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[Irish_Alley]

grind the calipers

[moneyg77]

i would try to talk him down. the most i would pay is 400. that being said offer him 300

After some back and forth we finally agreed on $450. This guy DID NOT want to budge on the price..which is understandable. And the reason he sold them at that price is because he has 6 dana 44's, 4 14 bolt ff, and 2 14 bolt sf.

He bought the axles from a friend of his. I guess the story is that guys engine blew and was so pissed that he parted out his entire truck. IMHO, what a stupid decision!! But worked out for me, since they were on a daily driven truck just a couple months ago..not sinking in dirt for 15 years like another set that I found.

15" 8 lug wheels are rare

And also may not fit over the calipers on the front



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I was able to get the wheels for $100. He had 3 sets of them. The ones I bought were sandblasted and powder-coated black.

grind the calipers

Where should I grind? Is there a link to pics of where they should be grinded?

[Irish_Alley]

the reason he has so many is because hes asking too much lol.

now this is for a dana 60 its the same ideal but the 60 is thicker so you have to grind more off you wont have to grind this much



i would imagine it amount also depends on your back spacing on your rims also.
do you know what it is?
http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billavista/60_front/index2.html

[moneyg77]

I was finally able to take the rear diff cover off and I am shocked!!!!

[moneyg77]

From what I could get without removing the ring and pinion, the numbers on the ring gear read (41 10 81 (41/10=4.10)) and the pinion (10 15 41 (41/15=2.73)). When I get pictures I'll post them of the numbers i could see. Anyone know what those numbers mean? Hopefully im wrong but it looks like theres a 2.73 pinion matched to a 4.10 ring gear...please please tell me i'm reading wrong or ive mistakenly did the math with the numbers.

[Irish_Alley]

if you count the teeth on both and divide 41 by the pinion number it should tell you

[Irish_Alley]

also you might want to check your front now

[roundhouse]

Here's a chart
http://www.quadratec.com/jeep_knowledgebase/article-137.htm


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[roundhouse]

From what I could get without removing the ring and pinion, the numbers on the ring gear read (41 10 81 (41/10=4.10)) and the pinion (10 15 41 (41/15=2.73)). When I get pictures I'll post them of the numbers i could see. Anyone know what those numbers mean? Hopefully im wrong but it looks like theres a 2.73 pinion matched to a 4.10 ring gear...please please tell me i'm reading wrong or ive mistakenly did the math with the numbers.

how many teeth on each one ?

Use a grease pencil or fingernail polish to mark one tooth do you can count em

Mine was easy since it was missing half a tooth on the pinion


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[moneyg77]

i counted the pinion/ring gears and they are matching 2.73 gears

[moneyg77]

So for the replacement Dana 44 and 14 ff that I'm installing is there anything I should know(steering, suspension, brakes...anything)?

[Irish_Alley]

http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=28592.0
this is about brake systems.
plastic reservoir its a JB3, JB5 or JB6
JB3 BRAKE, POWER, DISC/DRUM, 4600 LBS
JB5 BRAKE, POWER, DISC/DRUM, 6400 LBS
JB6 BRAKE, POWER, DISC, DRUM 7200 LBS

so your setup should be good with just swapping axles. steering should all be the same and so should suspension.

[moneyg77]

That's good news! Which brakes do you recommend?