14 Bolt Full Floater ???

[Blazin]

Looking for the best way to lock up my 14 bolt? Spool or mini spool would be preferred. Anyone know of a good place, for service and price?

[Captkaos]

Is is currently open?  If it is an open carrier and not a gov-loc, you can put a Detroit drop in on it....
I think ARB makes a selectable locker for it also...

[Blazin]

Oh yeah I forgot to mention as cheap as possible, but not weld it! It is open now. I was looking into spools, or mini spools. Minis are not suggested for big diggers though. Might just weld it! Its just a woods machine, the Blazer.

[Captkaos]

Weld it..

[VileZambonie]

Yeah cheapest way is to weld it.

http://www.4x4mecca.com/forum/tech-tuesdays/2504-tech-tuesday-welding-your-spider-gears-lincoln-locker.html

[Blazin]

I welded the 12 bolt I just took out. I kinda wanted to get away from the Cave Man thinng is all!

[cracker0169]

How well did the 12 bolt do that you had welded? Any problems on dirt or pavement?

[Blazin]

It hasn't been in there quite a year. I think I might have put 50 miles on it on pavement. Maybe 150 on dirt roads. Other wise its all been wheeling. Have had no problems at all. Just putting a 14 bolt & Dana 60 in.

[Blazin]

OK, I have swapped a full floating 3/4 ton 4x4 rear into a Chevy 1/2 4x4 before, and it was a direct fit as far as the spring perches. Lifted the 1 ton full floater up into the Blazer yesterday. Got one side u bolts in and started. Go to the other side, the perch is off approx 3". Measured two other 3/4 ton rears, and one 1 ton rear, all measured the same as the one I was putting in, 40" & change. The Blazer, and a 1/2 ton I measured match 43" center bolt to center bolt. Whats up with that I thought all the rears spring perches were the same.

[Captkaos]

Hmmm, that is weird.  I put a 1/2 truck in a K5 and it was fine...

[cracker0169]

Blazin, I did some research for ya and the cab and chassis 14FF were 4" narrower wheel mount to wheel mount than srw and drw. I couldnt find anything on spring perches on a quick search but that axle might be from a cab and chassis truck...

[Captkaos]

If it came from a Cab/Chassis, they are narrower.  I though he said it came out of something else...

[Blazin]

I know cab and chassis truck rears are narower. This came out of a 78 K30 single rear wheel. I have done the 3/4 full floater to a 1/2 ton chassis before, direct bolt up. Why this is different I don't know? As I said the three others in my yard I messured were all the same. The 1/2 ton and my blazer were both the same!!!

[VileZambonie]

Are you sure it's out of a 78? The later axles were wider

[Blazin]

100% positive, I bought the whole truck about 8 years ago and pulled them myself. They have been sitting around all this time. Plus I have an 80 1 ton K 30 single rear wheel, and it was the same measurement. I made new one from 2" x 2" 1/4" wall box tube. Its in, just need to make some drive shafts, get my steering buttoned up, some brake action going.