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Solid Axle Swap BS Thread

Discussion in 'Solid Axle Suspension' started by Supra TT, Feb 20, 2012.

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  1. Dec 22, 2014 at 1:16 PM
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    most of my money goes into my truck I don't do much else with it only vacation I took last year was to Moab. Yup just my Tacoma my tow rig and the house when it has to have something.

    anyways this is the other side [​IMG]
     
    rctoy, Dec 22, 2014
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  2. Dec 29, 2014 at 12:34 PM
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    He will build them for the tacos as well. I have one of these on my lefty and its damn sweet!
     
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  3. Dec 29, 2014 at 12:36 PM
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    Just put it on leafs. The only way that i would consider radius arms is if it was built from scratch and wristed... Then you are in 3link land for time and $$$ anyway.
     
    slander, Dec 29, 2014
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  4. Jan 3, 2015 at 5:49 PM
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    Rear axle swapped, 1ton 14bolt ff, custom machined 6lug hubs n rotors, balistic shave, arb locker, Yukon 4.56 sitting on chev 63's w/ balistic frenched hangers and 14" bilsteins have to mount. Going to Endura epoxy the frame and axle, mount calipers, make bigger shackle, and setup carrier and she'll be running again.

    This was a pretty easy swap, drive shaft just needs a new u joint, axle width fits nicely on the truck and the springs are super soft but hold weight pretty well. Very happy with it. Sitting at 11" ground clearence on 35's. I'll be on 37's soon.

    I'm heading to Cali for KOH and will most likley be picking up a 3 link kit from Wyatt to finish it off.

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    Is this the first 14b swapped into a Tacoma?
     
    VanCity4x, Jan 3, 2015
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  5. Jan 3, 2015 at 7:26 PM
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    45acp

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    45acp Paint me back in Wyoming again...

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    Na man thees a shitton of 14bolts on tacos there cheep an awesime I got one [​IMG]
     
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  6. Jan 3, 2015 at 7:31 PM
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    Sweet I see a lot of 60's but not many 14's on 2nd gens
     
    VanCity4x, Jan 3, 2015
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  7. Jan 4, 2015 at 9:05 AM
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    It's a 1st gen, but rctoy's is running a 14 bolt rear also. Just a few posts above.
     
    BradyT88, Jan 4, 2015
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  8. Jan 4, 2015 at 10:26 AM
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    Supra TT

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    Rear swaps are cake... The real challenge is a 14 bolt front :luvya:
     
    Supra TT, Jan 4, 2015
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  9. Jan 4, 2015 at 10:42 AM
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    They don't make a 14 bolt front right? So that involves converting a 14 bolt rear so that it can steer or does somebody sell them already converted now? haha
     
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  10. Jan 4, 2015 at 10:56 AM
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    Exactly, thats the real challenge haha. I'm not sure if anyone sells a conversion made up yet... But you can have currie retube the center section of a 14b and weld on the inner Cs if you want... Or of course, do it yourself. I'm not sure if i'd trust myself to make it straight though :confused:
     
    Supra TT, Jan 4, 2015
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  11. Jan 4, 2015 at 12:13 PM
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    Wide open designs will build you a steering 14 bolt. Cost more then a currie rockjock 60 and they dont even shave the pumpkin.
     
    thekernel114, Jan 4, 2015
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  12. Jan 4, 2015 at 1:47 PM
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    Finally got to go play in the mountains. didn't have my air bumps charged. Even with the shitty frozen drifts that where 12" deep on a 8-10% grade the truck wouldn't stop moving just kept going and going. Ruts that I used to avoid id just drop into and keep driving.
     
    rctoy, Jan 4, 2015
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  13. Jan 4, 2015 at 3:10 PM
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    Did you make it all the way around the loop? and if so did you make the nasty hill climb?


    Just saw the pics, did Rocky break something?

    [​IMG]
     
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  14. Jan 4, 2015 at 4:47 PM
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    That sounds like a terrible buy then... I'd rather have the rj60. :cool:
     
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  15. Jan 4, 2015 at 5:12 PM
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    Older KP axle knuckle...

    20140923_124017_zpsdfe1fedc_73907235436b948d561f457fc98ef29f74923e5d.jpg

    New SD axle F550 knuckles...

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    GOOD GAWD... Makes me really want to get a new SD axle vs the old KP axles....
     
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  16. Jan 4, 2015 at 6:39 PM
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    his KM2's are basically bald and he lost a bead so we fixed him drove all the way up to the top where you start to drop in and then after seeing Rocky was having no fun turned around. I've been up there years before with the same conditions and never made it as for as we did. I broke trail most of the way. So judging for what I experienced to the top id say im sure we would have made it. I even had chains for the back tires.
     
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  17. Jan 4, 2015 at 6:55 PM
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    dude today we were trying to break trail on this ridge through huge snow drifts, and the snow plow we were using was an LS3 swapped JK on 38s. They even got stuck and couldnt get through the second snow drift, so we had to turn around and find another way down lol.
     
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  18. Jan 4, 2015 at 8:08 PM
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    Yup def doable. Extreme 4x4 did afew episodes on it. It's the custom axle shafts that are really expensive, can use d60 outers and a retube isn't too much. The balistic shave gives soo much clearence I was seriously considering buying another one for the front. I'm with thekernel's idea thinking super duty axle, pretty beef housing and knuckles, 9.75" ring gear and they can be found pretty cheap
     
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  19. Jan 5, 2015 at 2:55 AM
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    I have found one SD axle and it was for $1500 lol... People around here are dumb. I haven't checked the junk yards yet, which is probably best to do.
     
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  20. Jan 5, 2015 at 7:57 AM
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    what snow compound were you guys on??
     
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