Solid Axle Swap BS Thread

Not worth the time or effort in my opinion. Get a thick diff cover and drag and smash it all you want.

 

2000 Ford F350 DRW

My measurement are mostly from another SAS in UT and compared it to my trucks current height. He is running 37s(I'm on 35s) his frame sits at ~23" and right now I'm at ~18", I just added that on top to see what I could fit, I would probably have to remove the shark fit and roof rack to fit on 40s.

 

Reason I asked is ruffstuff makes a Superduty 60 specific cover:

http://www.ruffstuffspecialties.com/catalog/R2258.html

They have 25% off right now for Black Friday, and I agree I wouldn’t shave.

 

I’ve been happy with my Riddler (front) and Solid Axle Industries (rear) diff covers...

 

I really appreciate it. Thats why I'm ordering a big chunk of my parts tomorrow. They are running 25% and ballistic is running 20%.

 

I actually really like how riddler places the bolts.

 

Agreed


Ironically last time I blew a diff was my rear and a fucking tooth was project out of my solid diff cover... diff shop just welded it back together aka custom


Can’t comment yet if the riddler holds up the same

 

My frame is at 26" and it still fits

But yea, if I had anything installed that went beyond the height of the top of my cab it would not fit for sure.

 

finally ordered new shocks all around. goodbye almost 8 year old rancho's

 

I think my ranchos of the same vintage were literally friction shocks when I took them off

Pulled the trigger on some Pro Comp vapor 2’s yesterday so I’m finally committed to 17’s. Just need to decide what tire I’m putting on them now.

 

Hey, back in the day they were what all crawlers ran here lol but yeah, pretty sure mine are the same boat

 

That's awesome. 17" is certainly the most popular tire size in the off road world. There are so many tire options for that size. Lots of 37"s for sure.

 

Jelous man! I didn't even know those were for sale yet. That's what I'm going with as well when my current tires wear out and I step up to 17s. Try the pro comp mt2 or that new maxxis rzr, I think it's called that. I'm curious to see how those work in the conditions we wheel.
http://www.maxxis.com/catalog/tire-516-razr-mt

 

I’m probably going to order the Maxxis Razr MT. $280 a tire, shipped to my door.

https://simpletire.com/maxxis-lt37-12.5r17-tl00367100-tires

 

Dang that's a good deal for 37s. Cheapest I've seen 37s is 320 from discount on the pro comps.

Will say I've been happy with my pro comps extreme mt2 though. Little thin sidewall but have squished them to the rim and only one sidewall puncture from a huge stick which was probably my fault lol.

 

In retrospect I wish I would have gotten my pitbulls in 17s. Oh well they'll probably last me like 10 years.

 

Get some really good heavy duty tire spoons and mix some dish soap in a spray bottle with water. The first tire will be a bitch to mount, after you figure it out its easy. Also use the 5gallon bucket method to mount the beadlock ring. I thought I was smarter than everyone else and it took me forever not using one. After my first tire I was able to mount a tire and have all the bolts torqued down in 20mins. The first tire and wheel took an hour lol.

EDIT: you are only mounting tires, you won't even need the tire spoons. Just lube up the tire with the soapy water, jam the wheel in the tire and start jumping on the wheel and it will pop right in.

 

I did my 35s and Vapors in my living room. Its easy, had to jump on the tire to pop it on. but the bucket method is the way to go once on sides on. just make sure the entire bead is on the lip. I had to use a screw driver to help get all the rubber on the lip of the wheel before putting the ring on.

 

If you have shaved an axle before you should be able to answer your own question.

Having shaved a 14 Bolt, I would not shave a 60.

 

I have not shaved one.