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I had a little time after work today so I thought I'd get the rear shocks installed. Unfortunately, the passenger side shock won't fit. I'm not sure if it's because I moved the axle back an 1 1/2" or what the issue is, but the shock body binds on the axle. I'm not sure how I'm going to fix it...

I reused the original springs. The Dana 70HD has a deeper "snout" than the 14-bolt . . . I was hoping moving the axle back would allow me to reuse the original driveshaft but I'm still gonna have to take out a few inches. No, never thought about mounting the shackle flip any other way.

I got the axle buttoned up today . . . shafts installed and filled with gear oil and stuck the stock tires and wheels back on for now. I still need to get the brakes plumbed but at least I could move it out of the driveway.

You can kinda see how much wider the new axle is . . .

I drove down to Summit this morning to get the leaf spring bushings then stopped by a hardware store for some 5 1/2" bolts. I was hoping my driveshaft would still work with me moving the 70HD back 1 1/2", but it's going to have to be shortened. My homemade "axle cradle" came in handy . . .

I got the shackle flip and Super Shackles installed. I also got the stock leaf spring bushings out . . . I tried a couple of different methods but ended up settling on the press as that seemed to be the easiest. I did run into a couple more problems though . . . 1. I had read somewhere that...

I don't remember the application but I still have the boxes . . . they're Raybestos part# 5014. These are the brackets . . . Weld On Disk Brake Bracket 3.5" Axle - RuffStuff Specialties

I had one pleasant surprise and two not so pleasant tonight . . . The good is that I had been soaking the ubolts for a while with PB Blaster. I was surprised when I was able to get them off with the impact. I thought for sure I was gonna have to cut them off. The bad . . . I used the Dana 60...

Well, there's no turning back now . . .

The stock running gear is still in the truck . . . for now . . . hopefully coming out SOON! I'm definately interested in selling the 14-bolt and may let the front 60 go as well. PM me if you're interested.

I'm hoping to get back on the truck this weekend. My goal is to get the rear axle swap done. The only thing I have left on the axle is to bend the brake hardlines. I removed the shocks tonight and disconnected the brakes and e-brakes to try and get a head start on the swap. I also bought the...

Sorry for the delayed response . . . work has been keeping me too busy. The SRW hubs were from a 14-bolt. The Dana 70, Dana 70HD and 14-bolt hubs are all interchangeable. The Dana 70HD has 4" axle tubes, they just neck down to around 3.5" towards the spindle. I'm not sure what I'm going to...

Here are some shots of the PTO and related stuff . . .

This one will be more of a driver than a wheeler so 37's will be the biggest tire I'll run. I'm gonna run the 6.2 till it dies then we'll see.

Finally got a chance to do some work today. First, I finished removing all the rivets on the rear shackles as I want to try and do as much as I can now BEFORE doing the lift. I went ahead and drilled out the stock shackles and frame for the 7/16 bolts that the shackle flip will use. I welded...

I got 8 of the 12 rivets off of the rear shackles. I plan on getting the final four done this weekend and on finishing up the brakes and paint on the rear axle. I kind of got sidetracked the last couple of weeks.

If you're talking about the seal on the slip yoke it just keeps the grease in. If there's play in the shaft then it's likely from wear.

I can speak to anyone else's experiences, but I've ordered from Ballistic a half dozen times or more and never had a problem.

Ballistic Fabrication sells them too . . . Wheel Spacers 8 x 6.5" (pair) with hardware I think they have a 15% off sale going on now.

I just cut off the backing plate tabs and ground them down smooth . . . I really didn't take that much material off. While the axle tubes are 4" they neck down closer to 3.5" towards the spindles, so I used the 3.5" weld-on brackets from Ruff Stuff Specialties and they worked fine.