Truck mods
Alright, this is more of a discussion thread than a true recommendation thread. Let's say you had 3k to spend. What mods would you do to improve your truck's on road ability and why? I only ask bec...
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msiminoff wrote:rooney77 wrote:
It's already got a dana60 front end...
Wow, did you replace your AAM 9.25 with the Dana 60? If so, that's very cool (well, except for the CAD maybe)!!
I'm interested to hear about this upgrade and why you chose an axle with CAD instead of going with locking hubs.
-Mark
rooney77 wrote:
It's the stock axle. I assumed it was the 60 since that used to be the common axle.
Either way, an axle swap can be a bit pricey and to gain what? Some extra strength in more extreme offroad situations? That's well and good if I intend on wheeling it. I intend on wheeling my crawler, this is portable housing to get to the spots to go wheeling.
My rear had a stock Dana 60, replaced with a Dana 70 Dually.
Front end has a Dana 44 with the auto hubs (Moving sleeve in the axle), needs a Dana 60 to get it up to the 1-ton spec from 1992, I already push the GAWR on the front end with the big cargo setup on there, plus my camper.
Since my camper is 39 years old, and my truck is 20 years old and I'm going for a classic look and a 1-ton dually Club cab 1st gen Dodge 4x4 for sale is as rare as hens teeth in this area and my truck already had the frame from the 1-ton to begin with, I just decided to upgrade the running gear to get the extra weight margin I needed.
So, the end result is I get bigger brakes and better load ranges on my tires and axles for a greater safety margin.
