Started a couple years ago when I swung a deal with Jaime for a 86 J20 front axle he had used. It is set up with 4.10s on a Detroit worm gear LSD. He had the hubs and stuff on something else so I got a deal with Tad last year for the steering and outers to get rolling.
I got it home with a hand off from Jaime at Ouray last July.
Tad package of goodies.
put together...
That covers the front for now.
Along the way I picked up a set of Chevy wheels off Bigun. He had bought them for the ries so I scored a deal! I got to set them on the axles last summer for fit test. Lookin Good.
In December I stumbled into some used 37s - pictured here on a K5 Blazer.
They fit nice on the Cheby wheels.
For now they are stored on the J20 so I can use the 32s on the project.
Ryan had some horse trading going on and ended up with a Dodge<?> D60 rear end he did not need. He and I trade all the time since we met so I got a deal on that package. There is a box of brake parts that may or may not fit the drums. I need to get the D60 in the shop so I can get in to it. The D60 has been sitting on a pallet for 2 years and ended up with a pile of QTs on top of it.
So, on to yesterday... Got a couple QTs moved from the pile out back to the shop with a wheel barrow. On a crappy day, I will go down and bust 'em open for salvage. The pallet I had this stuff on cratered recently. In the process, I dug the D60 out from under said pile of QTs and positioned it for the roller 32s off the J20. Then I found this axle does not the same stud size as used on a J20. I guess that is a 7/16" vs. 1/2" thing.
The J20 axle is tucked away in a tarp on my sawhorse work table.
The rest is a variety of 70s FSJ QTs, T400s, springs and axles. The big tub is full of scrap steel that is mostly burnt out T400 and QT parts and the little weber grill I ran over <sigh>.
I need some lug nuts until I can get it in the shop. I imagine the flanges can be drilled for the bigger stud right?
