Straight axle swap?

WarBoom · 11-03-2009, 06:22 PM

Instead of running with the IFS
I was thinkin what all would it take to swap my dana 60 front axle that I had on my mud truck onto my chevy?

monstkx250f · 11-03-2009, 08:49 PM

alot of work, time, planning and money

biketopia · 11-03-2009, 08:53 PM

I think petersons offroad a few years ago did a full story on swapping an IFS to solid. Also when stacy david was still the host of trucks, he did one on the show. It was on a late 90's truck though. Some one probalby makes kit i would think.

WarBoom · 11-03-2009, 08:58 PM

Yea its just collecting dust in my backyard
Got a set of danas with 512s and a huge set of fox coilovers.

Ridin'GMC · 11-03-2009, 09:00 PM

Look up on offroad unlimited. They make the kit for the solid axle swap.

WarBoom · 11-03-2009, 09:07 PM

can't find it at all looked on their site
Couldn't i just 4 link it?
Or maybe 4 point ladder bars with the fox coils?

Ridin'GMC · 11-05-2009, 06:09 PM

Is yours a new body or old body? For the old body here is the link
Off road parts store, wheels, tires, steering, suspension, winches more - Off Road Unlimited

**bnkrupt** · 11-05-2009, 06:14 PM

yea, then you can do goofy chit like this!

this is a client of ours, as well as a member here on the site... LBZ on 38's with a few mods..

braap736 · 11-05-2009, 06:21 PM

whats the smallest lift needed for a swap?

WarBoom · 11-05-2009, 08:15 PM

That is so bad!!
I just bought a 4x4 03 excab sb dmax for a toy truck
Has 170k miles got it for 3500$ with a blown rear-end
And I wanna turn it into a serious mud truck to replace my ford mudder