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Did you make your links the same length or did you make the upper %80 of the lower?
My upper is a little longer than the lowers.
Did you make your links the same length or did you make the upper %80 of the lower?
Eric, what process did you use to narrow the rear? Did you cut it and press the tube out? Or have someone do it for you? Alignment bar?
Just picked up a 96 dana60-isu, and thinking about putting together a slow build plan, and the first step is centering the diff. I haven't measured/researched it yet but it looks like about 5". Do you recall how much you shortened it?
:thumbup:blenny said:... Helped me a lot in my planning
I found my copy at Barnes and Noble.
Thanks for putting these books together Eric. :thumbup:
Scott
:rtm: Like blenny said, I have very detailed info in the book on how I narrowed that axle. You can get it here at Amazon for less than $18. I also show how I made an alignment bar for that job.
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:rtm: Like blenny said, I have very detailed info in the book on how I narrowed that axle. You can get it here at Amazon for less than $18. I also show how I made an alignment bar for that job.
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67" is pretty wide for a rear axle.... too wide IMO if you aren't running a full-width 60 up front.
If I had to do it all over again I wouldn't change a thing with mine. Width, upgraded shafts, brakes, everything turned out perfect. I really like this axle.
If you have decent welding skills you can narrow this axle by following the how-to I have in the book. Its easy!Yeah I'm thinking I would like it narrrowed, maybe an inch or two wider than stock. But like I said I'll probably settle on whatever centers the diff/equal length shafts.
It won't be going in until I build a front axle, whenever that is. I dont have the skills to narrow it myself,
Agreed! Using wheels with less backspace will help protect the hubs. But you are right, they are beefy. Mostly, the less backspace on the wheels will be more of a help with the hubs up front, if you plan on having any.I think the narrower track would help the streetability and also allow me to run a larger backspace to suck the hubs in a little more. Not that they are particularly vulnerable given their beef.