Well, I hopped in my lil' truck and drove my butt out to AZ to pick up some parts from a member here, and this is what I returned home with:
Plans are:
1. Full rebuild on both axles. Keeping stock gears:
-Bearings (wheel bearings)
-U joints
-Seals
-Ball Joints
-Tie Rod Ends
-Calipers/Rotors/Pads
-Wheel Cylinders/Shoes/Hardware/Drums
-Cleaned up and painted.
2. Install lunchbox Locker in front end or rear end or not at all, not sure yet.
3. Instal Manual Hubs in front end
4. New diff covers, welded steel or cast iron.
5. Refurbish those stock style steelies, swap over my tires, and mate them to the Dog Dishes
6. Install the axles and wheels!
I will update all of this as I go along.
Basic concept is to have "new" axles going under the truck. I figure i might as well do the work while the axles are out from under the truck and not have to worry about anything in the foreseeable future.
Any input is helpful. If you have suggestions on something I've missed, or on something I shouldn't bother with, please let me know, I dont claim to know everything or be right all the time, and appreciate constructive input.
Plans are:
1. Full rebuild on both axles. Keeping stock gears:
-Bearings (wheel bearings)
-U joints
-Seals
-Ball Joints
-Tie Rod Ends
-Calipers/Rotors/Pads
-Wheel Cylinders/Shoes/Hardware/Drums
-Cleaned up and painted.
2. Install lunchbox Locker in front end or rear end or not at all, not sure yet.
3. Instal Manual Hubs in front end
4. New diff covers, welded steel or cast iron.
5. Refurbish those stock style steelies, swap over my tires, and mate them to the Dog Dishes
6. Install the axles and wheels!
I will update all of this as I go along.
Basic concept is to have "new" axles going under the truck. I figure i might as well do the work while the axles are out from under the truck and not have to worry about anything in the foreseeable future.
Any input is helpful. If you have suggestions on something I've missed, or on something I shouldn't bother with, please let me know, I dont claim to know everything or be right all the time, and appreciate constructive input.