Carrier swap after welding???

[Surrey]

Okay I am changing out my axles on my truck, I have a 3.73 being removed, and a 4.10LS being put it. Both are 7.5" rears.

If I pull the carrier on the 3.73 and get it welded (I am told it is stronger and way easier) will it fit into my other axle?

What all do I need to swap over?

Thanks.

 

[The Jester Race]

If they are both 7.5" then yes, but why?

Hold on, let me get this straight. You are swapping out a 7.5" axle with 3.73 gears for a 7.5" axle with 4.10 and LS. But then you want to weld the spider gears on your 3.73 gears and put them into you "new" axle?

Are you wanting to replace your LS with a lincoln locker? Is that what your asking?


-Jester

 

[gribly]

No, he wants to mate the 3.73 carrier to the 4.10 ring gear, and weld the spiders instead of using the LS, if I read that right. I don't know, it should work.

 

[The Jester Race]

No, he wants to mate the 3.73 carrier to the 4.10 ring gear, and weld the spiders instead of using the LS, if I read that right. I don't know, it should work.

If thats the case, you need to make sure the carriers are the same. On Dana 44s 4.10s and up use a different carrier then 3.73s and down. I don't know if this is the case with 7.5"s.

You are going to have to have your gears reset. Why don't you just regear your first axle to 4.10s?

-Jester

 

[Surrey]

Well I am trying to figure out the best option. I already pulled the 4.10 axle out of a truck headed for the jy. I have new leafs and blocks to install so I was going to swap it all in, in one go. Then deal with getting the other carrier welded, and installed at a later time. I know I need to do the front end, was also planning on just swapping whole axles, then striping the 3.73 front later.

 

[Beanmachine7000]

90% sure the 7.5 doesn't have a carrier break... Someone else would have to confirm for sure though...

 

[martin]

There's no carrier break. If there was, 3:73 and 4:10 would more than likely be the same carrier anyway.