D60 and 14b build

[brendank]

Cage arms finally came in! These things are fricken' huge. They came in at 65lb each with rod ends and fasteners. Some pics...

Can't wait to get them on!

 

[zainyD]]

Updates?

 

[brendank]

Updates?

Well, I went back out to the farm last weekend and got basically nothing done. I bought some F250 shock mounts and some 5.5" w/ winch EB springs from BC Bronco's. Just a matter of finding time now.

The 14 bolt and skyjacker leafs are in also, but no pics.

 

[Danger-Ranger96]

lookin good Brendan, i see you went with the cage rad arms, you weren't jokin, those things are fuckin sick!

 

[badblue]

they look just like my james duff one same joint and all

 

[zainyD]]

That's because they are designed by the same person. The designer left Duff and went to Cage.

 

[brendank]

Pulled the transmission this weekend. It died a few months ago just before I pulled the diffs for the swap. Turns out that the output shaft from the trans to the t-case broke. Looks like a pretty normal break, but I thought the stress cracks were kinda unique because I've never seen them before.

Here's some more of getting the 60 mocked up and set at ride height so I can figure out where to mount the radius arms on the frame. I also spaced the coils out a bit temporarily with a 2x4, just for mock-up. I'll build a spacer to go in there later.

 

[wahlstrom1]

Whats your height gonna sit at from spindle center to wheel well? Mine's gonna end up around 27", running 35's first and eventually 37's.

-andrew

 

[krazybronco]

just something to think about if you are running 38s on a 14 bolt you are going to be draging it everywhere because the diff is so big i would go to 40s or shave the rear alittle

 

[zainyD]]

...i would go to 40s or shave the rear alittle

I would do both.

 

[brendank]

Whats your height gonna sit at from spindle center to wheel well? Mine's gonna end up around 27", running 35's first and eventually 37's.

-andrew

I don't really know, I've never measured it. I'll have to check next time I go to the farm.

As for the 14 bolt, I don't think I'm going to shave it just yet. It's only a few inches larger than the old 8.8, and for what I'll be doing with the truck, it's not that big of a deal. Not to mention, I've already got huge gains by swapping out that mud/snow plow that we know as a ttb.

 

[Danger-Ranger96]

hey brendan that output shaft picture looks familiar to the way mine looked! HAHAHA

 

[brendank]

More pics of progress:

 

[madmax401]

I just got a dana 60 and a 14 bolt and doing what you did. my problem is the dana 60 is a GM with a passenger drop . the other guys are saying i can still use it .....only i have to drill the plug welds and swap the tubes. is it true that the inner c's are the same and won't be a problem. did you shorten you 14 bolt at all or just threw it in there wide? what else do i need to know about this swap?

 

[brendank]

Pics of the trac bar and other goodies:

The top rod end goes to the engine crossmember, and the bottom is for the trac bar. I used the steering box bolts, the bolts from the engine damper, and I'll also be putting a couple of beads on each side to help distribute the load. It also still needs to be removed, cleaned up, and painted.