hey guys the frame on my 3500 dump snapped on me plowing last season so for this season i decided to build another truck i had boughten a 96 2500 for parts a while back and have decided to switch everything over from the 3500 to this 2500 to make me a new dump/plow truck the only problem that im having is the front axel on the onld truck is shot its all rotted the mouts are falling apart so i was thinking untill i can find my self some new axels i would just pull the rear shafts and stick them in the dana 70 for the time beaing or would this not work at all?? would i be better off pulling the guts off the old rotten axel and sticking them in the newer axel housing the 3500 had 410 the good axels out of the 2500 have 356. id like to keep the 410 because its going to be a dump/plow truck dont plan on driving down the highway everyday.. any input or advice would be greatly appreciated

Thanks

 

Another question i have is are both front axels in a 3500 and 2500 are the same correct? there both dana 60's? if so would i be able to pull the diff and spiders from one and put them in the other with out any issues? any help or insight on this guys?? pleas.. im trying to get my dump back together with out having to spend a small fortune on buying new axels!!

 

NO ideas? any input?

 

ok Front axles are all 60's

the rears .. you could use the 4.10's out of the one that broke and install them into the new one .. as long as there both a dana 70 or both dana 80's .. obviously dana 80 gears wont fit in a 70 and visversa ..

3.55's are nice but you would need to match the gears to use 4x4

 

thanks 4x4manonbroke so you dont think i would have an issue swapping the guts out of one dana 60 to another just pull and put?.. i dont have anything to check back lash and or do i know how to... i just dont want to swap them out and blow 4x4 the first snow storm out then be in the same spot im in now..

Thanks again i appreciate it bud.

 

uhhhh hell. . .I cannot remember. . .if you pull the carrier and whatnot but don't change anything do you still have to set the gears if you use all those same parts in a different housing?

 

yea im wondering if i were to pull everything out of one housing and plop it directly into another housing if i would have an issue.. or would it be a plug and play deal?

 

i think you would have to set the gears back up but not positive. i did something similar on a 12 bolt when i was 15 but it always whined.i don't remember all the details. i think i forgot to keep track of the shims.it was my first attempt and seemed like a good idea at the time.