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Offline rubberducky1774

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front axle
« on: May 30, 2012, 01:53:44 AM »
will a 80 front axle fit in an 83?
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Re: front axle
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2012, 04:02:39 AM »
Yes.
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Re: front axle
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2012, 10:23:59 AM »
thank you
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Re: front axle
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2012, 10:25:51 AM »
if i put a front axle with 3.07 gears in and have 2.35 in back will it mess anything up even if i'm not i 4wd?
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Re: front axle
« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2012, 12:36:43 PM »
Yes, IIRC, they have to be the same gear ratio.
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Re: front axle
« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2012, 12:41:08 PM »
As long as you're in 2wd (you have a 129 or 128) you'll be fine. I'd leave the front drive shaft out until I got them matched just to avoid accidental damage.
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Re: front axle
« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2012, 08:07:13 PM »
I have the np229 will that be ok?
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Re: front axle
« Reply #7 on: May 30, 2012, 08:31:49 PM »
A 129 is basically the same as a 229.
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Re: front axle
« Reply #8 on: May 30, 2012, 09:51:45 PM »
One minor thing. You need the passenger's side axle hanger to go from vacuum to non-vacuum (or vice versa) because it's a different length.
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Re: front axle
« Reply #9 on: May 30, 2012, 11:42:41 PM »
Quote from: carnuck on May 30, 2012, 09:51:45 PM
One minor thing. You need the passenger's side axle hanger to go from vacuum to non-vacuum (or vice versa) because it's a different length.
i beg to differ.q
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Re: front axle
« Reply #10 on: May 30, 2012, 11:59:52 PM »
I have both here. Axle sits on an angle if you don't.
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