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The Shop => Axle / Differential => Topic started by: rubberducky1774 on May 30, 2012, 01:53:44 AM

Title: front axle
Post by: rubberducky1774 on May 30, 2012, 01:53:44 AM
will a 80 front axle fit in an 83?
Title: Re: front axle
Post by: mudkicker715 on May 30, 2012, 04:02:39 AM
Yes.
Title: Re: front axle
Post by: rubberducky1774 on May 30, 2012, 10:23:59 AM
thank you
Title: Re: front axle
Post by: rubberducky1774 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?
Title: Re: front axle
Post by: Whuntmore on May 30, 2012, 12:36:43 PM
Yes, IIRC, they have to be the same gear ratio.
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Post by: BenM 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.
Title: Re: front axle
Post by: rubberducky1774 on May 30, 2012, 08:07:13 PM
I have the np229 will that be ok?
Title: Re: front axle
Post by: mudkicker715 on May 30, 2012, 08:31:49 PM
A 129 is basically the same as a 229.
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Post by: 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.
Title: Re: front axle
Post by: mudkicker715 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
Title: Re: front axle
Post by: carnuck on May 30, 2012, 11:59:52 PM
I have both here. Axle sits on an angle if you don't.