Project ugly duckling

[dazedandconfused]

This one is always up your butt and just a pain to me. I miss my rot/Shepard mix. If I could train my brothers dog he would come home with me. He is an awesome dog and strong as hell. My brother just leaves him chained up though.

[ellis93]

$254 buying the rear end and having axles and drums redrilled. I got the rear for $100 at the local pull-n-pay.

Yeah.....you suck

[dazedandconfused]

Shhh don't tell everyone. I'll have those weird Ohio guys hitting on me.

[dazedandconfused]

Well I worked on the old girl today.I pressure washed the 9 inch and reassembled it all. Pulled truck in the barn and started teardown on it. I'll have to move the perches and wondering if I should go ahead and move the springs since I'll have to narrow the rear to fit my big tires.

[dazedandconfused]

So that's where she sits. I'm going to try and wiggle the rear end around and see if she will work. I spent all morning cutting up trees and hanging with my daughter.

[dazedandconfused]

This is my garage companion today.

[dazedandconfused]

Went out and messed with it some more and got enough give to seat the rear end each spring pack moved over about a 1/4" so I'll probably run it like that for now. Plan to move springs under frame rails anyway so I can narrow the rear about 2" on each side later to tuck my big tires.

[dazedandconfused]

So got everything bolted in this morning except driveshaft and brake lines.

[RumbleFish]

is the overall width any different?

[dazedandconfused]

From wheel mating surface to wheel mating surface its about 1/4" difference. It looks wider but because of the way the hubs and rotors are on the 70 its minuscule.

[dazedandconfused]

Ordered a conversion U-joint yesterday to go from 1350-1410 so I didn't have to change my driveshaft. Hope to get it moving under its own power this weekend again.

[ellis93]

Ordered a conversion U-joint yesterday to go from 1350-1410 so I didn't have to change my driveshaft. Hope to get it moving under its own power this weekend again.

Carquest use to call those bastajoints.
Dad had a 74 long bed Chevy that had a 12bolt in it and it used one. You could order joints for it all you wanted and could never get one until you asked for that weirdo,lopsided joint.

[dazedandconfused]

I was only able to find one company making these and no one local was of any help. It was $30.39 shipped here. If it works I'll order a spare or 2.

[PToombs]

Maybe google the number on the box when you get it. You may be able to buy 2 for that price.

[dazedandconfused]

I googled to find that one. Everyone else wanted $50-75 for the same joint plus shipping. It was $19.80 plus shipping.