10th Gen Solid Axle Conversion

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    ide probly want to do it with 04 and newer 1 ton axles
     
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    if i had the friggin money, id drive my truck up there and drop it off, and let you do it all:peace:
     
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    Make that $$ I wouldn't mind rippin into another one haha
     
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    I could easily make that work... But you will have a ball joint axle and a wider perch width... Ball joints are not the best imo for lifted trucks and the wider perch width hinders turning radius with larger wider tires (rubbing springs)... Unless you get wheels with a good offset but remember these axles are substantially wider, just stock 1 ton wheels will hang out of our wheel wells
     
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    i maybe up tuesday... think i got the night off... sooo we`ll see ill bring the dodge haha my solid axle swap! hahahaq
     
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    That'd be awesome, c'mon up!
     
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    what year axles did u use
     
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    My axles are from a '76... with 4.10s which I don't mind running for now till I get some 5.13s or so

    It is a LP axle but I didn't want to pay $1k for a HP front with 3.54s + an immediate re gear... really all I could find around my area, no 77.5-79 fronts around here with a good ratio in em... When I find one I'll buy it
     
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    I've decided to steer clear (for now) from making these kits for a couple reasons...
    1) most importantly it could possibly be a safety and liability issue, I don't want any blood on my hands... It wouldn't be a problem with the kit but it is weld on and I can't trust that everyone has good welding skills and there's people with families traveling down the same roads as us... I've seen some scary builds and those people building these rigs think they're safe... Don't take it the wrong way but I have a right to worry haha
    2)the $$ I could reasonably charge doesn't put much in my pocket. It's not really worth the time and effort... If anyone wants to drive here and have me do the install head on over, I'll take care of it with confidence that no one will get hurt on account of the installation.
     
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    how mucxh with all the conversion parts and install
     

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