If I'm not mistakin', wouldn't different ratios in the front and rear create issues when driving on pavement?

 

Well having different ratios is not good your correct, but there are many people that run the 4.11s in the 14bolt and 4.10s in the dana60 because that is the closed to being matched set of gears for those two axle. Such a small difference in the ratio should make little too no difference.
And looking back i was wrong both are 4.10s, im not sure why i was thinking the 14bolt was 4.11s that was my bad so everything is good.

 

Awesome build

Honestly it doesn't surprise me that the muddy hunk you called an axle had water in it. You'll get 'er all cleaned out good though. Looking forward to more progress

 

No i wasnt really surprised but would have been happier if it didnt have water in it. It not a big deal just a leaking pinion seal and i planned on pulling it apart i just need to clean it real good now.

 

Sorry guys been pretty slow lately, i haven't been able to order any parts yet and haven't been able to get much done lately because of the weather its either raining or snowing.
But today i was able to cut my brake drums and surprisingly they were not that bad, after knocking some of the crusty stuff off the outside edge it only took two cuts and they were good.

Im gonna head into town probably this weekend and pick up the stuff i need to put the rear axle back together for good, the brake shoes and hardware, along with new seals for the inside of the brake drums.

 

I know i just cut my drums but i was looking at parts i need to order and i decided to look at the rear disk brake conversion again for the 14bolt. Well this is the way i have decided to go now, ill just order the brake brackets along with my other parts that i have to order from DIY4X at the same time. I would have another 50$ or more into shoes and hardware, and its not all that much for calipers and disks so i figure its a win win win, ill have better braking power something easier to service and something lighter.

 

Okay so today i ordered some of my parts from diy4x, i ordered my disk brake brackets for the 14bolt a B52 kit for the front and a rear shackle flip. Not sure when the parts will get here but I'm really anxious to see them I've heard nothing but good things about diy4x and their products.

 

So the other day i picked up another 14 bolt ff, i got this one for 20$ Today i stripped it of everything and kept anything thats worth anything. I just really wanted the hubs off the drums for when i do disk brakes but i also kept the ring and pinion the axle shafts and the adjusters for inside, pretty much everything that was good.
The housing itself is not in bad shape but i have no use for another one right now so ill just throw it in the scrap pile.

 

Today i got my diy4x parts and all i have to say is wow, these things are just awesome. Pictures dont do them words because i have looked at many pictures where people were using them and i thought they looked decent but once there in your hands its a totally different story these things are sweet. I will definitely be doing business again with them soon.





And here just showing the old stuff beside the new parts

Also my friend has a 2wd auto at his house which the cab is decent on he is tearing it all apart he said i can have the cab for some of the parts i have that he wants and i dont so im getting a practically free cab that i will be able to use. Im going to replace the rockers cause i already have new ones and the cab corners arent that great but everything else isn't bad, ill just have to cut the floor and make a new tunnel for a manual 4x4.

 

Wow those parts are awesome looking. Seems like they're all hand welded in a jig. Looks amazing