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narrowing a rear axle???
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<blockquote data-quote="brocbronc" data-source="post: 793609" data-attributes="member: 16630"><p>I had a Dana 60 in the rear of my early bronco before going with a full width D70. My front D44 was 60-62 inches wide with the Chevy 8 lug spindles out. I matched the rear by picking up a Dana 60 from an old Ford van at Pick NPull 1/2 price day. I pulled out the long side shaft and replaced it with another short side shaft so both shafts drive and Pass are the same length. I then had a local guy narrow the long side. He builds custom axles all the time and he only charged me $100. He is in Nor CAl. The final width ended up being 59-60 inches wide WMS-WMS. I carried one spare shaft which would fit either side. It was only a cheap junkyard 30 spliner but I never had to use it. I never broke an axle. I ran 351W NP435 and NP205 with the stock 4.10 gears that came in the axle and 38 swampers. The whole thing cost less than $200 including the axle. It held up very well and I sold it for more than I spent on it 7 years later with no breakage.</p><p></p><p>My D70 has the same outside Diameter on the spindles as the 30 spline 60. I was planning to bore out the spindles and up grade to 35 spline shafts if I ever broke one, but I never needed to.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brocbronc, post: 793609, member: 16630"] I had a Dana 60 in the rear of my early bronco before going with a full width D70. My front D44 was 60-62 inches wide with the Chevy 8 lug spindles out. I matched the rear by picking up a Dana 60 from an old Ford van at Pick NPull 1/2 price day. I pulled out the long side shaft and replaced it with another short side shaft so both shafts drive and Pass are the same length. I then had a local guy narrow the long side. He builds custom axles all the time and he only charged me $100. He is in Nor CAl. The final width ended up being 59-60 inches wide WMS-WMS. I carried one spare shaft which would fit either side. It was only a cheap junkyard 30 spliner but I never had to use it. I never broke an axle. I ran 351W NP435 and NP205 with the stock 4.10 gears that came in the axle and 38 swampers. The whole thing cost less than $200 including the axle. It held up very well and I sold it for more than I spent on it 7 years later with no breakage. My D70 has the same outside Diameter on the spindles as the 30 spline 60. I was planning to bore out the spindles and up grade to 35 spline shafts if I ever broke one, but I never needed to. [/QUOTE]
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