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The Lone Ranger – 60/14 Bolt swap – Rear Test Fit and Chevy 63’s
For the rear, I decided to ditch the standard Ford springs and go with the Chevy 1500 rear leaf pack. These are a cheap way to lift the rear 3” when left in the stock location. Not that it matters since I’m moving everything around anyway.
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The Lone Ranger – 60/14 Bolt swap – Rear Dana 60
My main goals for the rear axle were to: 1) Be a full floater 2) Have disc brakes 3) Common enough to find gears/lockers for it So that narrowed the field down to the 14 bolt, Sterling, and rear 60 axles. All of these have their strengths and weaknesses. The big selling point for all of them is that they’re cheap and plentiful and more than strong enough to handle a lighter rig. The draw back to the 14 bolt/Sterling’s…
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The Lone Ranger – 60/14 Bolt swap – Stripping the Rear and Quick rear spring location for 115” WB
A brief period of dry timed allowed me to flip the truck around yesterday, so here’s a before and after shot for you. Pulled into the garage 2/15/11 looking like this: Flipped around 3/10/11 looking like this:
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The Lone Ranger – 60/14 Bolt swap – Quick rear mockup and Bed removal
Turns out pulling the bed off these trucks really is as easy as everyone says. I’m shocked at how light the thing is (If it wasn’t so awkward, I’m betting I could pick it up myself). Before pulling the bed, I took some measurements to try to figure out where I want the rear axle to wind up sitting, as well as what my final wheel base would be. Ideally, I’m shooting for 110-115” WB when I’m done, time will…
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The Lone Ranger – Front SAS – HP Dana 60 Swap
I’d said more than once that I would rock the 44 until it gave me too many problems. After replacing ball joints, and killing the high steer, I’d finally had enough. So in came the ‘78 Dana 60: