Hello,
I have a '63 Jeep J300 (126" wheelbase) that I intend to use mainly for moving stuff around, very light offroading, and to occasionally tow my 4400 lb '66 Olds Toronado. The truck currently has a Buick 350, T18/D20 and late 70's J10 Dana 44's. It also has a saginaw P/S box and power brakes.
I have a 4BT that after I finish my current projects (funny, uh?) I want to put into the truck, to have an economic, medium duty truck that can be driven all over the place.
A set of D60/D70 from a 1990 Dodge W350 diesel have fallen into my lap (figuratively :smile: ) and was looking at the possibility of putting these in my truck. Given that I don't plan on going larger than stock tires (I want to keep it stock looking) this is way way overkill, but the larger brakes would be nice to have when towing. My current pair of D44's is better sized for what I want, but I really dislike having a semi-floater rear. Would I be better off selling the D60/D70 and getting a pair of J20 axles (D44HD/D60, also for the stock look I want - I appear to have a fetish for stamped steel rims)?
What do you say?
Mikel
I have a '63 Jeep J300 (126" wheelbase) that I intend to use mainly for moving stuff around, very light offroading, and to occasionally tow my 4400 lb '66 Olds Toronado. The truck currently has a Buick 350, T18/D20 and late 70's J10 Dana 44's. It also has a saginaw P/S box and power brakes.
I have a 4BT that after I finish my current projects (funny, uh?) I want to put into the truck, to have an economic, medium duty truck that can be driven all over the place.
A set of D60/D70 from a 1990 Dodge W350 diesel have fallen into my lap (figuratively :smile: ) and was looking at the possibility of putting these in my truck. Given that I don't plan on going larger than stock tires (I want to keep it stock looking) this is way way overkill, but the larger brakes would be nice to have when towing. My current pair of D44's is better sized for what I want, but I really dislike having a semi-floater rear. Would I be better off selling the D60/D70 and getting a pair of J20 axles (D44HD/D60, also for the stock look I want - I appear to have a fetish for stamped steel rims)?
What do you say?
Mikel
