Topic: chevy 1/2 ton axle swap

[Flagstaffoffroad]

Did anyone due a chevy 1/2 ton axle swap in there79- 81 toyota ?

I found front and rear axle from a half ton 77 suburban with 3.73 gears and a limited slip in the rear and i have a lock right laying in my garage for the front axle.

what do you think ? and what all has to be done to be able to get these axles into the toyota besides the driveline issue, any input would be great.

Thanks

[Tice]

Did anyone due a chevy 1/2 ton axle swap in there79- 81 toyota ?

I found front and rear axle from a half ton 77 suburban with 3.73 gears and a limited slip in the rear and i have a lock right laying in my garage for the front axle.

what do you think ? and what all has to be done to be able to get these axles into the toyota besides the driveline issue, any input would be great.

Thanks

Keep the Toy axle's.!!!!

[IronClad]

do it..  fullwidth is sick..  and  high angle driveline can take care of the driveline issues so you can run toyota stuff.

[kneedownnate]

You're gonna wanna change out those 3.73s unless you're planning on running 27" tires.

[Flagstaffoffroad [OP]]

Once the xxles would be changed i would go with dual transfercase and low gears in at least one of them.
Chevy axles are 4 " wider and changing them would be no big deal either, a little cutting and welding, breaKlines and driveline's, done

[IronClad]

no  lol the front axles  are 14 inches wider and the rear are 10 inches wider   the perches are  only a little bit wider.  i think like 32 pin to pin and yota is somthing like 29.

[yotatilla]

If your gonna do DANA axles, don't screw around, just throw a 60 up front and a 14 bolt out back. Do it right, and you will only do it once.



Sam

[crx-si]

If your gonna do DANA axles, don't screw around, just throw a 60 up front and a 14 bolt out back. Do it right, and you will only do it once.



Sam

True, aren't the toyota axles equivalent to a Dana 44 anyway.

[IronClad]

can we not have this argument please..   99% of the time   the toyota pureist  ignorant jerks come in spouting off about things they dont know nor understand.

[crx-si]

Who is arguing, just simply stating that if you are going to do it put in a 60 and be done wit it, i have built a toyota with chev axles, don't like the difference in width so i will spout a little if i want. 

[IronClad]

im just stating it in the before fact because usually someone will come in and start blabbing about how if it aint toyota it aint .. blahblah  that kind of stuff.. basicly what you had said was an open invatation for that to happen

[crx-si]

No all i stated was they are comparable in strength so why change em unless you go to the 60.

[Rocksurfer]

DON'T DO IT!!! If it ain't Toyota it ain't . 

[crx-si]

LOL

[KYOTA]

why would anyone want to swap in weaker axles?   just another ignorant Toyota purist here