so, what are you doing exactly? just building a new beefier front?

yeah, pretty much.  I have gear oil misting out of the drivers hub on a pretty new rebuild, and with a spare axle, I figure why not. I plan on doing the early model axle, then pulling the 84 from mine, building it up, and swapping it out again.  i should be able to sell this one when I am done with it. I am also shaving this one.

It sucks to have to do it like that, but I DD it.