Topic: 2wd 2nd gen rear axle?

[Steve97TJ]

Well i finally got my truck fixed i think  atleast thats what ive heard through the grape vine as im not in the same hardy zone as my truck. But anyways. Its time to fix some gremlins that have bothered me since i bought the truck. One being the dash and two being the electrical crap. There are knobs that you pull to work the AC.........its ridiculous and i dont understand how it works. But i know where a donor truck is close to my parents house. Its a 2nd gen 2wd with a v6 i believe and i think its automatic.

Heres my question. Would the rear end of that truck be of any use to me? I know its 5 lug, at least i think, but would it be wider and the 3rd member be stronger then my 82s thats in there now? Could i put the 6 lug shafts in there or is that a no go?

[Steve97TJ [OP]]

Nobody knows............or is it just a stupid question and i should be hit?

[jimbo74]

you could use it, but you will need to custom fab the ebrake lines, swap axle shafts to the 4x4 ones of the 86+ axles (they are wider than pre 86) the third member is an 8" is a v6 third and probably has really high gearing... if its  got a v6 and its 2wd it is most liekly a 1 ton truck, or some wierd combo of parts frankentruck.... also will need to perfrom a SOA to it as the 2wd axles were spring under.....


for the amount of work involved, i would jsut find a 4x4 rear end from a 86+

[79coyotefrg]

steve,  get  with Insane06 on this forum,  he is in Knoxville TN  and parts out yotas  all the time,  hes  very  cool guy too

tell him Glen sent ya

[Steve97TJ [OP]]

Word i guess ill let that pass then. Its not a 1 ton one it has the 3.0 im pretty sure.

But ill look him up and tell him you sent me. Thanks.


Hey glen, this is off topic but its my thread so i can do it. How do you like your weber? I have had carb trouble with my stock asian since i bought it and ordered a weber 32/36 yesterday for it.