ttcfan4476

just bought a 95 gasser for a great price i have a 96 flatbed dually i want to swap axles and put the box on my truck is there any difference from a drw and srw axles. i want to make my truck srw with a regular box also going from 4:10 to 3:55 is another reason for doing this. any advice would be greatly used

xzaq103

Is it a 1500 or a 2500 Gasser?

ttcfan4476

1500 i know they are not the strongest axles but i really dont haul much. i drive 20 miles to work. the hardest work my truck has ever done is hualed a forklift but that wont happen again. thanks

Yellow Yota

Driveline will need addressed as the new little axle has a different size yoke on it. Maybe you can put the rear section of the half ton shaft on the front half of the 3/4 tonner. If both trucks are the same wheel base, this should work.
You'll have 5 lug wheels. I assume you're swapping the front, too. We don't know if it's 4x4 or 4x2. It would look sill if you didn't swap the front, unless you lost the dually spacers.
Other than that, I'm sure it can be done, but why? You will more than likely have axle issues at some point. Maybe not from hauling weight, but from the power you'll be putting to it. Is your motor stock? Do you plan to keep the truck forever? I ask because no one that I can think of would even consider buying a setup like that. I'm sure most of the rest of you agree.
If you got such a smokin' deal on this 1500 doner, why don't you sell it and get the correct parts? You should be able to recover your cost and maybe come out a little ahead. Pick up a gasser 2500 for cheap, and use the right parts!!!
Obviously, these are just my opinions, and you can do whatever you'd like. I was just making sure your eyes were all the way open on this.

ttcfan4476

they are both four wheel drive. as for selling it i dont plan on ever selling but i am going to keep the one ton axle set.the 1500 is rust free so after i swap some other parts out i will part it out. for what i paid for the 1500 i can only buy a front or rear 2500 axle. my ctd is basicly stock other than whats in my sig.

atc250r

Too bad you're not closer. I'd trade you my 3.55 axles for your 4.10's in a heartbeat. I had 4.10's in my first CTD and like them better than the 3.55's I have in this one.

John

Checkmate

You can do whatever you want, it just depends how much you want it.
Keep in mind that they DO make u joints to "adapt" different rear ends to different driveshafts. Like my 14 bolt corporate axle in my 95 Dodge truck. :-)

Yellow Yota

I knew about the bastardized U-joints, I just figured that the shaft splines might line up and he could use the rear section from the baby truck. It might be a bit longer than the big one because of the difference in pinion length.

48snowman48

The rear dually axle is only about 2 inches wider than a srw dana 80. We converted one to srw and you can only tell that it was a dually if you look really close and know that it is supposed to be wider. I wouldn't think 1/2 ton axles in a heavy truck would be a good idea, but that is just speculation. I just think it would cause more problems than it would be worth.

ttcfan4476

btw i am going to part this rust free truck out if any one needs any thing besides the bed axles and rear window the rest is for sale