My brother and I installed a Solid Axle SpynTec kit this weekend. I don't really care if my mileage goes up, but I'm loving how little vibration and how tight the steering feels now. One of the hubs looked/felt really worn out when we got it off. The nicest thing about this particular kit is I have all the part #'s so I can buy new bearings and rebuild it for ALOT less than a single unit bearing. It wasn't too bad of a job.

Also installed a set of Carli upper ball joints and new lower stock ones. They were a little worn from the 40's I guess.

Now I just got to survive another transmission drop in my driveway and my truck might be running good again.

Keegan

 

Congrats Keegan! Post up some pics.

 

Yes, please post a couple of pics.

 

Did you happen to put the tranny in with velcro the last time?

Chris

 

Post some pictures when you are done, I would like to see how far the hubs stick out. This is a future project for me down the raod.

 

You must have a pretty awesome big brother to help you with such a big job. I heard he even went out and bought a compressor to help with the job. We need to figure out if we are going to write a tech article on this install for Turbo diesel register.

 

Yeah, thanks for the help big bro. Truly.

Wish I had that compressor and air tools down here. Going out to start on the clutch now.

Everybody asking for pics, I think you got all the good ones.

 

connect up to a trailer and back it around in the yard in your new 2wd low reverse and your really going to love it

 

Why are these kits so high? Things should come down in price once they have been out a while, but these kits went from $1395 to now around 2 grand. What gives?

 

Whoa!! That's alot more than I paid for the top of the line kit middle of last year. (Yes, I had them over 9 months before installing them).

You know Tad, I got alot of the part #'s. We might could put one together for you.

 

May look into that, I have about 78k on her now and she has been running bigger tires since 1500 miles. I am expecting to loose a unit bearing anytime with 18k on 37's now. I can tell a difference in fuel mileage by pulling the front shaft, but that sucks having a 4x4 without the x4 part.

 

Alright. I spoke with my brother earlier today and he does have one of my old unit bearings left over. When I get it from him in Tenn, I'll let you take it and try to find the spindles to match. Those will be the hard part because they have to have the groove for a anti lock brake sensor. Older spindles won't work unless you like your ABS light on all the time. We've got lots of pics you can use to help identify the parts that we took while doing the install.