Just bought my new axles today for the SAS after much, much looking.

Ended up with 2 Full-Width Dana 60's with rear disc brakes, leaf springs and steering linkage for $2250. More than I anticipated spending on the axles so the leafs will be a nice economic option.

They came out of a wrecked 96 F-350 SuperDuty. Still debating tires and rims but thinking of a 36-37 inch on 16 inch rims but still have to do my homework.

They have 4.10's now but will definatley have to go taller on gears and thinking a Detroit in the rear and OxLocker in the front with a powertank for air.

After the axles go on the TruggieBed and front fenders will get done to accomodate the width. Probably a tubular flatfender on the front end..

Should have everything done by Thanksgiving weekend and plan to head to the Badlands with the new beast and Kick Some ASS.

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I was really hoping you would go with the high pinion ford 9" from currie but these should work. Go 37" on the tires as the d60 pumpkin is about 1.5" lower then a ford 9". So much for the coil over shocks those would have kicked ass. I am still deciding if I want to try and do a tacoma style 4" lift and get rid of the swaybars and go to coil-overs. Lots of engineering to do still.

Good luck on your buildup. Also weight your axles for us. I am curious if your unsprung weight will be greater then what is left of the nissan.

ALAN

ALAN

The coilover would have been cool, but the leafs will definatly have thier agvantages. I can't wait to see that thing when you are through...

Thanks Alan and Duerk,

Coils would have been sweet for sure, had my heart kinda set on them but also never anticipated 2 60's either. The leaf setup will be bulletproof and thinking of adding at least revolvers in the rear and a drop shackle in the front.

I'll post some pics this weekend of the axles and take a weight measurement. They will be totally overkill but that's fine by me. Maybe next year a 400 hp small block and new tranny and transfercase.

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sounds like you got yourself a sweet deal. I had f/r dana 60 axles on my 75 chevy truck when I was younger, I could never break either axle as I was running over 400hp with 35x14.5x15's.

I am too suprise you didn't go with the d44/ford 9" of the clearance. I seen very wicked d44/9" that will holds up to 39's. I know those d60's will hold up well, just make sure you get pumpkin skid plate for it so when you do smack it, you wont hurt the pumpkin.




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Marshall,

I hear ya'. The nine inch is a SAWEET axle but the overall costs would have been too much for the budget.

I priced the front 9 at 2 different places for a custom build and it would have ran about $4200 complete then would have had to add the rear gears and locker etc. Expensive.

Soo, like Alan pointed out, go bigger tires to cover the difference in the pumpkin.

A couple of my WheelOhio buddies running 37's and larger suggested taking the 60's for the long haul since they can handle the HP that will come down the road and the leafs will be more durable and cheaper.

The full width and Rear Disc is anothe advantage too. I'm happy

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I have forgotton how expensive the ford 9" is. When I first had the patrol, I replace just the carrier alone in the ford 9" rear and it ran a grand.

Good luck on ur install.....




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OHHHHH DAMN Mark! WTF, how cool is that!

Freakin' 60's?? Definatley run the 37's

Actually I think you got a pretty good deal. Those 60's are way expensive to get ahold of no matter what.

That truggie is gonna be sooo bad ass! I can't wait to see it in AZ.

ohhh, and I forgot to add, you may or may not need a brake master cylinder upgrade, but if you do Nasty Nissan passed on the tip that a mid 80's dodge truck is a really good replacement. The holes line up (they only need to be made a little bigger) and will give you more breaking force.

Thanks Brian, really stoked about it all. Did find out though that the rear is a Sterling 10.25 instead of a 60. Gonna use it for now but might make a change down the road.

37-39 now knowing I've got a little more diff to clear now..hehehehe. No complaints.

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Heck, with those axles, you will NEED 39's to match my GC... hehehe When are you gonna start cutting?!?!?! I want pics of that! I'm not gonna believe it until I see it!

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Damn Mark....one ton axles! Very heavy, but bulletproof. You gonna keep them full width? Have you looked into the cost of narrowing them about a foot? Would be nice to keep the truck street legal, and the narrower track allows it to fit better on trails...of course with 37's you can just roll over about anything....

On that SBC swap...If you end up with a 3.3l V6 without a home, well.....:D


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2002 Xterra 4x4 still stock
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Andy,

Yeah, One tons. With Revolvers in the rear and a drop shackles on the front it should flex well and still be able to load my house on the bed too if needed.hehehe.

It's gonna be street legal after TruggieBed V.2.0 is done and making tubular FlatFenders for the front end to cover the width. I'll be in AZ with bells on..

You can have first dibs on the engine right now, cause I can tell ya' it's coming out next year at this time. Along with the tranny and transfer case. The engine is yours until you don't want it.

SoooooStoked! I've got my buddy at 4wheelparts rounding up all the stuff for the new swap like gears, lockers, tires, rims, etc.

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Dude, you gotta be just giddy. When's the last time you got a full night's sleep? I know anticipation of stuff like this makes one lay awake and think about how it'll all go together.

V6 Meany. I'm liking this idea. Wonder if I can find a 5 speed that'll bolt in. Would need engine mounts, ECU...pretty much everything. Got, what a job, but it'd be SO worth it in the end.

John, Are ya feeling up to doing an engine swap one of these days?


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2002 Xterra 4x4 still stock
"Conjunction Junction, what's your Dysfunction?"

Sure thing man. I have a hoist and stuff that we can use. We could have the old engine out in a couple of hours.. and new engine in in just a couple more. THe hard part is the wiring and the exhaust and getting everything connected up right.

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I know this wont be the first nissan v6 swap for john, hehe.




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