Tom's Axles Q's...

[jmbrodsky@domain.elided]

Tom,

        The J10 axles should be about 4" wider track than your T'all axles.  I 
believe that the factory J10 axles are wider and required flares on the fenders 
from the factory.  The 6-lug axles sure sound like GM style.  You may want to go
with the slightly heavier (Heavy Half Ton) GM 12 bolt corporate axle, and D44 
front.  Then again, why not try a 3/4T setup with Corp 14 bolt rear, and 
D44/D60? 35 spline in front?  Could you swap in the Scout hubs assemblies and 
have a 3/4T 5-bolt 5.5" Scout rim setup?  With the 3/4T 8bolts you get 16" rims.
 More hotter better faster stronger, we can rebuild him.  Cost:  $6 Million.

     -Joel Brodsky
        www.physics.arizona.edu/~jbrodsky

         '76 IHC Scout II 345/tf727 RE8000, Cibie40s, custom 
                rear tire rack, 6 different color body panels.
                Not much sport, all utility.
         '75 IHC Travelall 150 4wd 392/tf727 Hummer brush guard, 
                3/4T rear springs, Hella Rallye 2000s, Con-Ferr 5x7,
                Class IV hitches front and rear, 3" Exhaust.
                1st Place, Rocky Mountain IH Rendezvous,
                3rd Place, Tulare IH Western Regionals.
         '74 IHC Travelall 150? 2wd 392/tf727 "The 'new' one"
                Factory AM/FM, Cruise, Tilt, AC, Captains Chairs,
                Rblt, Alt, carb, fuel pump, ps pump, water pump, dash,
                seats, rear door, starter, master cyl, what could be left?

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Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1998 19:43:28 -0700 (MST)
From: Tom Mandera <tsm1@domain.elided>
Subject: Axle swaps

Problem: <snip>
I'll call on a set of '77 Jeep J10 Dana 44s I own at least half of that 
are in Bozeman tomorrow.. 4.10 6-lugs.. they'd be GREAT and should be 
narrower than the T'all rear axle I already have.
<snip>
Any problems with a narrow front and wide rear axle?

- -Tom Mandera, Helena MT
http://www.tmcom.com/~tsm1/scout
'78 Scout II Racer - 304V8/727/D20/3.73 or 4.10 axles.. cage.. tilt 
clip.. under construction

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