using a rear end as a front end

[woody11769]

extream 4x4 did a 14bolt front for one of there trucks

[MR NASTY]

K I see. I'll admit I'm ignorant when it comes to 2.5 oe 5 ton axles.

[J.C.]

On the 14 bolt shafts, all they are is a re spline dana 60 shaft.

but,

i have seen more dana 60 rears break then i have 14 bolts

[355REDNECK]

can u take a front end and use it as a rear end for like rear stear

[damn_ford]

yup, flipit upside down and it will spin the right direction.

[old school truck dude]

yup, flipit upside down and it will spin the right direction.

Can it get the right lube amount that way or do ya gotta drill n tap a new bunghole in it? Now theres that word again, bunghole.. Thats a funny word.. bung, bunghole, bungholio... 

[Kyle]

Thats a funny word.. bung, bunghole, bungholio... 

i am bungholio! i need TP for my bunghole!     ahhhh beavis and butthead

[blazentrout]

yup, flipit upside down and it will spin the right direction.

Are you sure? my dana 70 front uses the same housing and gears as a 70 rear.  on the 106's we flip the chunks so we dont have to run a reverser box on the rear engien trucks.  I also thought that they did not flip the diff on the one they built on extrem4x4.

[damn_ford]

checked into flipping both to build a rear engine truck, pretty sure the rotation would be right flipping them

[Cannaert]

Al lI am going to say is this. NO mater what you do. Make a 14 bolt front or 9 inch Front its going to cost about the same or more to by a 60 front and build it up.

Yea its cool to go and Say I am running 14 bolts/9 inch front and rear.   But you also have to realize that when you break something Its going to be very pricey to get it fixed.

[MR NASTY]

It isn't gonna cost any less for a chrome moly 60 shaft than a custom one. And the 9 inch gives more ground clearance than both of them

[old school truck dude]

It isn't gonna cost any less for a chrome moly 60 shaft than a custom one. And the 9 inch gives more ground clearance than both of them

Ground clearance is what its all about!!!

[Raymo]

Build a 70 front with 60 parts. No need for custom anything, and it can be done on the cheap.

Tons of info out there about it. Anyone that can weld competently and read a tape measure and angle finder can do it.

And also, no need to "flip" a differential to run in the rear. When in the front, the ring gear is driven on the coast side of the tooth, and when put in the rear, it simply works as it was originally designed, on the drive side. To run the housing upside-down would cause you to drive in the opposite direction you intend.