Custom Axles...
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The only thing about going with a full floater is that the hub will be too large for the SS wheels that he has. So then he would need new wheels an expense that I am sure he doesn't want. And good luck finding a 3/4 ton full floater hun and a six lug pattern. I might be wrong but I don't see a full floater rear end working with the wheels he has. I hope I am wrong.
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Alright guys. If you are needing an axle upgrade, there are three routes you can go.
1. Source a 14 Bolt SF 6 lug from an 88-98 half ton Z71, and hire me to build it for you.
2. Source a 14 Bolt SF 6 lug from an 88-98 3/4 ton van, and hire me to build it for you.
3. Convert a 14 Bolt Full Floater to 6 lug with disks using the link posted in this thread, and hire me to build it for you.
As far as weight, the 14 SF 6 lug will add 100-150lbs of weight over the stock 10 bolt. These axles can easily be converted to disks. However, they are still C-clip axles, and differentials are expensive.
The 14 FF, once converted to 6 lug with disks using geartech hd's kit, will weigh roughly the same as the 6 lug 14 SF because the disk brake conversion sheds 100 lbs. off the axle, and new hubs are aluminum. You can throw a Detroit locker in this thing for $397, and you don't have the disadvantage of C-clips.
Also, he 14 FF to my knowledge is one of the most heavily supported axles in the aftermarket.
1. Source a 14 Bolt SF 6 lug from an 88-98 half ton Z71, and hire me to build it for you.
2. Source a 14 Bolt SF 6 lug from an 88-98 3/4 ton van, and hire me to build it for you.
3. Convert a 14 Bolt Full Floater to 6 lug with disks using the link posted in this thread, and hire me to build it for you.
As far as weight, the 14 SF 6 lug will add 100-150lbs of weight over the stock 10 bolt. These axles can easily be converted to disks. However, they are still C-clip axles, and differentials are expensive.
The 14 FF, once converted to 6 lug with disks using geartech hd's kit, will weigh roughly the same as the 6 lug 14 SF because the disk brake conversion sheds 100 lbs. off the axle, and new hubs are aluminum. You can throw a Detroit locker in this thing for $397, and you don't have the disadvantage of C-clips.
Also, he 14 FF to my knowledge is one of the most heavily supported axles in the aftermarket.
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The array of conversions available for the 10.5" FF 14-bolt span from full-float 6-lug hubs and discs to 5-lug non-float and drums and everything in between. There are lots of parts for these. I chose 6x5.5" non-float. The center hub on these axles happens to be sized for the Classic trucks, but I use hub-centric adapters for large-bore wheels anyway. The hub on axle shafts can be turned down.
![](http://bertok.us/pics/14-bolt-v2/assembly1.jpg)
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It would be no big deal to do one of these with discs. The flange on the axle housing that the backing plate for the shoes bolts to could easily have a caliper bracket bolted to it instead.
![](http://bertok.us/pics/14-bolt-v2/assembly1.jpg)
![](http://bertok.us/pics/14-bolt-v2/weld.jpg)
It would be no big deal to do one of these with discs. The flange on the axle housing that the backing plate for the shoes bolts to could easily have a caliper bracket bolted to it instead.