STRIPPING AND SHAVING Super Dana 60 And GM 14 Bolt: Jeep JKU One Ton Swap Episode 1

In this video, I picked up the new axles from a junkyard in Grapeview Washington.
I brought them home and spent multiple days cleaning, cutting and grinding to get them down to bare axles.
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[@philipwhatley6742]

Can't wait to see how these are going to turn out!

[@4WDTrek]

Me too!! I'm about 95% confident they will drive down the street when I'm done. Haha

[@beakfish7319]

Sooo much work!

[@4WDTrek]

This is only part of it. There is so much more!

[@dcbnlifestyle]

Awesome video. Looking forward to seeing the progress.

[@4WDTrek]

Thanks bud! I'm looking forward to it rolling out of the garage!

[@billydouglas5966]

Glad you mentioned wearing long sleeves. I also noticed you put on some pants😊 I can’t understand why guys dress in shorts to WORK, cutting and grinding and welding. Good job!

[@4WDTrek]

I was at one point, young and dumb and didn't know what flash burn was. I know better now.

[@leevahal900]

An air arc or carbon arc powered by a 400 amp 3 phase welder will make short work of all that torching and sawing and will keep grinding to a minimum. Its basically a weld eraser

[@4WDTrek]

I'll have to look into that. I ended up getting a plasma cutter when I was chopping up the metal body of my school bus I'm building to a toy hauler. Wish I had it for these axles!

[@ToastedFox]

I hated living in Seattle only because the highways suck. Also bought a bike in the same place you bought your axles.

[@4WDTrek]

I hardly venture down to Seattle. I stay away for the most part

[@shugunga]

Amazing you didn't burn your garage down with the cardboard laying around and the grinding sparks. The surgical masks are bare minimum, should have a real partical filtration mask on.

[@4WDTrek]

Thanks for the tip

[@ElevatedVehicles]

How much was your Dana 60 from the super duty? *EDIT* $300 HOLY CRAP that's a great deal. What was the WMS on them?

[@4WDTrek]

I believe the WMS was 72". Whatever the 08 f350 SRW truck has.

[@Chadh90]

What made you decide to make the leap to 1 tons? I've been eyeing the DStrac axles lately.

[@4WDTrek]

I'm future proofing the build. I'm stepping to some 40s. And I'm planning on hemi swapping in the future. Might as well work all that towards the same goal and not spend extra money now just to spend it on new axles in the future!

[@Chadh90]

@@4WDTrek everyone seems to be doing that swap lately. It's no joke. Thought about just going straight to 42s?

[@4WDTrek]

@Chadh90 I've thought about it, but there is a lot more trimming and cutting involved with it. I may eventually but I want to try out the 40s.

[@moejr14]

What is the 14 bolt from?

[@4WDTrek]

I got this 14 bolt from a 1999 Chevy 2500

[@moejr14]

@@4WDTrek did it come with disk brakes

[@4WDTrek]

It did come with disc brakes. Check out the rest of the build series!

[@moejr14]

@@4WDTrek how do I tell if it’s a 10.5 or a 11.5?

[@4WDTrek]

@@moejr14 easiest is to see if it has the cooling fins on it or not. Its rare to find a 11.5