: m-37 axles?


beater suburban
02-25-2007, 11:49 AM
i found some m-37 axles. front and 2 rear, with tires and t case. he wants 750. is this a good deal? i dont know anything about m37s. could i keep my burban a dd with these or are they similar to rocks? thanks.

reeser
02-25-2007, 01:35 PM
no your truck will ride horribly on the road with these.

m37's are 50+ years old, therefore they have drum brakes, closed steering knuckles, odd ball lug nut pattern, etc...

you need to find a dana 60 front and a 3/4 version 14 bolt rear. these axles will bolt in and ride down the road as good or better than your current setup. you can find 1 tons for 750 if you look hard enough, i just bought a complete 83 crew cab 4x4 for 400. the deals are out there you just have to look.

these aren't at all similar to rockwells.

bottom line DO NOT BUY THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

beater suburban
02-25-2007, 03:43 PM
thats what i thought, thanks

theres a cc dually, like a 91 right down the road. it looks nice but i havent stopped to look at it.

lebowski
02-25-2007, 04:04 PM
Also track width is too narrow. These axles aren't bad for their time, but better suited to stay on the M37 where they belong. Rear axle shafts are the weak link, small drum brakes, not worth upgrading them to discs and stronger axle shafts for Burb use. It will be cheaper for you to get a D60 and 14bFF, and it will be a stronger combo.

muddermilitia
02-25-2007, 04:17 PM
I just read in a magazine the other day, that ARB makes an air locker for the m-37 axles now, but I think it would be a lot of work to put them under your burb.

cj8scrambld
02-25-2007, 06:53 PM
I agree with the above. Those axles would be of more interest to the restorers.