could any one give me a price or or just kinda a a price range I would be looking at to convert my 1997 Chevy k2500 with 454 to solid front end? with D60:confused:

could any one give me a price or or just kinda a a price range I would be looking at to convert my 1997 Chevy k2500 with 454 to solid front end? with D60:confused:

more info... do you have the 60 yet? are you going to build the kit or buy it?

Mine came in at just between a little and a lot:flipoff2:
Need more info.
axle 800 for sale section on pirate
kit 750 oru
shocks 350
brake lines 125
leafs 250-750 depending on who makes them
steering, 500-750 ORD
front shaft, 450
rear lift, 150-750 depending on blocks and u bolts or new leafs and u bolts
front u bolts 50
tires and wheels 1000 and up

i did mine on my s10 for around 1400-1500 total including the 350 i paid for the truck. its all ghettofied and had alot of parts laying around including the axles tires and driveshafts

$3k.

Little parts, tires wheels etc all add up.

maybe you'll do it for less, maybe more.

iama buy every thang i have not got the D60 yet i was just wondring about how much it would be .....

iama buy every thang i have not got the D60 yet i was just wondring about how much it would be .....

There is no set amount. There are MANY variables that come into play. Are you using leafs or links?? Can you fab your own parts or are you buying a kit?? Also, plan on rebuilding that 60 to the tune of several thousand dollars(bearings, seals, gears, axles and traction devices). From the sounds of your post you have ZERO clue as to what you are doing. I'd suggest spending more time reading and less time posting.

Mine came in at just between a little and a lot:flipoff2:


It may have been said as a sarcastic remark, but that's about the most truthful answer one can give to this type of question.

Hey JoeyD, What's up? :D

It may have been said as a sarcastic remark, but that's about the most truthful answer one can give to this type of question.

Hey JoeyD, What's up? :D


Just hanging:D

It gets expensive and you don't realize all the little things. Take the axle for example. You probably need seals, ujoints, possibly bearings, calipers, pads, lines, etc. Then take wheels and tires. your into that 1500 anyway.

When i did mine on my 81 Datsun, I got a complete truck off ebay for the axle. i used the axle mounting points and even got to reuse the steering form the parts truck, drive shafts as well just lengthened it. just to get the truck rolling with using all the parts that i could from the donor truck i had around 1200 thats not counting gears tire yada yada yada just to be able to go down the he road with the front and rear at the same hight. by the way I'm in the Chevy area with a Datsun 4x4 because i had put in a sbc and 700r4 in the truck.

I had never done this be for so i spent 6 months are more just doing research be for i ever started my project. if you have never done this and don't have a body who has the research is your Friend. After all this is your life your are putting on the front of your truck

Skeeter

could any one give me a price or or just kinda a a price range I would be looking at to convert my 1997 Chevy k2500 with 454 to solid front end? with D60:confused:

one of the things no one has mentioned yet, is that your truck is currently an ifs. that means that your t case is a driver side drop. either keep your current t case get a ford d60 ........ or keep it chevy and change your t case out to an older new process that means the price of a t case and adapter is added to the bottom line

Like they said, there is no set price for a SAS. I'm expecting to spend at least $6k on mine, I've already spent close to $1k and I don't even have enough parts to be worth tearing the truck apart yet.

one of the things no one has mentioned yet, is that your truck is currently an ifs. that means that your t case is a driver side drop. either keep your current t case get a ford d60 ........ or keep it chevy and change your t case out to an older new process that means the price of a t case and adapter is added to the bottom line


Or keep the case and use a 3rd gen dodge aam 925 or you can be crazy and use a 2nd gen dodge dana 60 like I might...

one of the things no one has mentioned yet, is that your truck is currently an ifs. that means that your t case is a driver side drop. either keep your current t case get a ford d60 ........ or keep it chevy and change your t case out to an older new process that means the price of a t case and adapter is added to the bottom line


I did the ORU kit on my 89 GMC K1500 with a Ford axle, now I'm looking for a chevy D60 turbo 400/205 because the 700R4/241 combo sucks if you plan on using your truck for anything after the swap. I spent about $4000 on mine. Ohh yea if you get the Ford D60 you will have to buy the $700 steering kit from ORU that has the crossover passenger side knuckle, drop pitman arm, and steering link. I think it is cheaper and stronger in the long run to just buy a chevy kingpin D60 right off the bat!!! Just my .02 cents