how do yall go about boring out your 30 spline 60 spindles to fit the 1.5 35 spliners

Local machine shop here will do it if you take them a bare housing... About $60 for both.

Originally posted by DRM
Local machine shop here will do it if you take them a bare housing... About $60 for both.

What he said, assuming you're referring to a rear axle. If referring to a front axle, nothing.

I got an adjustable reamer and corrected what a local 'machine shop' screwed up. I told them the application, dude bought an auger for the drill and went at it. Didn't even open them up enough.

I got mine from MSCDirect. You'll need to bring it out to 1.6" or so, so you'll need two reamers.

Bryan

yes im talkin about the rear
so your sayin do it myself? and out to about 1.6?
ho wmuch do the reamers run?

also, where is a good place over here in the southeast to pick up some spicer 35 spline axles

Originally posted by 79F25039s
also, where is a good place over here in the southeast to pick up some spicer 35 spline axles

www.dutchmanms.com

preciate it:smokin:

one more Q.. would there anything wrong with slapping a sterling 10.25 under my truck? clearance is not a huge issue, but money is, and it would be cheaper for me to run one of these. now my question is..can i get a spool for this, or do i have to weld it up?
i figure i can get one for around 200 bucks, thats cheaper than the 35 spline shafts for the 60 alone, and i get can replacement shafts for a sterling from a boneyard much easier

im in auburn too...drive a big green scout, shoot me an email.

yea, i think i cut you off yesterday

My tubes where removed from the housing when I did mine.
Set it up in a lathe and used a 1.5" drill, then a boring bar to go .010 over that.
Mine are 1.6.

Nothing at all wrong with putting a Sterling 10.25 in your truck. Don't bother finding spare shafts for it as you will probably never break it. If clearance is not an issue I say go for it. :D Don't think a spool is available but there are lockers for them. (Detroit and ARB come to mind)

damn, no spool, guess ill have to weld it, thankyall for the info!

I hear they will have up to 5.13's for them soon if not already so I sat just go with the sterling.

Originally posted by 79F25039s
preciate it:smokin:

one more Q.. would there anything wrong with slapping a sterling 10.25 under my truck?

yes!! it's part of a ford!! lol.. nah, you're from alabama so i figure you would be doing a 14 bolt from the get go.. i know u can find one cheap.. why not do it?? cheap, nearly indestructible, and parts are available for it..

naw man, im not alabama at heart, i am from georgia and i drive a ford, not a z71 on 44s with 10 bolts and dual exhaust, i only go to college here....everyone has a 14 bolt, i want to be different

WAR"DAMN"EAGLE

would a 10 bolt front and rear with 3.08's be better for me?

Originally posted by 79F25039s
yes im talkin about the rear
so your sayin do it myself? and out to about 1.6?
ho wmuch do the reamers run?

also, where is a good place over here in the southeast to pick up some spicer 35 spline axles

I don't know if you are running locking hub or what in the rear but take a look at these DANA 60 Drive Plates (http://www.polyperformance.com/drivegears_driveplates.htm)

I thought that the bolt pattern of these axles are metric so what do the guys do who swap them in?

Thanks, Phil

The wheel bolt pattern only switched to metric with the Superdutys. Also the ring gear was increased to 10.5" The earlier trucks used the standard 8/6.5 bolt pattern.

PIG--im just running the regular rear full float set up, i was asking how to bore out my sprindles to fit the larger axleshafts