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popafink · 01-27-2012, 01:13 PM

I have a 98.5 srw cummins truck. I just bought a 40' gooseneck. So i would like to make my truck handle it a little better. I have dually axle out of another 98.5 So is it worth it. Is it a straight swap?? I was thinking I would swap the axle and then take out the overload spring and put air bags on it.

Will it be wroth it?

Sudia247 · 02-21-2012, 02:29 PM

I'm interested in this because I was thinking about doing the same thing. It should be an easy swap, the drw axle, if out of a dodge as well, will have the same shock mounts and leaf spring mounts to bolt right in, You'd have to get the 1 ton overload springs and the extra bump stop the 1 tons have above the leafs for the second overload. The only thing I see you will have to do is if the drw axle is a Dana 80, you'll have to have your drive shaft shortened.

01-27-2012, 01:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
popafink Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Member # 9716 Location: moab, 4x4 place to be Posts: 710	srw to drw I have a 98.5 srw cummins truck. I just bought a 40' gooseneck. So i would like to make my truck handle it a little better. I have dually axle out of another 98.5 So is it worth it. Is it a straight swap?? I was thinking I would swap the axle and then take out the overload spring and put air bags on it. Will it be wroth it?

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02-21-2012, 02:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
Sudia247 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Member # 197144 Location: Sacramento Posts: 148	I'm interested in this because I was thinking about doing the same thing. It should be an easy swap, the drw axle, if out of a dodge as well, will have the same shock mounts and leaf spring mounts to bolt right in, You'd have to get the 1 ton overload springs and the extra bump stop the 1 tons have above the leafs for the second overload. The only thing I see you will have to do is if the drw axle is a Dana 80, you'll have to have your drive shaft shortened.