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Old May 18, 2007 | 03:47 PM
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took off 150 lbs of stuff yesterday. and that was only the front diff and axles. also, found out the hard way that 2wd and 4wd hubs are different.
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Old May 19, 2007 | 09:55 AM
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Ive been looking into doing this myself. How hard was it?
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Old May 19, 2007 | 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by IMD
took off 150 lbs of stuff yesterday. and that was only the front diff and axles. also, found out the hard way that 2wd and 4wd hubs are different.
damn. that must have been a big project.
is your truck equipped with the 4x4 electronic switch?
because i am looking for one if you want to sell it.
thanks
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Old May 19, 2007 | 04:59 PM
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how did you find out the hard way lol

stuck in the street with a wheel falling off? :-p
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Old May 21, 2007 | 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by negativeswitches
how did you find out the hard way lol

stuck in the street with a wheel falling off? :-p
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Old May 21, 2007 | 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by bluecajun5.3
damn. that must have been a big project.
is your truck equipped with the 4x4 electronic switch?
because i am looking for one if you want to sell it.
thanks
yes, it is electric, and yes, id love to sell it. which part are you looking for? the actual switches in the dash? or the big solenoid looking thing on the transfer case?
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Old May 21, 2007 | 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by aaronmc
Ive been looking into doing this myself. How hard was it?

actually not hard at all. took about 2 hours. you either need to buy 2wd front hubs to replace the 4wd hubs, or, if you are cheap, remove the outer section of the axle that goes into the hub, and re-attatch it with the big nut. if not, the front hub bearings will fall out!
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Originally Posted by IMD
yes, it is electric, and yes, id love to sell it. which part are you looking for? the actual switches in the dash? or the big solenoid looking thing on the transfer case?
sorry bout that, i should have specified.
i'm talking about the switches in the dash.
shoot me a pm if you'd like and let me know how much you would want for it.
thanks.
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When you say hubs, do you mean spindles? Does it hurt the transfer case to run without the front driveshaft?
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Old May 21, 2007 | 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by 04gmc
When you say hubs, do you mean spindles? Does it hurt the transfer case to run without the front driveshaft?

not as far as i can tell. the input shaft is just an internally splined shaft.

and no, the hubs bolt to the spindles, the spindles themselves are the same.
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