corporate 14 bolt in 79 cherokee w/t

[sandmanb]

have corp. 14 bolt out of 70's or 80's cucv military 1 ton chevy..what does it take to install under a 79' cherokee w/t and any info on cheap disc brake conversion?..what width does axle need to be cut? also have 4" lift..

[scotty]

not sure of the WT width,but the 14 bolt shouldbe around 66 inches.i have never really understood why people narrow axles,cause i think wider is better,and more stable.yuo canalways make wider flares smile.gif the perches onthe 14 bolt are about 42.75 inches apart. i havent really decided yet if this is close enuff that the springs will move enuff,or not. i need to compare to the perch width on my old amc 20,as my rear is out at the moment,soi cant really measure the center ot center spring distance.

i have a 14 bolt that i may install,but im also workin on gettin a d60,so i may use that instead.

i havent really looked at the shck mounts,cause if i use this 14 bolt,ill want to shave an inch off the bottom,and rework the shock mounts amyway,to get as much clearance as pssible.

what tires will you be running? how will you use your jeep?

another thing to consider is this: the diff on my clearance 44 is about 4.5-5 inches from imaginary cneterline to bottom of diff. the 14 bolt(as it sits in my suburban) is alittle over 7.i figure ill be lucky to get 9 inches between the ground and the bottom of the unclearanced diff with 38s.with 33s,youd be looking at maybe 6.5-7 inches under the diff,which is prolly less than the 10 bolt under my s10 blazer with 235/75s! :eek:

for hardcore wheelin,this might not be so good,if you find yourself in alot of ruts,be prepaired to get high cnetered onyour rear diff alot.

but ya definately wont break the sucker. ;) sorry couldnt be of more help,am still in the planning stages of mine...

[scotty]

oh yeah- if you can find some front 3/4 ton caliper plates,you can make discs easily. all you do is attach a front rotor to the rear hub with the stock studs,and space the caliper mounting plate out from the rear flange.this will involve knocking off the dust shield,and drilling some holes,but is not hard. we had a frined that works in a machine shop make a spacer. then you simply use stock front pads and calipers.we used chevy front 3/4 ton plates tomake discs onmy friends d60 cause they are solid,and therefore have enuff metal to transfer the neccessary holes.not sure if the stock 3/4 ton jeep ones will work,since they have the flimsy dust shield,instead of being 1 big piece.

lots of people use cadilac calipers if you want an e brake,but am not sure if they will bolt to the front mouting plate.

lots of places make rear disc kits,but i dont kow of any that sell for less than $349.

furhter ques? smile.gif

[sandmanb]

thanks for the response i would prefer a dana 60 but i already have a 14 bolt with 456 gears and a detroit locker and at this time funds are limited becouse of all the other modifications i am trying to do at one time i will probaly start with 33'to get the jeep up and runing unless i have funds for a dana 60 up front and if that is the case i will do a spring over with the 4inch lift gaining a total of 11 or 12 inches i think ,i am also looking into a dubler to run between my 18 and a 205 to get about ,4to1 on gearing puting that behind a new 360 and a rebuilt turbo 400 with a shift kit ,also want to do revolvers at least in the front , if you cant tell i am trying to do this thing right from the start insted af spending my money three and four times like i did on a yj i used to own, i want this thing bullit proof, i also just came across an original front runk bumper for a fsj i know they could not have made that many you also asked what are you planing on doing with it ,its going to be a dayly driver as well as a trail jeep ,so much of this depends on cash so far im into this thing right,been doing a ton of trading and a ton of junkyarding looks like its all going to come together here real soon ,would realy apriciate any feedback