I'm stupid...maybe

[75wag401]

Ok so today I slaved away for two hours, and nearly got killed (dude on the forklift dropped the truck on some wheels I stacked up, and a wheel shot out and knocked the breath out of me)
anyways i pulled a full floater 14 bolt, and this being the first axle I ever pulled, I screwed up.
It's a dually axle... and I couldn't tell until I got back to the shop... basically I'm wondering If it's possible to run that under mine (75 wag) and It fit, and be a little wider...
I figured that the way the hub was set up, It was wide enough...I guess not... any advice?

[FSJ Thing]

What's it measure WMS to WMS? Do the backing plates clear the springs?

[75wag401]

46" roundabouts... the wag ain't runiin just yet and It's at the house, so I dunno

[FSJ Thing]

From flange to flange it's only 46"? I don't think you could make that work without welding in longer tubes and having custom axle shafts made by Currie or Moser or something...

[Will Morris]

Matt, he probably means that perch to perch is 46" and WMS to WMS is probably 70"+ but could be found on the Billavista 14 bolt bible on Pirate. I'm not at my home computer, so I don't have the link off hand.

Anyway, you can relocate the perches so that it'll bolt up under your Wag and then use a dually front axle with hummer rims for cheap legal bead locks. I have a dually Dana 60 front if you're interested and just up the road from Athens.

Be safe,
Will

[rockcandy]

cut/grind backing plates off, convert to disc brakes, re-locate perches...peachy

check here for any info you might need to sling that dually axle under your rig...

http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billavista/14b_bible/index.html

[rockcandy]

the only bad part is that a dually 14 bolt is one wide bastage, and it will be nearly impossible to find a front axle wide enough to run up front.

[ July 06, 2004, 06:08 PM: Message edited by: rockcandy ]

[Chevelleguy]

Aren't all the 14 bolts the same, it is just the hubs that are different?

[rockcandy]

honestly, your best bet would be to take it back if possible... but that is most likely not an option if you got it at a yard. You need to find a SRW FF14 bolt instead.

[orangecherokee]

Originally posted by rockcandy:
the only bad part is that a dually 14 bolt is one wide bastage, and it will be nearly impossible to find a front axle wide enough to run up front.

just have to adjust the BS on the front wheels

[rockcandy]

David,

Unfortunately, for 75wag401, they are not all the same. I believe only the C&C axles and the SRW have the same housings but different hubs. The van and DRW 14 bolts are different housing lengths.

[rockcandy]

Originally posted by orangecherokee:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by rockcandy:
the only bad part is that a dually 14 bolt is one wide bastage, and it will be nearly impossible to find a front axle wide enough to run up front.

just have to adjust the BS on the front wheels</font>[/QUOTE]and run different backspacing for rear rims?? That makes a spare fun, but you could try and go about it that way. That is a ~5" difference to make up though. It wouldn't be so bad if the wider axle was up front...

[Chevelleguy]

Thanks. I was told that all 14 bolts use the same axle shafts, therefore, only the hubs would be different. So far, this guy has not been very reliable.

[75wag401]

this axle is narrow... It's 46" from flange to flange, not spring perches tomorrow I'm takin it back and gettin a wider one
It looked fine to me but it is hella more narrow than a guys that I work with on his 89 xj. i think the wheel spacing on it would be ok, but It's still a dually, I think itd go good on a wrangler/ cj

[JeepsAndGuns]

What did that axle come out of?