14 bolt info

[mtntravo]

I have been reading about the 14 bolt axles and i am considering swaping one onto my 40 eventually. i read that if you narrow one side u can use two short inners to get the offset diff. so im assuming that a regular 14 bolt has different length inners? or do you get an inner from a dually axle? any info would be greatly apreciated. if i got to the wrecking yard i want to know what i need to look for. thanks guys.

 

[mtntravo]

anyone got some info?

 

[bustanutley]

14 bolt bible

 

[Mace]

Dually 14 bolt and SRW 14 bolt have the exact same axle shaft lengths. You happen to notice Sputniks 14 bolt narrowing thread a bit down the page?

It really should answer most of your questions.

 

[Chop Shop]

If your a sailor, then they make a nice anchor.

Or if farming is more your style, then they work great as a plow.

But if you are a wheeler, there are much better choices in rear axle selection.

 

[Rigpig]

If your a sailor, then they make a nice anchor.

Or if farming is more your style, then they work great as a plow.

But if you are a wheeler, there are much better choices in rear axle selection.

LOL!!! Well put!

 

[Sputnik40]

See Freds40 FJ60 Buildup - page 31 give or take.

https://forum.ih8mud.com/60-series-wagons/221512-freds40-builds-60-a-31.html

 

[Mace]

But if you are a wheeler, there are much better choices in rear axle selection.

What better option is out there considering the cost/strength?

 

[GLTHFJ60]

The 14 bolt seems like a good solution to me, but I'm still learning.

 

['74 UA FJ]

I'd like to have a shaved and narrowed 14. I wouldn't want to have a few grand in it, though.

 

[Mace]

I'd like to have a shaved and narrowed 14. I wouldn't want to have a few grand in it, though.

Exactly, what other axle can handle 44's for $50.00

If you are gonna drop the coin, then there are better options. But for the cheap, you can't beat a 14 bolt.

 

[cruiser88]

so what do you recomend?

If your a sailor, then they make a nice anchor.

Or if farming is more your style, then they work great as a plow.

But if you are a wheeler, there are much better choices in rear axle selection.

 

[Dusty]

so what do you recomend?

yea

what is better than a 14b?

 

[cruiser88]

lol........d-44

yea

what is better than a 14b?

 

[high country cruiser]

Very well said....

If your a sailor, then they make a nice anchor.

Or if farming is more your style, then they work great as a plow.

But if you are a wheeler, there are much better choices in rear axle selection.

I've seen many a buggy say "what am I stuck on"....its a rock and guess where

 

[Mace]

I've seen many a buggy say "what am I stuck on"....its a rock and guess where

So which axle do you reccomend, and how much more clearance do you actually end up with?

And at what cost?

Cause I cant' count how many times I have seen a 9", d60, D44, rockwell, etc.. hung up on the rear diff.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

I hang up my 9.5" diffs on rocks all day long. One of the guys in my club just spun off a drain plug due to catching his rear 8.5" diff. We both run 35's.

 

[TURNMEOVER]

possibly a 609 or 40 spline 9" but with big price tag. I was selling a 14b disk break narrowed, 6 on 5.5 and i would install the ballistic shave(your dime) for 1000 plus ship. currently have 3 14 bolts that i am working on for various people.

 

[Dusty]

possibly a 609 or 40 spline 9" but with big price tag. I was selling a 14b disk break narrowed, 6 on 5.5 and i would install the ballistic shave(your dime) for 1000 plus ship. currently have 3 14 bolts that i am working on for various people.

9" rear is tough but not 14b tough. the 9" stock housings are not all that beefy under a heavy truck. and u cant just bolt in a beefy detroit like the 14b. stock 9axleshafts arn't close to 14b strong

for the money the 14b strength cant be touched .

but a mildly built 40 on 35's would perhaps be better served with a 9".

 

[cruiser88]

correct.....while the 9 inch itself is ok the housing itself is weak buttttttttt I suppose you could truss it

9" rear is tough but not 14b tough. the 9" stock housings are not all that beefy under a heavy truck. and u cant just bolt in a beefy detroit like the 14b. stock 9axleshafts arn't close to 14b strong

for the money the 14b strength cant be touched .

but a mildly built 40 on 35's would perhaps be better served with a 9".