Has anyone out there swapped a 60 series front axle onto their 40 using a set of the spring hangers from the front of the rear springs? I note that they place the spring about 1.5" outside of the frame and may be a good match for the wider axle.
Does anyone know for certain whether this will work? I have access to plenty of the hangers, so I can do the swap easily enough if the width will be right. Then I can just use some tubing stock to make off-set rear hangers for the shackles.
Thoughts from the metal-fab gurus? Comments? It seems a pretty easy way to make the axle work and to reverse the shackles. I already have the rear 60 series axle installed, and now I'm wearing out my front tires very quickly.
Cheers,
Josh
Does anyone know for certain whether this will work? I have access to plenty of the hangers, so I can do the swap easily enough if the width will be right. Then I can just use some tubing stock to make off-set rear hangers for the shackles.
Thoughts from the metal-fab gurus? Comments? It seems a pretty easy way to make the axle work and to reverse the shackles. I already have the rear 60 series axle installed, and now I'm wearing out my front tires very quickly.
Cheers,
Josh
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