Rear Axle Swap Dana 70u from Jeep CJ10A Tug

[jlogan]

For the front axle has DRW hubs swapped onto a SRW Dana 60 from a M1008.

The front tires stick out of the fenders just a little bit more than the rear tires. There is another thread out there that shows more of the front axle swap.

If the Dodge front DRW axle width is 2" less than the Chevy, it would probably be a perfect fit (as far as keeping the outer edge of the hummer wheel/tire combo even with the fender).

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Jay

[cleefurd]

Let me see if I got this...
A close match would be a Dodge front axle that came from a DRW truck?
Does the "DRW" designation signify a unique front axle width specific to DRW trucks, or is that a special Dodge front hub that generates the resulting width? Or is it a rear hub placed on the front axle? Gosh I must sound stupid, but I'm trying to get my notes situated.

If it is the latter (DRW hub??), does that hub have the ability to accept lockouts for highway driving?

BTW Grantshire, does the gentleman in Houston still have the CJ10A axle to your knowledge?
Thanks Grantshire and jlogan for helping me figure this one out.

[glenn]

DRW means dual rear wheel which means your front axle is a little different too. If you have this your front axle will have special hubs on it that increase the WMS. To the best of my knowledge the hubs are interchangeable between the SRW and DRW Dana 60's. So if you have a Dodge Dana 60 with SRW hubs you can put DRW hubs on it without any modifications and vice versa. This is just for the front axle, the rear is different and not interchangeable with the front.

[glenn]

Maybe someone a little more computer literate than me can link that JP magazine article about their M-715 axle swap. It explains it pretty good I think. In fact maybe one of the mods could put it under the sticky about axle swaps.

[cleefurd]

Maybe someone a little more computer literate than me can link that JP magazine article about their M-715 axle swap. It explains it pretty good I think. In fact maybe one of the mods could put it under the sticky about axle swaps.

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