78 Dana 60 high pinion kingpin swap
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JK Enthusiast
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78 Dana 60 high pinion kingpin swap
This is not a thread to hate on the swap or whether its necessary or anything of the sort. Also, not a build thread just a thread to gain knowledge and learn what others have done.
Well here it is, I bought a dana 60 78 high pinion king pin axle a few weeks back and have torn it apart to rebuild and convert it into the Jku. For my build I am planning on going with the Artec truss with many of their mounts. I am going to be getting a high steer kit with the king pin removal. I know I have to be missing something here. 5.13 gears locker etc will go in too. Running 40x13.50x17 inch toyos on this.
Here is what I am thinking so far and would like to hear input, thoughts, concerns, etc.
Start with the Truss:
Then the Brackets:
Adjustable Parahard mount:
Truss upper link mounts:
Lower control arm bracket:
Coil Correction (will notch and weld onto the truss):
Misc. tabs for shocks and more
Steering:
Now onto the high steer kit with the king pin spring eliminator:
West Texas Red Neck Ram:
Hydro steer cooler:
U joint replacement:
So what am I missing and what are the thoughts?
The other option would to go with a partial truss rather than a full length and then get mounts and brackets from Ballistic offroad rather than running everything off the truss.
Well here it is, I bought a dana 60 78 high pinion king pin axle a few weeks back and have torn it apart to rebuild and convert it into the Jku. For my build I am planning on going with the Artec truss with many of their mounts. I am going to be getting a high steer kit with the king pin removal. I know I have to be missing something here. 5.13 gears locker etc will go in too. Running 40x13.50x17 inch toyos on this.
Here is what I am thinking so far and would like to hear input, thoughts, concerns, etc.
Start with the Truss:
Then the Brackets:
Adjustable Parahard mount:
Truss upper link mounts:
Lower control arm bracket:
Coil Correction (will notch and weld onto the truss):
Misc. tabs for shocks and more
Steering:
Now onto the high steer kit with the king pin spring eliminator:
West Texas Red Neck Ram:
Hydro steer cooler:
U joint replacement:
So what am I missing and what are the thoughts?
The other option would to go with a partial truss rather than a full length and then get mounts and brackets from Ballistic offroad rather than running everything off the truss.
JK Enthusiast
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Hubs or lockouts? Staying with 8x6.5, or converting to JK bolt pattern? Other than the outers, and assuming you're going to run the same suspension setup (4-control arms and trackbar), you've got pretty much everything. I'll shoot you a PM with a nice easy solution to your ESP/ABS setup, if you're interested.
For what its worth, i'm doing the same swap when i get back from afghanistan---my 79 D60 is sitting in my garage. But i'm going with coilovers O
-Adam
For what its worth, i'm doing the same swap when i get back from afghanistan---my 79 D60 is sitting in my garage. But i'm going with coilovers O
-Adam
Thread Starter
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 337
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From: Midwest
Hubs or lockouts? Staying with 8x6.5, or converting to JK bolt pattern? Other than the outers, and assuming you're going to run the same suspension setup (4-control arms and trackbar), you've got pretty much everything. I'll shoot you a PM with a nice easy solution to your ESP/ABS setup, if you're interested.
For what its worth, i'm doing the same swap when i get back from afghanistan---my 79 D60 is sitting in my garage. But i'm going with coilovers O
-Adam
For what its worth, i'm doing the same swap when i get back from afghanistan---my 79 D60 is sitting in my garage. But i'm going with coilovers O
-Adam
