Posted by Neutral Transfer Case Jeff in Santa Rosa on Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at 22:59:39 :
I picked up this axle assembly searching for parts for my '47 WDX restoration. I hope to use this axle with Ray's disc brake conversion and Shockley's arb locker.
From my research so far I believe it is from a WC series truck. Here are my questions:
(1) How do I tell if it is a 1/2 ton or 3/4 ton axle? I understand that both were centered and used for the WC.
(2) What are the differences between a 1/2 ton & 3/4 axle? (different bearings, hubs, axles, diffs, etc?)
(3) I believe that this axle needs to be a 3/4 ton version in order to use my helitool disc brake kit. True? Assuming it is a 3/4 ton axle I understand that i'll need to replace the diff mounting bolts & use 3 gaskets to fit the larger PW 9 5/8" ring gear (instructions on uglytrucking.com).
(4) Anybody put one of Shockley's ARB locker's in a 3/4 ton rear successfully? Seems like it should fit . . . What if it is a 1/2 ton axle?
Thank you very much for any insight, answers, and information.
Jeff
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