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Old 04-06-2011, 07:35 AM
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I was thinking about moving my back Dana 44 to the front and put in a Dana 60 rear, would this even be possible? Newbie question, so be be nice.
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it will work if you never want to turn.

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Taking your question at face value, it sounds like you are asking if you can move the rear axle to the front.
I would have to ask, how would you steer the vehicle?
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Originally Posted by Northridge4x4
it will work if you never want to turn.

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Originally Posted by ronjenx
Taking your question at face value, it sounds like you are asking if you can move the rear axle to the front.
I would have to ask, how would you steer the vehicle?
It's obvious, Sarathesahara wants to go with the rear steer option......like a forklift
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Originally Posted by Northridge4x4
it will work if you never want to turn.

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lol@this...it wasn't too mean
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Originally Posted by GCM 2

It's obvious, Sarathesahara wants to go with the rear steer option......like a forklift
Thanks everyone I completely forgot about the whole turning thing..::
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Originally Posted by Northridge4x4
it will work if you never want to turn.

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DANG .... ANOTHER keyboard lost to coffee
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Thanks everyone I completely forgot about the whole turning thing..::
It's a common mistake. Ok, it's not really a common mistake, it was just easier for us to be smart asses than to actually explain how difficult it is to make this actually work.
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It's obvious, Sarathesahara wants to go with the rear steer option......like a forklift
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Originally Posted by GCM 2
It's a common mistake. Ok, it's not really a common mistake, it was just easier for us to be smart asses than to actually explain how difficult it is to make this actually work.
so there's a way to make this work.... sorry I'm a newb so what would make this work? Thanks!
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