8 lug swap worth the effort?

[K10 DELUXE]

I have a chance to pick up a set of 3/4 ton axles with 4.10 gears for $300. The rear is a 14 bolt FF and the front i am assuming is a standard 10 bolt because I couldn't find a 44 or 60 stamped on the housing. Just wanting some opinions on if they are worth the money and its worth my time to swap out my 1/2 ton axles. Thanks!

 

[8T6K5]

...the front i am assuming is a standard 10 bolt because I couldn't find a 44 or 60 stamped on the housing.

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[K10 DELUXE]

That's where I was looking and I didn't see anything that would tell me that its a Dana....that and the diff cover is rounded like on my 1/2 ton 10 bolt

 

[marks86]

you need to ask yourself do you need more than a half ton truck

not sure what you really do with it but a FF rear is the bees knees all you need is a dana 60 and you have to much strength, but like I said if you just tow your 20ft boat around I think a FF rear is an overkill

 

[crazy4offroad]

Has a lot to do with amount of lift/size of tires you want to run. Bigger brakes on the bigger axles sure help stopping a truck with bigger tires. If you plan on going big you should get them. 35 or 36" tires and down would be fine for the 1/2 ton axles but I wore out a shitload of u-joints, and broke an axleshaft, and exploded a front carrier with the 1/2 ton set up with 38s.

 

[Driver4r]

If your staying factory height, My truck had 4.11's in a 12bolt/10bolt setup(on 32" tires). And those gears had no problem rolling my truck around. I could also smoke them pretty good

 

[MrMarty51]

Also,if You are planning on changing over to the 3/4 ton springs be prepared to move the rear spring hanger brackets back to the next hole.
Now I need to go get Me some grade eight bolts and self locking nuts to put it all back togehter again.LOL