- Apr 10, 2012
- 686
I've searched on here, on ORTB, and on the other site. I've only seen minimal coverage about an actual swap of a LWB TB rear axle into a LS like mine. I saw where Hardtrailz did the SS rear axle swap, but to me thats not exactly the same.
I have a 4WD 3.42 rear, GU6 option which infers non-locking. I dislike one wheel spinning in soft dirt, hence the desire for a G80.
Found a suitable match on car-part.com, but have not made it to the U-Pull-It (in Liberty, MO) yet to see in person. I'm not anxious about going there in the mud to pull out a sub-400 pound bunch of metal by myself.
I hesitate to call this a build as I prefer to buy everything I need first, block out time and money to install, then test it all out. Yet my plan is still to get the rear axle, do the Ext rear brakes on my LS, and if money prevails, get the lift/suspension on par with what I've seen others do on ORTB. I'll say it now, I'm not a serious off-roader as this is my daily driver, but I do live in a rural area and will need purposeful working 4WD in the future.
I will take photos and write comments as I go on after getting the axle. But would really like to see if anyone else has done this on their TBLS and see if there are any lessons learned I can utilize.
I have a 4WD 3.42 rear, GU6 option which infers non-locking. I dislike one wheel spinning in soft dirt, hence the desire for a G80.
Found a suitable match on car-part.com, but have not made it to the U-Pull-It (in Liberty, MO) yet to see in person. I'm not anxious about going there in the mud to pull out a sub-400 pound bunch of metal by myself.
I hesitate to call this a build as I prefer to buy everything I need first, block out time and money to install, then test it all out. Yet my plan is still to get the rear axle, do the Ext rear brakes on my LS, and if money prevails, get the lift/suspension on par with what I've seen others do on ORTB. I'll say it now, I'm not a serious off-roader as this is my daily driver, but I do live in a rural area and will need purposeful working 4WD in the future.
I will take photos and write comments as I go on after getting the axle. But would really like to see if anyone else has done this on their TBLS and see if there are any lessons learned I can utilize.