Identifying full floating vs. semi floating - Diesel Place
Aug 5, 2007 · You can tell a semi floating axle from a full floater easily. The hub of a semi floating axle looks like one in the picture on the left (in this case a 3/4 ton 14 bolt axle). A full floating axle has a …
Semi of Full Floating Rear End - Diesel Place
Jun 27, 2007 · The axle shaft (the part you don't see inside the housing) is mostly only tasked with driving the wheels. On a semi-floater, part of the load is transferred to the axles and thus, the axles …
3/4 k2500 rear drums floating axles - Diesel Place
Aug 17, 2007 · 3500 pickups and 2500 diesel suburbans have a 14-bolt full-floating rear axle (10.5" ring gear) sporting 13"x3.5" drums that can slide off without pulling axleshafts.
Full Floating vs Semi - Diesel Place
Apr 13, 2006 · semi floating has no relation to 1/2 ton 3/4 or 1 ton ratings it is only the design of the axle. It's generaly used on 1500, and some 2500's due to weight ratings of the axles and chassis they are …
14 bolt diff with a 6 lug axle?? - Diesel Place
Nov 6, 2007 · My '98 1500 Z-71 had the 14-bolt semi-floater 6 lug axle. It was part of the "heavy duty suspension" option. It bumped up the GVWR by about 400 pounds IIRC. The 14-bolt semi-float axle …
14 Bolt Rear Question - Diesel Place
Jan 27, 2013 · Will a 14 bolt rear from a 1979 K20 bolt up to my 1983 K20? I've been told 73-87 14 bolts are interchangeable but I think the spring perches are in different locations. My current axle is semi …
How to change rear wheel bearing K2500 93 - Diesel Place
Mar 25, 2010 · Semi-floating back in '93 had c-clips on the end of the axle shaft. These had to be removed by opening the differential case cover so you could remove the axle and replace the …
dana 80 rearend compared to our 11.5" axle - Diesel Place
Jun 26, 2006 · American Axle & Manufacturing (AA&M) full-floating 14-bolt, formerly known as a GM Corporate 14-bolt. There are 3 versions of the 14-bolt in recent years: 14-bolt "light duty" - 9.50" ring …
Front end "cat eye" swap. - Diesel Place
Sep 10, 2010 · 1995 GMC yukon, HIDs hi and low (with high 4 kit), heath turbomaster, custom CAI, Cooper Discoverer st's 33x12.5/17s with no lift on factory '10 gm steelies painted black, swapped in …
why do the 2500hd axle swap on suburban during dmax swap?
Aug 7, 2013 · The stock gasser rear is a 10.5" ring gear in a semi-floating (C-clip) housing. The stock diesel rear is a 11.5" ring gear in a full-floating housing. The 11.5" rear is rated to handle more …