carcrafter22 Posted September 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 Bear, thanks for the info thats a great read, exactly the kinda info I like to find. The only thing my truck has going for it not breaking driveline parts is the light weight, as a 2wd full weight it was 3860 with me in it ( I weigh 185#) thats pretty light for a full size truck with a/c. I'm not sure what the awd setup will add but I'd imagine I will still be under 4500lbs total I also plan to do alot of weight loss to the truck to try and keep it around 4000 total but we'll see. I really appreciate the great info guys its helping alot. Bear, thanks for the info thats a great read, exactly the kinda info I like to find. The only thing my truck has going for it not breaking driveline parts is the light weight, as a 2wd full weight it was 3860 with me in it ( I weigh 185#) thats pretty light for a full size truck with a/c. I'm not sure what the awd setup will add but I'd imagine I will still be under 4500lbs total I also plan to do alot of weight loss to the truck to try and keep it around 4000 total but we'll see. I really appreciate the great info guys its helping alot. Now if I could only find the actual front axle width of an SSS (wheel mount surface to wheel mount surface). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 I know total weight will be determined by all the components required to make the swap, but GM lists the NVG-149 as weighing 80 lbs. While I don’t have the actual flange to flange measurement you need, I do have the stock track width of a GMC C³, which has the same underpinnings as an SS. It is listed at 65.0” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carcrafter22 Posted September 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Thanks, I was doing some searching on here or somewhere and ran across a guy that converted to 2wd and listed the weight of each part like the nv149, front drive shaft, diff, etc. great post.I think it came to around 200 lbs roughly but I'd have to go back and look. I've found the same thing and after looking at wheel offsets and track width the best I can figure is 67"-67.5" for the stock wms to wms on these trucks but that only a best guess since it seems noone on the planet has ever actually measured the stock front axle width for a newer model awd or 4x4 silverado 1500 or even 2500hd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianVRss Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Wow good read! The T-case couplings are pretty complex. Amazing what they can take! I'm taking a millwright apprenticeship and we learned about planetary G-boxs this year in school they're actually quiet easy to service but thanks to the viscous coupling I guess we can't. I seen some planetary G-boxs at work rated for 1 000 000lb/tq! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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