Well Randy, there's a laundry list of reasons so guess I should go through them:Originally Posted by randyscycle
1) gears
5.87 is just too low for the cummins and it's not worth the trouble to gear swap
4.56 in the CUCV is right in line with the cummins in the 37-40" tires range
2) brakes
from what I've seen it's very expensive to swap the drums for discs in these.
I plan on 4 wheel discs with the dodge booster, here's the source for the rear:
http://www.ruffstuffspecialties.com/...dard-p-10.html
3) strength
from what I understand the front closed knuckle 60 has the strength of the open knuckle 44, that's just not enough for the weight of the cummins
4) bolt pattern/parts accessibility
although the niche military bolt pattern is cool, I'd prefer to have the unlimited rim choices of the 8 lug. Which leads to overall available parts, I'd need to go to any parts store and have access to parts in a bind. There will be long trips to remote places were I need to get parts.
5) lockers
they come in the CUCV
6) cost
of all the things I mentioned, if you include the litter racks and dodge axles that I sold, the dana 60 and bolt 14 were covered by the parts sold
I still have to work on fabbing the front to the width of the spring perches and set up steering which would be easier on the stock axles.
When I was looking for axles, the choice was to go with lockers or open.
Thanks for the replies, lockers it is
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