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Re: 14 bolt swap questions
Full floating means the driven axles shafts actually "float" in the axle tubes as they bear none of the weight of the load. The axle tubes and housing bear all the load weight. The axle shafts can actually pulled from the vehicle without opening up the diff.
Semi-floating means that the driven axle bears some of the weight of the load.
All of the 14 bolts will be out of leaf sprung trucks. You can convert the 14 bolt over to accept your coil springs. Just need new perches and shock mounts. The e-brake cables will have to be changed to the same year vehicle as the donor axle.
A late model 6 lug 9.5" ring gear 14 bolt out of a mid 90's Chevy/GMC truck would be a perfect swap. I towed a 5,000 pound travel trailer with a 1994 GMC 1/2 ton that had a 9.5" 14 bolt in it. Truck had 4.11's in it. Worked great
Gary
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