What do you mean, this thread now 6 years old won't come to life??

Here's a tech tip from a couple years ago with how I did my axle swap.

http://www.stovebolt.com/techtips/bigbolts/p30swap/

And here's a thread on how I'd do the front axle next time

https://www.stovebolt.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=725027#Post725027

Back to the original method discussed in this thread, using old spindles and brakes on a new axle.
I've seen it done a few other times but in most cases it doesn't make sense to me, there are easy to swap complete axles that give you better brakes too. Swapping a whole axle is a lot simpler and cheaper than cutting and welding a couple different axles together.

Grigg

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