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Finally got some time today!

The axle with the 3.55's is OUT!!!
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It's weird seeing my truck without rear wheels...
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Also, the yoke was different like you said Al; so we're just swapping drive shafts as well.
It got to dark to move on with the install, so that will comense tomorrow! Hopefully by tomorrow night, I'll be driving with badass gears :fuckyea:

Nice bud.

Good deal! let us know if you get to it!

Yokes different, reminder...so are the brakes and drums!

Actually..you should've pulled the axles and seen if the backing plates can be swapped. The newer rams use both a larger shoe and wheel cylinder diameter!

Got the axle bolted on and have the brake lines hooked up. All that's left is putting the new brake shoes back on and swapping drive shafts.

We did run into a problem with the drivers side backing plate. The hole for the e-brake line was backwards from the original. But there was a spot for it, so we just drilled it out. Worked perfect.

Only question I have is, should I put the drums on from the 98 or the ones off the 01?

You'll need the drums for the '98. Your rear brakes aren now smaller (11x2).

Cool thanks Al. By later this evening, I'll be driving it!

Um, I'm not too crazy about the jack stands on top of the ramps. Seems a little sketchy to me, I'd hate for your head to get crushed...

I just saw this too and was about to say somethin. Be careful man!!! hate for you to get crushed by the ass end of your own truck!