What is this axle worth ??

blazerbrad · 09-10-2007, 10:57 AM

$100 is what I would consider a reasonable price for a 14-bolt full floater (FF)in good shape.

However the Gov-lock is a so-so limited slip, works okay in a daily driver if in good shape but not very good off-road. The issue is that a Gov-lock greatly limits locker choices and would require a new carrier for either a Detroit or mini-spool, it can be welded but welding an open diff is much easier.

Contrary to what Carwash said about the gearing, "thick" lower gear sets are very common for the 14-bolt FF, in fact it's usually much easier and cheaper to find "thick" aftermarket gear sets that fit the 4.10-down carrier versus finding them to fit the 4.56-up carrier. The reason is that the 4.10-down carrier was much more common.

Good luck finding one with 5.38 gears as this would have to be an axle somebody swapped in aftermarket gears, and 5.38's (the lowest available) have only been available for the 14-bolt FF for maybe the last couple of years. 5.13's have been available for a long time, but again I think these would be an aftermarket gear set that was swapped in. 4.56's were the lowest "commonly" available gear set from the factory, don't know of anything lower available from the factory unless it was some sort of special application.

09-10-2007, 10:57 AM	#10
blazerbrad - CORE Member - Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 831 Images: 6	$100 is what I would consider a reasonable price for a 14-bolt full floater (FF)in good shape. However the Gov-lock is a so-so limited slip, works okay in a daily driver if in good shape but not very good off-road. The issue is that a Gov-lock greatly limits locker choices and would require a new carrier for either a Detroit or mini-spool, it can be welded but welding an open diff is much easier. Contrary to what Carwash said about the gearing, "thick" lower gear sets are very common for the 14-bolt FF, in fact it's usually much easier and cheaper to find "thick" aftermarket gear sets that fit the 4.10-down carrier versus finding them to fit the 4.56-up carrier. The reason is that the 4.10-down carrier was much more common. Good luck finding one with 5.38 gears as this would have to be an axle somebody swapped in aftermarket gears, and 5.38's (the lowest available) have only been available for the 14-bolt FF for maybe the last couple of years. 5.13's have been available for a long time, but again I think these would be an aftermarket gear set that was swapped in. 4.56's were the lowest "commonly" available gear set from the factory, don't know of anything lower available from the factory unless it was some sort of special application.