Dana 60 question

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Skittlesk10

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Hi I recently bought a dana 60 front axel and 14 bolt rear for my k10. Both are built, and have 5:38s. My question is can i use my stock k10 tierod on the dana 60? Any info will help.
 

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The LH tie rod used on the K2/3 with the D60 is 52" long with 1"-16 threads -at least on my truck.

The K 1/2 without a D60 uses a normal tie rod end (9.6"long) with 7/8"-18 threads.

That's all I can offer for help.
 

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The tie rod as an assembly does fit, but bigger is stronger.
 

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