14 bolt rear end swap?

[Trey Hardy]

Has anyone completed or done a 14 bolt rear end swap out of a Escalade or Denali? My buddy who’s got the parts Escalade said I could have the rear end out of it I just wanted to see if it was a direct swap or if I had to modify any brake lines mounting or u joints to make it work from what I Believe it should be a direct swap minus the u joints maybe? Thanks for any input cominging out a 10 Escalade going in a 07 tahoe

 

[CaptainAmerica1]

Direct swap. Unbolt the old one disconnect brake lines and electrical connectors, slide in the Denali rear, reconnect. Should be an easy 2 hr job if the ratios are the same…

 

[OR VietVet]

Direct swap. Unbolt the old one disconnect brake lines and electrical connectors, slide in the Denali rear, reconnect. Should be an easy 2 hr job if the ratios are the same…

Great call and I believe @Dantheman1540 has a write up about it, if I remember right.

 

[Trey Hardy]

Direct swap. Unbolt the old one disconnect brake lines and electrical connectors, slide in the Denali rear, reconnect. Should be an easy 2 hr job if the ratios are the same…

Thanks man I thought so Mine is fine I’m gunna gear and build this one to eventually swap in but wanted to jump on it since it’s a clean 100k mile rear end for only a couple hundred

 

[CaptainAmerica1]

Lkq has em around $250 most places…

 

[OR VietVet]

I am wondering about something....I have brand new park brake assemblies and calipers and pads and lines and and and....on my rear diff. Does all that change over whe I would do the rear diff to a 14 bolt. I would think so but since we have a thread open and I have been curious for a while, I thought I would ask.

 

[CaptainAmerica1]

That I don’t know. Have to compare part numbers on Rockauto

Just checked and part numbers are the same…

 

[OR VietVet]

Maybe @Dantheman1540 can chime in and answer my question.

 

[Trey Hardy]

Wanting to run 4.10s front and rear with a locker and a nice differential cover & make some panhard bar spacers so I can run the mag hytec cover
Gunna rob the front differential too so I can rebuild it that way I can put everything in at once without down time of the vehicle.

Maybe @Dantheman1540 can chime in and answer my question.

Most of them are 6 lug so I would assume so as long as the calipers are the same size? I’ve only seen 2500 suburbans with the 8 lug wheels that’s why I’ve been shooting for the Denali and Escalade rear ends because I diddnt want to have to change out any axles or use wheels adapters

 

[Trey Hardy]

I am wondering about something....I have brand new park brake assemblies and calipers and pads and lines and and and....on my rear diff. Does all that change over whe I would do the rear diff to a 14 bolt. I would think so but since we have a thread open and I have been curious for a while, I thought I would ask.