ok so i was thinking of selling my yota but it is still here and i have now purchased a new solid front axle what can i do to use this new front end as a rear or is it possible? next thing ..now that i am working i am thinking of just doing this truck up good full tube framing lockers ,a strange engine and trans/transfer swap i have access to tons of old truck, jeep, heavy and med duty truck military ,willies trucks, scout 800s lots of goodies i want 4 wheel steering (not sure why) but hey, so the engine i am looking at is a 1959-60 gmc v6 with 4 spd trans and gear drive transfer they are very plentyfull here and cheep $500-600 ect for the whole truck so shoot me some ideas and your thoughts thanks also if any of this is on your wish list shoot me an email the vehicals and parts can be purchased cheep i got the front axle for this yota for $100 my friend has a 100 acre yard full

Anything is possible, but consider that the front axle has an off center differential and the spring perches are narrower than on the rear axle.

Theres a few threads with this discussion on pirate.

If I remember correctly, on a lighweight buggy it can be done but too weak for a fullsize truck especially with big power.

well as for the offset that is the problem so it may not be something i do as for the twist i am thinking of i am looking at maybe doing a narrow of the bed and frame and a side to side setup on the springs on the rear as stock is 2 front to back and do a kind of 3 link deal on it so i would have 2 track arms going to the axle and one large spring mounted in the middle and bowing down to the ends of the rear axle i figure that the stock springs will have to go and find me something much longer and a little heaver as for the front not sure what i am going to do there yet to get the twist i am after

What you are talking about is sort of, like the early Fords had. It is called transverse spring. They used what was basically a 3-link setup, two radius arms and a closed driveshaft. The closed D-shaft being the third link. You might want to look at the early Ford springs. I know they were used on the Model T up to 1948.

As far as a centered housing you could have Diamond axle make you a centered housing, should run you no more then $1,200.00 or so.