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  • #16
    Yeah, I'm not sharp on the 50/60 years but guys are swapping the 05+ front axles in and end up with a better ride and turn radius. I'll probably be helping a buddy do this swap in his 04 Superduty sometime soon.

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    • #17
      I believe the Dana 50's use a Dana 44 ring. I really don't know that much about them, but the consensus is the D60's are better in just about every way. If I'm going through the trouble I might as well go big or go home I guess, unless I find a super cheap pair. Are the 05+ D60's are sought after because of the ride/turn radius only?
      Last edited by CJ; 03-08-2017, 10:49 AM.
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      • #18
        The Dana 50 does use the 44 differential.

        I believe all 05+ are going to have the 35 spline inner and out shafts but not all will have the Super 60 upgrades.

        I had only just begun reading about the later 60s before picking up our chassis with the older style and abandoning research into them.

        Also the rear is going to be a 10.5 Sterling in the F250/350.

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        • #19
          Plenty to read here. http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/gener...a-60-axle.html

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          • #20
            And so it begins. Didn't seem too bad at first, then I switched to my air chisel and punched through a body mount. So now I'm fabbing new body mounts. A little bit of sheet metal work and cleaning and then I'll shoot it with chassis saver.



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            • #21
              I feel like I'm looking at a shipwreck.

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              • #22
                You need some vactan to stop that rust.

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                • #23
                  That rust explains the 1400 price.

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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by Tx Redneck View Post
                    That rust explains the 1400 price.
                    Yep. It's very localized. Those are the two worst spots on the truck. As bad as the rust is there, the truck is 100% mechanically sound. Every single thing works on it and is new. Previously owner spent a lot of money on it, but didn't have the experience or capability to fix the cancer. I've dealt with this before on my '45 Willys, and it's still salvagable.
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                    • #25
                      Those body mount brackets look the same as the ones we pulled off our OBS F250 chassis. When I am back in town next month I can try to dig them out of the scrap pile if you want them. We just drilled out the rivets, did not cut anything.

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                      • #26
                        Originally posted by NoClassic View Post
                        Those body mount brackets look the same as the ones we pulled off our OBS F250 chassis. When I am back in town next month I can try to dig them out of the scrap pile if you want them. We just drilled out the rivets, did not cut anything.
                        Wow, that would save me a ton of time. That's a hell of a offer.
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                        • #27
                          I will let you know if they are still there. Another thing you want to look into finding is the nut/inner sleeve that sandwiches the isolator to the bracket. With that kind of rust you will likely have to hack it in half to get the mount out.

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                          • #28
                            Originally posted by NoClassic View Post
                            I will let you know if they are still there. Another thing you want to look into finding is the nut/inner sleeve that sandwiches the isolator to the bracket. With that kind of rust you will likely have to hack it in half to get the mount out.
                            I think I'm going machine it on my cnc.
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                            • #29
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                              • #30
                                Originally posted by CJ View Post
                                I think I'm going machine it on my cnc.
                                Cnc? How small can you machine?

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