i just had a thought reguarding a truck in my grandfathers junk pile. anyways its a 70s ford p/u, i beleive its a 150 but who knows, he said he got it and the engine has issue but doesnt know exactly what, i was wondering about the axles, this looks like a 1/2 ton but could be 3/4, anyone know what they are and if so would they be of use for my jeep???

oh and what about tranny and t-case?????

3/4 ton will be 8 lug, D44 frt and 60 rear. 1/2 ton will be 5 lug, D44 frt and 9" rear. tranny most likely an np435, Tcase most likely a np205. Trans is good, will have a 6.69 1st gear. Tcase will be 1.96 or so low range, very strong case but not geared very low.

Originally posted by CumminsBronco
3/4 ton will be 8 lug, D44 frt and 60 rear. 1/2 ton will be 5 lug, D44 frt and 9" rear. tranny most likely an np435, Tcase most likely a np205. Trans is good, will have a 6.69 1st gear. Tcase will be 1.96 or so low range, very strong case but not geared very low.

ok what about gearing in the axles???

if its a F-250 it may have a dana 60 front. T-case is either a 205 or 203. tranny is a 435 if its a stick, or a C-6 if its an auto.

gearing will more than likely be a 3.50

did you guys forget about the dana 21 :flipoff2:

there are also quite a few with 4:10s. 2 of the three parts trucks I have bought have been 4:10. No good way to tell without taking them apart that I know of.
Depending on the year it could have disk breaks and high pinion up front. I think 76 or 77 is when the disks started.

Oh yeah, dana 21 (worthless) or if it is old enouph it could have divorced style 205, 203 or Dana 24. It could also have mated 203 case. I didn't know if you specified if it was a manual tranny but if is an auto it is a C-6. If it is a 205 it will be about 13" long and have a small plate on the back with three bolts. If it is a 203 it will be about 2sum inches long with an aluminum tale housing. If it is a 21 it will have a shifter that only says 2 and 4 wheel drive because it has no low range.

Originally posted by Jrod-13
if its a F-250 it may have a dana 60 front. T-case is either a 205 or 203. tranny is a 435 if its a stick, or a C-6 if its an auto.

gearing will more than likely be a 3.50

It would help to know the year, lots of changes through the 70's. It could be a 60 frt.......could....not likely though. Assuming it was a SnoFighter series from 78/79. The 60's used prior 77.5, from 75-77.5 are not very desirable. They have 30 spline inners, 19 spline outers, and a host of other problems. Just in case though, do you know how to tell a 60 from a 44 frt?

Originally posted by alx
did you guys forget about the dana 21 :flipoff2:

bah. who cares about the single speed junk:flipoff2:

Originally posted by CumminsBronco


Just in case though, do you know how to tell a 60 from a 44 frt? 60's have larger hubs, and a larger diff.

Originally posted by Jrod-13


bah. who cares about the single speed junk:flipoff2:

60's have larger hubs, and a larger diff.


hahaha thanks but i did know lol kinda obivous but thanks

Originally posted by elsaharaboy


ok what about gearing in the axles??? My guess is, yes it will have gears in the axle, most likelly the stock ones.


Hint:
Post the BOM, aka: B.O.M.

Originally posted by elsaharaboy



hahaha thanks but i did know lol kinda obivous but thanks
I've known more than one person to be fooled into thinking an Axle was a 60 because of large hubs and it turned out to be a Heavy Duty Dana 44.

Even the light suty 44's have large hubs. I have one right now that's off a 73 1/2, and has the large hubs characteristic of a 60, athough they taper about 1/2", so the outside end of th3e hub is smaller. Very odd looking.
-John

I'll find a pic..

Pic from some page, It's a Dana 60 hub

http://77cj.littlekeylime.com/images/dana44/Dana44HDF250hubtape.jpg

Got some on this I bet, it's a Dana 44 HD from my article on Dana 44's

Originally posted by Mr.N
Pic from some page, It's a Dana 60 hub

http://77cj.littlekeylime.com/images/dana44/Dana44HDF250hubtape.jpg

Got some on this I bet, it's a Dana 44 HD from my article on Dana 44's

That is a Dana 44 hub.

Gus

Originally posted by CumminsBronco
Just in case though, do you know how to tell a 60 from a 44 frt?

Really easy, if it's open knuckle. Look at the steering arm on top of the knuckle... 3 bolts = D44, 4 bolts = D60
if it's closed knuckle then D44 = junk, & D60 = junk :D

Here is a Dana 60 lockout.

What is so hard about looking at the u-joint? It is obvious what you are looking at. if it is closed knuckle it is really not worth swapping into anything IMO.

Originally posted by speedo


That is a Dana 44 hub.

Gus
High light the whole post, and you'll see what I posted in black text. :D Go to have some fun.