I have dibs on two 1979 F250 rear ends. I assumed that they are dana 60, but don't know for sure. Also, I only have need for one, so anyone interested in the other one please let me know. They are in AZ. The truck is two wheel drive (extended cab).

Should be a Dana 60 Semi floater 30 spline...

what came up front? a passenger side 44?

Originally posted by aaronlosey
what came up front? a passenger side 44?

I would think a HP drivers side 60, 35 spline....

Don't quote me on that!

FULL floating D-60, the semi-float didn't appear until 1980.
The front is more than likely a D-44, IF and this is a big 'if' it came with the Snowfighter otion then it had a D-60. Don't hold your breath though. Front will be HP in either case.


Eric

A 79 has a Full float D60 30 spline. 80 and up have a semi float c-clip 35 spline.

Most likly the rear end are HD Dana 44's, Dana 60 are more rare.

Hope this helps.

Originally posted by prairierunner
Most likly the rear end are HD Dana 44's, Dana 60 are more rare.

Hope this helps.

No, that doesn't help, because it's not true. :flipoff2: The rear ends are 30 spline 1.31" full floating 8-lug Dana 60's, and the front ends are drivers side LOW PINION (not reverse cut) D44's again with 30 spline inners. Some have the bigger wheel hubs for the outers, and have the (expensive) dual piston calipers.

Originally posted by Bindernut

the front ends are drivers side LOW PINION (not reverse cut) D44's again with 30 spline inners.


What's up with the bad info on this thread :confused:. The front will almost for sure be a high pinion Dana44 as Alpo23 said.

This thread rocks for misinformation.

Originally posted by Aggro
This thread rocks for misinformation.

I agree, WTF????? You're supposed to KNOW your shit to post it.:rolleyes:


Eric

The front WILL be either a hp D44 or more rare hp D60. The rear will be a full floating 30 spline D60. Who'da thunk this would be so tough?

What year did Ford quit putting HD Dana 44 rear end on their 3/4 tons trucks. Sorry if i steered u wrong, but i do know the front end will be a high pinion Dana44 or Dana 60 (but rare).

:usa:

Christopher

will be ff 60 rear.. dana 44 front unless it's rare and has a dana 60 front.. find a '79 f350.. king of beef.. dana 70 rear and dana 60 front..

Originally posted by prairierunner
What year did Ford quit putting HD Dana 44 rear end on their 3/4 tons trucks. Sorry if i steered u wrong, but i do know the front end will be a high pinion Dana44 or Dana 60 (but rare).

:usa:

Christopher

Ford quit using the D44 on 1/2 tons in 1957, when the 9" came out. Have never seen a D44 rear on a 3/4 ton of any make.

It is possible to find a 44 in the rear of a Ford truck (have never figured out way they are so rare) all the way thru 81ish. Will you ever see one? probly not, but they are out there. The last one I saw was out of a 73, these are a great source of fine spline power-loc.

Originally posted by Aggro
This thread rocks for misinformation.

i'll drink to that.:beer:

I just pulled a full floating 60 rear from my 79 f-250 HD and a high pinion 60 front from the same truck!:usa:

find a '79 f350.. king of beef.. dana 70 rear and dana 60 front

I can't believe I'm going to ask this on the king of misinformation threads...but,


What 79 F350's had D70 rear, coz ihave the actual sales brochure from 1979 here on my desk and it clearly shows 250 and 350 with D60 full float?

Bill

The Dana-44 rear ends where used on the F-100 that came with a Power lock. For some reason Ford felt the Dana unit was more suited for a Limited Slip instead of the 9". This occured from (?)'57 thru '68. 'From '69 until '77 The Dana 44 was not shown as having been offered in the rear of a Ford Truck. Starting in '77 Ford offered the Dana 44 with or without Trac-loc in F-100 4x2. My Dana Axle kit book only goes thru '78 1/2 model year so I don't know if they go higher.

Emsoffroad: I wonder if the one you saw was a swapped in unit. since the D-44 didn't show up again until '77 I wonder if it became the light duty rear end for the lighter F-100 vs the higher GVW of the F-150.

Power lock for the '68 and earlier D-44 and the Trash-loc was on the '77 and newer,

Eric

Alpo: Didn't look to close at the truck, but it was a Ford. Just pulled the plug felt it was a power-loc, out it came. Might have been swaped in. However the ring gear was stamped 73, and it was fine spline power-loc. I thought that the fine spline started right around 68-69. Then again it's out of a ford, they don't even know what the fawk they put in things.

emsoffroad: Too true,ford doesn't know what they put under their rigs. Unfortunatley the reference book i'm using is the Spicer Axle Kit Book, Ford might have put it under a '73 but good luck convincing Spicer they sold one to Ford :D
gotta love Ford and their wierd(read non-existent) record keeping.

Eric

Hey, I have a 79 F-100 300-6 factory (not no more :cool: ) with a C4. it came with a pass side offset (minor offset) 2.73 geared Dana 44. just to add to your alls weath of knowledge. BTW it is open but could have come with a unlimited slip.

Thanks, the only reason i was asking was because my buddy had a HD Dana 44 rear in his '74 Ford 3/4 Highboy, which he just switched to a Dana 60. :usa:

Christopher

Originally posted by sshelly
The truck is two wheel drive (extended cab).

I bet all of ya the front axle is twin I-beam :flipoff2: :flipoff2:

i was thinking the same thing s i read everbodys post.

thankyou fullsize!

i was hoping someone read the question carefully and noticed where it said 2wd.

i believe that was the most painful thread to read other then the one that had the pix of the guy with the 2 foot long shackles. i suggest the moderator delete it before anymore misinformation is spread. besides wouldnt that have been served on the FORD page???:D

Originally posted by 1TonJeep
thankyou fullsize!

i was hoping someone read the question carefully and noticed where it said 2wd.

i believe that was the most painful thread to read other then the one that had the pix of the guy with the 2 foot long shackles. i suggest the moderator delete it before anymore misinformation is spread. besides wouldnt that have been served on the FORD page???:D

I am guilty of tunnel vision myself. that'll teach me not to read the WHOLE post:eek:

Too much 4x4 on the brain.;)

Eric

Originally posted by Alpo23
The Dana-44 rear ends where used on the F-100 that came with a Power lock. For some reason Ford felt the Dana unit was more suited for a Limited Slip instead of the 9". This occured from (?)'57 thru '68. 'From '69 until '77 The Dana 44 was not shown as having been offered in the rear of a Ford Truck. Starting in '77 Ford offered the Dana 44 with or without Trac-loc in F-100 4x2. My Dana Axle kit book only goes thru '78 1/2 model year so I don't know if they go higher.

Well that's a new wrinkle on me, never seen a D44 rear in a Ford newer than '57. Sound like it was pretty rare though so maybe that's why I've never seen one.

Originally posted by prairierunner Thanks, the only reason i was asking was because my buddy had a HD Dana 44 rear in his '74 Ford 3/4 Highboy, which he just switched to a Dana 60.

A D44 rear in a 3/4 ton? Never heard of this either. Was it 8 lug? Was if FF? I've heard of D60s in a 1/2 ton, but never a D44 rear in a 3/4 ton. Are you sure your buddy identified it correctly?

Grandpa Jeep: Assuming that my buddy correctly id it (which I believe he did), it was a 8-lug and a FF(???). I'll give him a call and see if he still has it. So i can post the pics.

:usa:

Christopher

Originally posted by prairierunner
Grandpa Jeep: Assuming that my buddy correctly id it (which I believe he did), it was a 8-lug and a FF(???). I'll give him a call and see if he still has it. So i can post the pics.

:usa:

Christopher

Pics are good, the BOM would be better:D

Eric

Originally posted by Grizzwald13
I just pulled a full floating 60 rear from my 79 f-250 HD and a high pinion 60 front from the same truck!:usa:

so f250s DID have 60s?

Originally posted by bigwillys


so f250s DID have 60s?

Yes, IF and only IF, the were optioned with what Ford called the 'Snowfighter' package.


Eric

it would be nice if some one
would include the corect info on ford rear ends
in the pirates bible section.

How about if I ask nicely.

please

Was there ever a decal or anything on the truck that defined it as a "snowfighter"? I have never noticed such a decal or emblem. Hell I only ever looked at the hubs. I pulled or bought about 5 250s for the front 60, just never looked to hard at the truck. I was always thinking it was just some of the 250 had the higher GVWR something like 8600 instead of the 7200 or 7600 what ever it is.

Originally posted by Fullsizes Rule


I bet all of ya the front axle is twin I-beam :flipoff2: :flipoff2:


ba hahahahaha i cant believe it took this long to figure out it is TWO wheel drive.... hell the guy that posted said he was only interested in one.......... umm thats all there is... roflmao.... unless he is just looking for 1 axle shaft,,,, ba hahahahaha too damned funny

THIS POST SUCKS.

No offense to Sshelly.....

NEED some help guys.

I bought a 2wd 1976 FORD F350 special delux camper or something, It has dana70 rear end, with only 50k miles in Az with little to no rust, and was ass cheep.

I checked the gears before the purchase, 4110 so 410:1 gear ratio. The carrier on the 410s is different then the 456s and up becase they use different lockers, right? So I should change my gears before I invest in a good locker. I believe the pre 1979 ford d70s were all full floaters 35 spline, right.
Is mine 35 spline?

The axle suits my needs just would like to know some more info before I get around to gutting it out.

Ill do a search on the disk brake conversion, but will most of my brake parts, drums and clipers form the font of the 2wd be of use. Ill do the search....

thanks guys....



:D

reviving the "king of misinformation" thread trying to get good info is just such a bad idea...

Originally posted by Land Crusher
it would be nice if some one
would include the corect info on ford rear ends
in the pirates bible section.

How about if I ask nicely.

please

Yeah!
I'd also like to know so I could figger out what to best do with the these tubes and 30 spline shafts that came off the back of a 1978-9 Ford with a SnowFighter HP 60 front.
http://www.monsterslayer.com/jeep/TJCrawler/KozsFFRears.jpg