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: What are the narrowest 1 tons I can find?

A 4 liter V8 eater
04-17-2002, 05:53 PM
What vehicle had narrow (in compareson to others) 1 ton axles?
DRM
04-17-2002, 06:42 PM
Duallies had the narrowest rear axles - some 14 bolts are narrow as like 62".

Chevy front 60's are around 69" wide, my Dodge 60 front is 67" wide.
YellowCJ
04-17-2002, 06:43 PM
Ummm...pretty sure they are all the same, and once you get to Full widths, you aren't going to notice that there is a 1 inch difference. If you want 1 tons, either custom build some, or plan on being wide, there is not, and will never be a cheap, bolt in solution. Spend the $$$ or run what you brung. And maybe try to combine all 17 of your axle questions each day into one post.

Edit-DRM is correct, Dually's are the exception, but since I know you searched about all of this first, you already know that.
Old Scout
04-17-2002, 06:45 PM
forklifts d60s and d70's about 30" wide!:flipoff2: :flipoff2:
rockbound
04-17-2002, 07:23 PM
1 ton vans will give you the narrowest 1 ton axles!!
Moab Austin
04-17-2002, 07:46 PM
Originally posted by rockbound
1 ton vans will give you the narrowest 1 ton axles!!

uhm.. not nessacarily,

I have a freind with van sf 60 that is 67.5 and I have a truck 60 that is 62 wide...

so with hummer wheels you could stay as narrow as 66 wide (at the outside rim) which is pretty narrow..
HarleyM
04-17-2002, 08:45 PM
You could try the axles from a nineteen sixties ford. I know they widened them in the seventies but I'm not sure of the measurements
liveaxle
04-18-2002, 12:10 AM
An Eaton 1ton is 65.25" wide from WMS to WMS.
m715
04-18-2002, 04:43 AM
Actually I thought some 1 ton vans would give you the widest axles??

It took me awhile but I pulled a Dana 70 out of a 1989 ford 1 ton van and it was 68" WMF wide, that would match a 69" front chevy nicely...
brector
04-18-2002, 05:54 AM
Originally posted by liveaxle
An Eaton 1ton is 65.25" wide from WMS to WMS.

Mine's about 64" WMS to WMS.
liveaxle
04-18-2002, 08:39 AM
Originally posted by brector


Mine's about 64" WMS to WMS.


What was the donor vehicle? I'll put it in my axle bible.
Krylon..
04-18-2002, 12:41 PM
Originally posted by rockbound
1 ton vans will give you the narrowest 1 ton axles!!

CJ - are you being a smartass? :D Van axles are usually a couple inches wider and line up pretty even with the fronts!
rockbound
04-18-2002, 07:45 PM
Originally posted by Krylon..


CJ - are you being a smartass? :D Van axles are usually a couple inches wider and line up pretty even with the fronts!

No the older 1 ton vans have narrow axles, I thought,I guess I'm wrong, :confused:
Krylon..
04-19-2002, 08:35 AM
Originally posted by rockbound


No the older 1 ton vans have narrow axles, I thought,I guess I'm wrong, :confused:

Not sure, the latest one I have looked at is a 79, so the older ones may well be narrower.. :)
gunracer1
04-19-2002, 08:53 AM
the cab and chassie dually trucks have the narrow axle, look for work trucks with flat beds and utility beds. most are 62/63" wide
liveaxle
04-19-2002, 10:18 AM
Originally posted by gunracer1
the cab and chassie dually trucks have the narrow axle, look for work trucks with flat beds and utility beds. most are 62/63" wide

So what are the possible axles that could be found under these work trucks, Dana70, Dana80, and a 14 bolt?
LC Hamma
04-19-2002, 11:59 AM
Look under some airport tugs. The rear D60's & 70's I've seen
are around 62" wide. They were loaded w/Detroits & 7.17's. The
60's only have 30 spline shafts though, & some of the 70's had
the Budd style lug pattern. If you were on the East Coast, I could
tell you where they're located :flipoff2: Hehe!
gunracer1
04-19-2002, 02:56 PM
you pretty much nailed it live axle. i have never seen a 80 under one though. plenty of dana 60s, 70s and 14 bolts.