Ford F250 78 - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

XJUSA · 03-04-2005, 11:09 AM

Hi

What axles with this Ford ? Can someone help

Are this axles for bigger tires ? Thanks !

Edit: I have done some searching in da net, so I find D44 front and 9" rear, is that correct ?

Navajo1 · 03-04-2005, 01:08 PM

A 78 F-250 will have a Dana 44 or Dana 60 front, and a Dana 60 rear.

Edit:
Did you find that old Ford in Germany???

Coors · 03-04-2005, 04:09 PM

Doesn't 78-79 have square head lights.

alx · 03-04-2005, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coors

Doesn't 78-79 have square head lights.

early 78 was still round

Chubster · 03-04-2005, 05:28 PM

Either way, it is an 8 lug outter, HP, and leaf sprung. A good canidate for an upgrade.

microtus · 03-04-2005, 07:17 PM

anybody have a link showing the grill/headlight configurationfor different years?

Poohbair · 03-04-2005, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coors

Doesn't 78-79 have square head lights.

All 79's are square headlights, and I believe that all 78's are round unless they are a Ranger package, or something like that...

fordlover · 03-05-2005, 10:47 PM

ive found that the striped down models of trucks or broncos of this era have the round headlights but that just what ive seen. I picked up a parts bronco 78-79 era that was the lowest model not the ranger and it had the round headlights. I have a 79 bronco ranger and a 79 truck ranger both with square headlights.

FordCarnage · 03-06-2005, 06:09 PM

Repeat after me: I will not ruin that nice old Ford just to get the axles to put under my unibody turd.

Kamikazeford · 03-06-2005, 09:39 PM

lol...good one carnage!

Can you get a close pic of the top of either knuckle. If it has a ball joint, it's a 44. If it has a king pin set up its a 60. Either way, that body should not be run through much of anything. Wish I wouldn't have gotten rid of my 77.

If anyone needs parts for 70's or 80's trucks, I have some I'm getting rid of.

68crawler · 03-07-2005, 10:58 AM

I picked up a pair of axles from a 78 F-250 and they were a HP D44 with flat tops and a D60 rear w/4.10 gears. Both leaf sprung. Great axles!!

Ibuildembig · 03-09-2005, 11:00 AM

Looks like a 44 front to me, doesn't hang low enough for a 60. To answer your question about grills and headlights, 79's were square, 78's were square, unless they were a custom, then they were square bezels with round lights.

4XFORD · 03-09-2005, 02:57 PM

That's a leaf sprung HP Dana 44 under a '78 F-250. Will have Dana 60 rear.
Poohbair was right about headlight configurations.
Carnage was dead on. Tell your friends.

Coors · 03-10-2005, 01:37 PM

I guess i started quite the topic, thanks for all the feed back

Ranger429 · 03-11-2005, 06:40 PM

A 44 has a hub diamater of 3 1/4" and the Dana 60's hub is 4"

Ford never used the square headlight, they were rectangular.
78 custom was all that got the round, any other trim level upgrade got the rectangular headlights and all 79 had them as well.

82F100SWB · 03-11-2005, 06:59 PM

Holy U-Bolts batman!

Looks like a D44 under the nose of that F250.

1HDXJ · 03-21-2005, 06:19 PM

SOOOO , thats what I did. I gots my axles out of a 78 F-250 and slamed them under my UNIBODY XJ. Alls it needed was some stiff'ning up !

03-04-2005, 11:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
XJUSA duke it out Join Date: Apr 2002 Member # 11132 Location: If I could start again, a million miles away. Posts: 300 Blog Entries: 10	Ford F250 1978 Hi What axles with this Ford ? Can someone help Are this axles for bigger tires ? Thanks ! Edit: I have done some searching in da net, so I find D44 front and 9" rear, is that correct ? __________________ ....“I never shot nobody I didn't have to”.... Last edited by XJUSA; 03-04-2005 at 12:43 PM.

03-04-2005, 01:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
Navajo1 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Member # 17616 Location: High Plains Posts: 274	A 78 F-250 will have a Dana 44 or Dana 60 front, and a Dana 60 rear. Edit: Did you find that old Ford in Germany??? __________________ Proud team member of Eilers Machine & Welding - Fabricating parts for the US Military - Support our Troops [url]www.eilersmachine.com[/url] Last edited by Navajo1; 03-04-2005 at 01:15 PM.

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Chubster Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Member # 7103 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 329	Either way, it is an 8 lug outter, HP, and leaf sprung. A good canidate for an upgrade. __________________ Fawkin' Broke...me and my rig!

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Kamikazeford Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Member # 42285 Location: Lomira, WI Posts: 34	lol...good one carnage! Can you get a close pic of the top of either knuckle. If it has a ball joint, it's a 44. If it has a king pin set up its a 60. Either way, that body should not be run through much of anything. Wish I wouldn't have gotten rid of my 77. If anyone needs parts for 70's or 80's trucks, I have some I'm getting rid of. __________________ Just think OUTSIDE the box for once! ----------------------------- Last Rig, Modified '83 F-150 Check out [url]http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=334016[/url]

03-09-2005, 11:00 AM	#12 (permalink)
Ibuildembig Wheeler Join Date: Jan 2004 Member # 26504 Location: Fruitland MO Posts: 370	Looks like a 44 front to me, doesn't hang low enough for a 60. To answer your question about grills and headlights, 79's were square, 78's were square, unless they were a custom, then they were square bezels with round lights. __________________ If you have a mullet and play video games, your not tellin me shit 68 F350 CC project 72 F350 CC for parts 79 F150 with tons on coils 88 F350 truggy 90 F350 beater truck 96 F250 CC DD

03-04-2005, 04:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
Coors Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Member # 9381 Location: Corning, CA Posts: 758	Doesn't 78-79 have square head lights.

03-04-2005, 07:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
microtus Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Member # 19251 Location: Dixon, Ca Posts: 842	anybody have a link showing the grill/headlight configurationfor different years?

03-05-2005, 10:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
fordlover Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Member # 17046 Location: san andreas Posts: 111	ive found that the striped down models of trucks or broncos of this era have the round headlights but that just what ive seen. I picked up a parts bronco 78-79 era that was the lowest model not the ranger and it had the round headlights. I have a 79 bronco ranger and a 79 truck ranger both with square headlights.

03-06-2005, 06:09 PM	#9 (permalink)
FordCarnage Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Member # 22955 Location: No where cool, but at least it's not LA Posts: 373	Repeat after me: I will not ruin that nice old Ford just to get the axles to put under my unibody turd.

03-07-2005, 10:58 AM	#11 (permalink)
68crawler Granite Guru Join Date: Nov 2004 Member # 38845 Location: Clovis, CA Posts: 837	I picked up a pair of axles from a 78 F-250 and they were a HP D44 with flat tops and a D60 rear w/4.10 gears. Both leaf sprung. Great axles!!

03-09-2005, 02:57 PM	#13 (permalink)
4XFORD Old Ford Guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Member # 27645 Location: Oleta CA Posts: 966	That's a leaf sprung HP Dana 44 under a '78 F-250. Will have Dana 60 rear. Poohbair was right about headlight configurations. Carnage was dead on. Tell your friends. __________________ Real trucks have the dimmer switch on the floor.

03-10-2005, 01:37 PM	#14 (permalink)
Coors Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Member # 9381 Location: Corning, CA Posts: 758	I guess i started quite the topic, thanks for all the feed back

03-11-2005, 06:40 PM	#15 (permalink)
Ranger429 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Member # 39447 Location: Illinois Posts: 56	A 44 has a hub diamater of 3 1/4" and the Dana 60's hub is 4" Ford never used the square headlight, they were rectangular. 78 custom was all that got the round, any other trim level upgrade got the rectangular headlights and all 79 had them as well. Last edited by Ranger429; 03-11-2005 at 06:42 PM.

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03-21-2005, 06:19 PM	#17 (permalink)
1HDXJ Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Member # 34191 Location: Saraland, Al Posts: 22	SOOOO , thats what I did. I gots my axles out of a 78 F-250 and slamed them under my UNIBODY XJ. Alls it needed was some stiff'ning up !

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