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In This Issue:
Re: Front end
Re: Front end
Twin stick TC
Re: Front end
LM oil filter location
Re: LM oil filter location
4" Ranger lift, or was it a 5.5" lift
Re: 4" Ranger lift, or was it a 5.5" lift
Re: LM oil filter location
Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 08:09:31 -0500
From: Troy McClung ja.mountain.net>
Subject: Re: Front end
Actually Don,
You have given me some info on the disc brake conversion, but I wasn't sure
if I had a Dana 30 or 44. I think mine is the closed-knuckle axle. I am
pretty sure the chassis and suspension is all original. The only changes
that I saw when I bought the truck was the gas tank was moved and a step
side bed was put on. So, are there any distinct markings that would tell
me it is a Dana 44?
Troy
'59 F-100 4x4
At 01:05 PM 5/15/00 -0700, you wrote:
>>Can anyone tell me the best way to determine what type of front end I have
>>on my 59 ford f-100 4x4? I am getting mised answers from some local
friends.
>>Troy
>
>If your truck is still stock (What a Find!) well besides that the
>front end will be a Dana 44 and the rear will be the 9". Did you
>have any questions in mind?
>
>Laters
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>Don Grossman
>duckdon mac.com
>
>43 GPW
>63 F-100 4x4
>77 F250
>99 Contour
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From: "Keith Kubiak" <55fordf100 home.com>
Subject: Re: Front end
Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 05:27:31 -0700
Usually there is a number cast on to the housing. Usually in the lower right
or left corner looking at the differential cover.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Troy McClung" ja.mountain.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 6:09 AM
Subject: [offroad-list] Re: Front end
> Actually Don,
> You have given me some info on the disc brake conversion, but I wasn't
sure
> if I had a Dana 30 or 44. I think mine is the closed-knuckle axle. I am
> pretty sure the chassis and suspension is all original. The only changes
> that I saw when I bought the truck was the gas tank was moved and a step
> side bed was put on. So, are there any distinct markings that would tell
> me it is a Dana 44?
> Troy
> '59 F-100 4x4
>
>
>
> At 01:05 PM 5/15/00 -0700, you wrote:
> >>Can anyone tell me the best way to determine what type of front end I
have
> >>on my 59 ford f-100 4x4? I am getting mised answers from some local
> friends.
> >>Troy
> >
> >If your truck is still stock (What a Find!) well besides that the
> >front end will be a Dana 44 and the rear will be the 9". Did you
> >have any questions in mind?
> >
> >Laters
> >--
> >Don Grossman
> >duckdon mac.com
> >
> >43 GPW
> >63 F-100 4x4
> >77 F250
> >99 Contour
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Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 12:52:50 -0400
From: James Oxley thecore.com>
Subject: Twin stick TC
Finally got around to building a twin stock TC to get 2 low.
Got the linkages fabbed up, painted and installed. Took about 5 hours
total from start to finish. Had TC out at first which made it much
easier.
There must be interlocks in the TC that will not allow for FWD only,
in high or low. It should be feasable, as idler assembly between front
output and rear ouput gears is always spinning, even in TC nuetral.
OX
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Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 11:20:28 -0700
From: Don Grossman mac.com>
Subject: Re: Front end
>Actually Don,
>You have given me some info on the disc brake conversion, but I wasn't sure
>if I had a Dana 30 or 44. I think mine is the closed-knuckle axle. I am
>pretty sure the chassis and suspension is all original. The only changes
>that I saw when I bought the truck was the gas tank was moved and a step
>side bed was put on. So, are there any distinct markings that would tell
>me it is a Dana 44?
>Troy
>'59 F-100 4x4
There should be a 44 cast into the housing. I think it is on the
gusset on the center section. Some were on the top of the center
section but might have only been in the later years. The Dana 30 was
way to light duty for a full size truck application.
Good luck
--
Don Grossman
duckdon mac.com
43 GPW
63 F-100 4x4
77 F250
99 Contour
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Date: 16 May 00 21:37:05 EDT
From: Tim Turner netscape.net>
Subject: LM oil filter location
New blazers have it in the same spot :o) at least the blazer that came into
the shop about a week or two ago (body shop) rear ended another car hard,
even frame damage, killed the radiatior and stuff, no oil leaked out of it,
the rubber lines allowed the filter and everything to sorta slide back in the
impact, this may have been luck, but i was surprised.
Tom
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From: Rebel4dManaol.com
Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 22:33:15 EDT
Subject: 4" Ranger lift, or was it a 5.5" lift
Howdy all. Been some pretty good conversation on the list lately I think.
Hopefully this will add to it a little. I recently installed a Superlift 4" lift kit on my '96 Ranger 4X4. But, after installing the kit I noticed that
the camber was way off (out on the top). I drove it like this for a day or
two thinking that the springs would settle a little but they didn't, besides,
Superlift says their springs are pre-settled. So, I dropped the I-beams into
the 5.5" lift holes on the new brackets and it straightened everthing right
out. I know I got radius arm drop brackets for a 4" lift, but I'm thinking I
got coils for a 5.5" lift, but I'm not positive. So, my question is: Has
anyone put a Superlift 4" or 5.5" lift on their '93-'96 4X4 Ranger? Did you
have this same problem? And did you happen to measure how much taller the new
coils were from the stock coils? My new coils were a full 6" taller than my
stock coils, I figured that Superlift went with 2" to level the truck and
another 4" to lift it, is this right? Also, I got a 3.5" rear block lift
with my kit, I thought I was only supposed to get 2.5" blocks. Anyone who
can tell me what lift I have on my truck, I would greatly be appreciative of.
Thanks in advance.
-Brian Sack
'96 Ranger X-cab 4X4 4.0L automatic, currently running Goodyear Wrangler RT/S
265/75R15's
PS: I measure before and after on the same spot front and back; the front
came out 6.5" taller and the back came out 3" taller.
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From: "Jerry Dean" sgi.net>
Subject: Re: 4" Ranger lift, or was it a 5.5" lift
Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 23:12:00 -0400
I have a Skyjacker 6" Suspension lift on my truck and I had to do something
similar. I also dropped my brackets into the opposite holes that you would
think would need to be used, and it helped to straighten my truck out as
well. But I still had some sag to them, so I manufactured some special coil
spring seats to help to level out my truck and it rides perfect now. I took
it to a local 4WD specialty alignment shop and they had no problem getting
everything in perfectly for me. I didn't get blocks with my lift though. I
got a hole new leaf spring pack that I put in. Didn't measure what I had
originally but I am right at legal height now with the 33x12.5x15 Thornbirds
I am running on my truck. Rides nice and still has plenty of power, but I
plan on adding more soon.
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Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 12:59:47 -0400
From: Jean Marc Chartier sympatico.ca>
Subject: Re: LM oil filter location
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