what kind of rear end can i use in my 71 e-100 i been struggling but cant find anything any help will be appreciated it

 

Many axles will fit with modification I'm sure, as for a bolt in, dunno. Might be worth it just to have yours rebuilt

 

Popeye look for a tag on the rear end and post the codes on the tag then I should be able to tell you what you need to know.

 

I believe I answered this but you seem to want to ask it again in another topic! I have one, have talked with others who have one, and I'll say one more time, GET IT REBUILT, THEY ARE OFFSET FOR A REASON AND YOU CAN'T JUST THROW ANYTHING UNDER IT!

 

I've never looked under a 2nd gen is the differential offset to one side?

 

Yes, the entire driveline is offset to the passenger side to give the driver room, they were the first to have the engine located forward. This is all I have right now, but it's obvious how far to the right of the van it sets.
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...noline/032.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...noline/031.jpg

 

Thanks for the pics maples. I learned something. Ive driven a lot of those vans and never noticed the offset. I used a 70 Econoline as a company work truck for about 5 years in the late 70s. I hated that thing. Lol. It was a 3 spd on the column and if I accidently snatched 2nd a little hard the backdoors would fly open and my tools and materials would be all over the streets of DC. Lol.

 

Dad drove them for years when he worked for the Bell phone company, he liked them, likes mine, it has been well preserved, what he dislikes is all the stuff I am doing, because his belief is if the vehicle needed it, Ford would have put it on there, using that same argument, I tell him well vehicles shouldn't evolve, no power steering, brakes, windows, etc. Seems trying to make them easier to drive and dependable is against the rules, he just accepts the wheel chairlift, hand controls and sliding/swivel seat base as necessary.

 

How much parallel offset will typical u-joints tolerate?



http://jniolon.clubfte.com/driveline...nephasing.html

Sixto
93 E150 Chateau 5.8 187K miles

 

Uh, you missed my photos obviously, it is ALL offset toward the passenger side, nothing to do with the alignment like that photo is showing.

 

Thanks Maples, I was going 'huh?' Doesn't take much to throw me eh.....

 

I've gone through this quite well, I am not satisfied with my gear ratio and open axle carrier, no way to get at it cheap or easy with a swap, even to try to upgrade to the larger bolt pattern so I can swap to the truck disc brake setup.

 

Well, yes that's the diff is offset towards the passenger side, but I didn't find a depiction of a drive line in that situation. I understand your point but I don't think u-joints care whether the offset is vertical, horizontal or diagonal as long as the crank and pinion shaft axes are parallel and the u-joints don't bend more than X degrees. The question is, what angle is formed by the length of the drive shaft over that much lateral offset? A 6 foot drive shaft and 6" pinion shaft offset means a drive shaft canted 5*. I'm sure that's way too much for long u-joint life.

Sixto
93 E150 Chateau 5.8 187K miles