Hello. My father passed away several years ago and had quite a few 1956 Ford trucks of every variety. I inherited this 4WD F100.



It's a 272/292? Y block all original (rebuilt to factory specs), three speed straight drive on the column. Since I have owned it I have installed new 235/75/15 snowtires and replaced the dual exhaust. It's sits at the top of the field until I need it, pump the gas and pull the choke. Fires every time.

Can someone please help me identify the running gear under the front of this truck?




Knuckle


The rear end is factory I'm fairly certain and the truck has been this way since as long as i can remember.

Divorced transfer case.


Thanks in advance for any help given identifying these parts . If you need additional pictures or information please don't hesitate to ask.

Regards,

James Hogan


I'm considering putting this truck on Ebay in the near future and want to be able to answer the questions about the 4wd system with more than a vague guess.

 

I had an old jeep wagoneer with the closed trunion like that, it was a Dana 30. If I remember correctly, it was paired with a Dana 20 transfer case, and the rear axle was a Dana 44. I understand that was a common system in the late sixties/early seventies, but I don't know about fifties.

 

It looks like a Dana 44 going by the diff cover. Here is a link showing difference between 44 and 30. Hope it's some help.

http://www.binderbulletin.org/photop...sword=&x=9&y=2

Bob
60 F100
95 F150

 

Welcome to FTE James. The crowd here will do their best to help you out with any questions you may have (as you've already seen).

 

Thanks for the welcome and the information.

My uncle built this truck in the early eighties and doesn't quite remember the specifics of the build. He said the front axle was altered to accept early Bronco brakes.

Closed trunion. Is that good? Looks fairly stout.
I found that the truck binds hard if turned too sharp on any kind of hard surface. Makes for a multi-point turn to keep from stressing the old girl. When it spins in the slippery stuff (snow) it truly spins all four corners. I never saw it stuck growing up. Chains on all corners and to town we'd go.

This truck is quite the 4wd starting point for me as I have never dealt with
such a beast.

The only truck that we owned that could pass it up in the muddy fields was a Marmon Harrington 56 F500 (or 600) with chains on all six tires. 4wd low in granny gear was a little slower than walking pace but it could pull down a barn.

Thanks for the info on the front axle I'll do some research on the Dana 44 as that's what it looks like to me.

the transfer case has a Spicer tag on the side. Isn't that the same company as Dana? Affiliated in some way?

Regards,

James Hogan

 

Dana-Spicer are one and the same.

Barry