I'm getting some axles from a late 70's 3/4 ton 4x4. The front is a D44 hi pinion and the rear is a D60. I plan to swap the rear to disc brakes.

Will an 8 lug 15x10 steel wheel fit these axles?



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short answer.... no

the brake calipers are too big for the wheels to fit over them. then if you are serious about doing disk brakes in the rear you have to run 16's or larger

-cutts-

 

Well, that's not the answer I was looking for!


I recently got the 3/4 ton axles, but still need to go pick them up. I'm doing a solid axle swap on my *gasp* '96 Suburban, and I need a leaf-sprung style hi pinion Ford front axle for the swap. I also have some 38.5" Ground Hawgs in good condition but they are for a 15" wheel. I guess I could swap to 5 lugs on the front axle and use a 9" rear, but I would rather have the bigger brakes of the 3/4 ton axles. Back to the drawing board...

 

lol, I just heard some crunching and breakage. Put the rims on the hawgs and sell them, replace with 16" wheel/tire combo. Youll be able to stop better, plus youll get the piece of mind that comes with beefier parts. Ive broken D44s with only 31s on, it was a TTB tho lol.

 

I have what I believe to be a 70s F-250 axle in my van and in no way will even a 16" wheel fit. With the 16.50 wheels there is barely enough room to get the wheels on over the dual piston caliper and its components.

 

I went and looked at the axle I'm getting and it has the dual piston calipers on the front.


My friend has a Dana 60 from a '79 Ford with dual piston calipers and he can fit 16" aluminum wheels with no problems. I'm not sure what may be different with yours.



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yea i been running 16's on my D60 for 6 months or so

buddy of mine with a 77F250 a D44HD up front runs 16's too

-cutts-

 

I've got a 79 250 w/d44HD and dual piston calipers under the front end and I'm running 16x10 aluminum wheels with zero issues.

 

Check out some of the rock guys running 15's with D60's. They are even runnin with 6 lug wheels. The little wheel will never fit over a factory drum, but will clear with a disc conversion. Just make sure that you purchase the shorter bracket for 15" wheels. It is tight, and some guys claim to get higher tire temps because of how close the caliper gets to the wheel. By all means find the right bracket for the front calipers as well, do not grind the caliper to make them clear. The difference between 16.5" wheels, and 15" wheels is 1.5" divided by the whole wheel. This is only .375" from the center to any part of the edge. They can fit. Deciding on wheels will be the hardest part. Trying to find a stylish set of 15's with 8 lug centers will be tough.