I nabbed myself a 3.54 geared, full floater Dana 60 out of a 76 F250 Camper special, which I intend to put in my 82, however, since Ii have yet to yank it from the truck and I can't do any measuring until I do, does anyone know if there's a difference in the spring pad width? It's no biggie to cut the pads off and weld on new ones in the right place, but, it would be nice to know in advance if I needed new ones.
Evan MacDonald
1982 F100 SWB
300 HD: Cliffy 290H, 9.1:1 compression, forged everything, ARP'd bottom end/Hedman hedder/dual 2½" exhaust
NP 435/2.75 geared 9"
1986 F150 HD, 300 HD/needs a NP 435/4.10 geared 8.8
70,000 miles
1984 F150 XLT Lariat parts donor, 351W/C6/9" LOADED to the hilt, 201,000 miles
1980 F100 Custom, 300/Np 435/2.75, 58,000 miles

 

Yes there was a frame rail spacing difference 79-down, 80-up I have measured before, but don't have the measurements but the spring pads will need to be changed.