Making a D50 TTB into a solid axle?
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Making a D50 TTB into a solid axle?
Hows this sound for an idea. Would it be possible to lock the two halves of a TTB axle together with some sort of bracketry? Almost like boxing it in. I believe the D50 has the same heavy internals of a D60, right?
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It's already been done. Go check out Pirate 4x4 in the ford section. Run a search for D50 solid axle. I also recall reading a build where someone cut the ends off a D50TTB, welded them onto the carrier from a rear 60 and built a custom D60 that way.
When you get to the strengths & weaknesses, for the amount of work you'd invest, the gains are minimal at best. The D50 has an odd ball sized ring & pinion, and isn't much stronger than a D44. The outers are D60 outers, but you're still stuck with D44 sized inner shafts.
If you just have to have a solid D50, go pull one out of a 99-03 F250 Stupor Duty. Its already set up for leaf springs, and has much better brakes.
When you get to the strengths & weaknesses, for the amount of work you'd invest, the gains are minimal at best. The D50 has an odd ball sized ring & pinion, and isn't much stronger than a D44. The outers are D60 outers, but you're still stuck with D44 sized inner shafts.
If you just have to have a solid D50, go pull one out of a 99-03 F250 Stupor Duty. Its already set up for leaf springs, and has much better brakes.
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From: Elk City, OK
hes already got a d50. you guys act like hes swapping out a rockwell for a toyota axle lol. hes keeping the same thing, just making it straight. other then lifting it, im not sure why you'd wanna do it though. doesnt ride any smoother, you already have leaf springs, same gear options you have now. and you dont wanna weld, you wanna do a bracket. that way if something happens to one side, its not a total loss.
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Oreo that is why I said all he would accomplish is to make the ride like a 60. Why would you want a little harsher ride with absolutely no gains. (unless you were wanting to lift it)
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yea a 50 ttb really isnt any better than a 44. same hubs, outers, smaller shafts, more ujoints. id just find a 60. i just did the swap, it went real smooth for me and yay...no more balljoints and wacked out camber for me.
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The additional lift this would allow over what is available for the TTB would only be usefull for tires the would be to large for the small inner axle shafts to handle in situations that you would want it raised for anyway.
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From: Elk City, OK
you can get a 6" drop bracket for the ttb. I don't see anyone here but my dumb *** lifting over 6" suspension