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Axle Codes

The axle code on my '74 is 24P. The code on my '76 is 24J. What do these mean?
 
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Go over to www.Fordification.net and decode them.

IIRC, if it's 2WD and the third position of the code is a J that it means the rig came equipped with power steering. For a 4WD, the third position denotes the axle model and rating.
 
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Does anybody know how many spline axles the '74 F250 4X4 would have?
 
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Front: 30 spline inners, 19 spline outers.

Rear: 16 spline (30 spline after late year '75).
 
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Front: 30 spline inners, 19 spline outers.
What are the inners and outers?


I have my eye on a Dana 60 with a posi in it out of a '72 F250 for $300. Is it worth that?
 
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Originally Posted by 1972RedNeck
What are the inners and outers?
An axle shaft has two ends... and they are correspondingly splined different.
 
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Originally Posted by 1972RedNeck
What are the inners and outers?

I have my eye on a Dana 60 with a posi in it out of a '72 F250 for $300. Is it worth that?
The fronts are 2 piece shafts on either side of the axle, hence the terminology inners and outers.

The D60, if also a '72 will only be 16 spline, so it's worth far less than $300 if that's the case.
 
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