Swap axle ?????
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Swap axle ?????
so my cousin has a true 70s high boy with a solid axle under and i wanna know if it will bolt up as far as everything is concered with brakes and mounts and just everything thats under the front of it can it be bolted up to the front of my truck which is an 85? i am really curious because if so then i would be happy because my truck would then sit level and stop looking like a mexican ride with air bags in the *** end lol
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not its got ball joints under it we have another that has the closed knuckles and i think it was a stupid design but he thinks its better but thanks for telling me i wont waste my time what about the leafs will the leafs fit under the front of my truck i guess that would be my deal and have to measure and wht not but i figured i would ask
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Leafs are a different length (can't remember exact numbers), that's why the 99-04 leafs are a bolt in for the 70s trucks, but not the 80s trucks.
Look for a parts F350 truck or an 80s-90s Dana 60 to swap in there, or at least the Diesel F350 springs (they ride flat, not arched in) if you're just looking to level it out.
Look for a parts F350 truck or an 80s-90s Dana 60 to swap in there, or at least the Diesel F350 springs (they ride flat, not arched in) if you're just looking to level it out.
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F350 springs in the front of an F250 is a bad idea, the solid axle springs are actualy a softer spring rate than the F250 springs because of the leverage the TTB puts on the spring. only option for raising the front is an Add-A-Leaf, new springs, or an RSK.
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sorry i hear alot of these shorts and figure them out but some i have never heard and feel retarted as all hell when i ask about them lol but thanks and if i do add a leafs do i have to get some drop brackets for the ifs on this thing or would it be good the way it is to just level the thing?
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