G'day from Australia. I'm rebuilding a 49 F3 and want to replace the Timken axle with a dana 60. I'm having trouble working out which year the donor vehicle needs to be though, does anyone have an accurate width measurement for a 57-60 F250 dana 60, from WMS to WMS? Thanks

 

When people swap 9 inchers into 1948/52 F1's, 1953/56 F100's, they get them from 1957/72 F100's as the rear frame width is the same.

So what you want is a F250 Dana 60 thru 1972.

 

There is a 59 not far from home, it won't work?

 

A '59 would fall within that "57/72" range.

What is WMS?

 

WMS is wheel mating surface.

 

Lost In Translation!

I guess we would say " flange-to-flange". Anyway, according to "Bassett Hound Bill"(a.k.a. NumberDummy) , that 59 near you will work. If you need measurements, I could try to get them from my 59 F250. When it warms up a bit later today, that is.

 

That would be great. When I say not far from home, I'm speaking in Aussie terms, still a 12 hour round trip to collect it, want to make sure it's right before I go.

 

I've known as "Edsel Bill" & "Packard Bill" away from the net, but not until now as "Basset Hound Bill."

I've owned 3 Edsels, 60 Packards and have been associated with 14 Basset Hounds, so the name is apropos!

Basset Hounds aka Overs: Over Lazy - Over Stubborn - Over Pampered. You don't own them, they own YOU!

 

You ARE referring, not to your "significant other", but to the Hounds, I assume (hope)?

I always figured you for a "kept" man, Bill.

LOL!

 

60 Packards, now I'm jealous. Got a bit of a thing for Packards but can't afford them, so I collect Pontiacs instead!

 

Here I fixed it, to save future confusion.

 

ha ha, nice one. Seems a shame to wreck a whole truck just for an axle but pre 72 F250s are beyond rare in Aus and I've had no luck trying to bring one in from the US.

 

"Shave" confuses me!

 

Thanks Steve sometimes I should reread my posts. I'll fix that too.

 

What a nice bunch of accommodating mates you are, CanniBuzzard,teddy and BHB!