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Well now I'm really confused. The current axle on it is as I know it a solid one piece axle. The axle I just picked up is a two piece axle. Your saying they came with the two piece axle originally? The new one is out of a 96 f250 if that helps
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I'm pretty much thinking you're opening up a can of worms. Mounting the required pivot brackets and location etc. BTW, did you check gear ratios between the 1996 front and 1971 rear to be the same?
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Just wondering why you would want to replace that Dana 44 with a much less desirable Dana 50? There is a reason why all the f250 guys swap in solid Dana 60's from F350's.
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Yes, that Dana 44 is a much stronger axle than that Dana 50 Twin Traction Beam (TTB) axle. Depending on what 44 that you have, the 44-6CF, or the heavy duty 6CF-HD. The 6CF has 8 spindle bolts, and the HD has 12. The HD also has the large locking hubs. Why do you want to convert, for disc brakes? You could find a Dentside 44 for that, plus a low-pinion 60, plus the holy grail 78-79 Reverse Spiral high pinion 60 for much less trouble than trying to add a crossmember for the pivot point on the weak 50 TTB. Or you could buy a new axle from Dynatrac with all the goodies. Plus your frame is much narrower than the 80-98 frame that your TTB axle is from. You would have to move the spring pads in closer.
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No. Several ratios available.
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