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Aug 15, 2013 | 01:13 AM

Schickel

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axle question

So my question is pretty simple. Do 2wd and 4wd axles mount the same on these trucks or are they different?

Aug 15, 2013 | 07:17 AM

Freightrain

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Are you asking if the front and rear axle mount the same? The front is on coil springs, the rear is leaf.

Aug 15, 2013 | 11:56 AM

NumberDummy

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F250 4WD's have front and rear leaf springs.

Aug 17, 2013 | 10:59 PM

orich

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What, I found out with a 70 2wd rear 60 dana axle look the same, but found that the welded on shock mount was welded on in a different place on a 70 2wd by about 2.5-3 inches versus the my 71 dana 60 4wd axle. I was still able to hook up the shock tho! The E-brake cables are also different lengths. I made the switch and thats what I found to be different that, I noticed. It was a 70 2wd Explore f250 that had some type of limit slip carrier in the rear is why I switched plus the bearing race area was in better shape than mine. my 2 cents orich