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From: GANS
the Dana 50 version is only available in solid after 1999, in the new Superduties, upto I believe 2002-2003 when they started using Dana60s again.
AFAIK, Ford never made a Dana 50 straight axle in the 80s..
AFAIK, Ford never made a Dana 50 straight axle in the 80s..
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You might as well keep the one thats in there. A SA dana 44 is a downgrade from a Dana 50 since you'd have to do a heck of a lot of work to put it in, and it won't be any stronger.
Look for an 85.5-97 Dana 60 from an F-350. That is the only thing easy to swap, and it makes the most since. None of the 70's solid axles will fit without a lot of mods..
Look for an 85.5-97 Dana 60 from an F-350. That is the only thing easy to swap, and it makes the most since. None of the 70's solid axles will fit without a lot of mods..
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Axles, what fun, in my 83' it lists the axle as a 55, but bearings, and parts are the same as a 44 internally,
my 83' f250 will run 35's , the only modification was I replaced the front leaf springs with the heaviest stock springs I could get, so the truck rides level instead of low to the front...
if you build that 460 up, the C6 might take the pounding, and if you go to heavier axles they might take it as well, but then you should think about building new driveshafts with the biggest yokes for the heaviest duty U-joints you can get...
and with 44's you might want to think about beefing up the brakes, ....
Always remember the truck is only as strong as the weakest link....
my 83' f250 will run 35's , the only modification was I replaced the front leaf springs with the heaviest stock springs I could get, so the truck rides level instead of low to the front...
if you build that 460 up, the C6 might take the pounding, and if you go to heavier axles they might take it as well, but then you should think about building new driveshafts with the biggest yokes for the heaviest duty U-joints you can get...
and with 44's you might want to think about beefing up the brakes, ....
Always remember the truck is only as strong as the weakest link....
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Originally posted by bremen242
I definatly wouldn't be running 44s on it then.
I definatly wouldn't be running 44s on it then.
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If it was I, I'd swap the Dana 60 on the front, and run 38s. 38s are about as big as you want to run on a Dana 60, unless you want to spend about $3000 in CTM cyro shafts and u-joints. The dana 60s will handle 44s, but they axle-shafts will still snap when you get on them too much.
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Not to mention have you recently looked into the cost of a set of 44x19.5 Boggers yet$$$$$$$$$? We're not trying to discourage you from building big, but this advice could save you a few bucks in the long run! Good Luck and have fun!