All dana 60 rears the same width?
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All dana 60 rears the same width?
The reason I,m asking is, I bought a 79350 4x4. And when looking at the truck from the front or rear the front tires stick out farther than the rears. So I did some measuring with all the wheels off, and the front dana 60 diff is 2" wider than the rear. And yes all 4 wheels are the same. So that 2" difference in front translates to 1" on each side of the truck.Is this the way these trucks were sold. thanks for your thoughts.
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The reason I,m asking is, I bought a 79350 4x4. And when looking at the truck from the front or rear the front tires stick out farther than the rears. So I did some measuring with all the wheels off, and the front dana 60 diff is 2" wider than the rear. And yes all 4 wheels are the same. So that 2" difference in front translates to 1" on each side of the truck.Is this the way these trucks were sold. thanks for your thoughts.
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Not necessarily true. Ford widened the 10.5" rear axle housing 3" in 1999 with the introduction of the Superduty pickups. I have one of those axles under the rear of my 75 and rear tires now stick out the same as the front. I believe that half ton models match nowadays too.
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Not necessarily true. Ford widened the 10.5" rear axle housing 3" in 1999 with the introduction of the Superduty pickups. I have one of those axles under the rear of my 75 and rear tires now stick out the same as the front. I believe that half ton models match nowadays too.
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Yes they do, but it's not a straight forward swap. The spring perches need to be relocated and the wheel bolt pattern is different.
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