1966 4x4 front axle?
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1966 4x4 front axle?
Does anyone know what front axle is in the 1966 f100 4x4? I can't find any ID numbers stamped on the housing. It appears to have a Dana 44 cover but has king pins upper and lower with open knuckle hubs. The king pins are plates held in place with four bolts. 
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QUAD4x4.com out in Montana, very knowledgable source, got everything I needed from them to rebuild my 64 Dana 44 closed knuckle. You being in GA, try EastCoastGear. Enjoy!
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1) Am I correct to assume that the 'closed knuckle' style of DANA 44 is vastly different from the '66/'71 type of DANA 44?
2) Are their mounting points/etc. the same between the types, i.e., can they be easily swapped?
3) Which type/style of DANA 44 do you believe to be better/stronger?
edit: Well, I think this answers my earlier questions:
"The standard-duty Dana-Spicer Model 44 axle, which has 8 Bolt Knuckle Ball Seals, was used for all F-100 4x4s from 1959 to 1966, and for light duty F-250 3/4 ton trucks from 1959 through 1975. In 1961, an optional, Heavy-Duty version of the Dana-Spicer 44 front axles with 12 bolt Ball Seals was offered for the F-250. Ford F-100 Closed Knuckle axles were replaced by a King Pin type open knuckle Dana 44 front axle during the 1966 model year. Ford continued to use standard duty Model 44 closed knuckle axles right through the 1975 model year on light duty F-250 4x4 trucks. Ford was the last U.S. vehicle manufacturer to use closed knuckle axles on 3/4 ton models. For 1976, all Ford F-250 4x4 trucks would have either an open knuckle Dana 44 (Regular Cab) or Dana 60 (Crew Cab)." - QUAD4X4.COM
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2) Are their mounting points/etc. the same between the types, i.e., can they be easily swapped?
3) Which type/style of DANA 44 do you believe to be better/stronger?
edit: Well, I think this answers my earlier questions:
"The standard-duty Dana-Spicer Model 44 axle, which has 8 Bolt Knuckle Ball Seals, was used for all F-100 4x4s from 1959 to 1966, and for light duty F-250 3/4 ton trucks from 1959 through 1975. In 1961, an optional, Heavy-Duty version of the Dana-Spicer 44 front axles with 12 bolt Ball Seals was offered for the F-250. Ford F-100 Closed Knuckle axles were replaced by a King Pin type open knuckle Dana 44 front axle during the 1966 model year. Ford continued to use standard duty Model 44 closed knuckle axles right through the 1975 model year on light duty F-250 4x4 trucks. Ford was the last U.S. vehicle manufacturer to use closed knuckle axles on 3/4 ton models. For 1976, all Ford F-250 4x4 trucks would have either an open knuckle Dana 44 (Regular Cab) or Dana 60 (Crew Cab)." - QUAD4X4.COM
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1) Am I correct to assume that the 'closed knuckle' style of DANA 44 is vastly different from the '66/'71 type of DANA 44?
2) Are their mounting points/etc. the same between the types, i.e., can they be easily swapped?
3) Which type/style of DANA 44 do you believe to be better/stronger?
edit: Well, I think this answers my earlier questions:
"The standard-duty Dana-Spicer Model 44 axle, which has 8 Bolt Knuckle Ball Seals, was used for all F-100 4x4s from 1959 to 1966, and for light duty F-250 3/4 ton trucks from 1959 through 1975. In 1961, an optional, Heavy-Duty version of the Dana-Spicer 44 front axles with 12 bolt Ball Seals was offered for the F-250. Ford F-100 Closed Knuckle axles were replaced by a King Pin type open knuckle Dana 44 front axle during the 1966 model year. Ford continued to use standard duty Model 44 closed knuckle axles right through the 1975 model year on light duty F-250 4x4 trucks. Ford was the last U.S. vehicle manufacturer to use closed knuckle axles on 3/4 ton models. For 1976, all Ford F-250 4x4 trucks would have either an open knuckle Dana 44 (Regular Cab) or Dana 60 (Crew Cab)." - QUAD4X4.COM
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2) Are their mounting points/etc. the same between the types, i.e., can they be easily swapped?
3) Which type/style of DANA 44 do you believe to be better/stronger?
edit: Well, I think this answers my earlier questions:
"The standard-duty Dana-Spicer Model 44 axle, which has 8 Bolt Knuckle Ball Seals, was used for all F-100 4x4s from 1959 to 1966, and for light duty F-250 3/4 ton trucks from 1959 through 1975. In 1961, an optional, Heavy-Duty version of the Dana-Spicer 44 front axles with 12 bolt Ball Seals was offered for the F-250. Ford F-100 Closed Knuckle axles were replaced by a King Pin type open knuckle Dana 44 front axle during the 1966 model year. Ford continued to use standard duty Model 44 closed knuckle axles right through the 1975 model year on light duty F-250 4x4 trucks. Ford was the last U.S. vehicle manufacturer to use closed knuckle axles on 3/4 ton models. For 1976, all Ford F-250 4x4 trucks would have either an open knuckle Dana 44 (Regular Cab) or Dana 60 (Crew Cab)." - QUAD4X4.COM
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Thanks Guys for your responses! 
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I don't own a FORD 4X4 (I do own a rusty-n-trusty '95 Wrangler), so I am just trying to brush up on my FORD 4X4 knowledge of them a bit.
Around these parts, I am surrounded by GM 4X4 fans!
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