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We'll I continue to move along on my frame and am now in the process of removing the DANA & installing a 9" rearend. The original U Bolts wrap around the 2" spring and through the mount on the DANA but the 9" is larger around (3") than the DANA. 57 and newer springs are wider and therefore their lower mount leaves the U Bolts away from the sides of the springs.
Original lower mount.
Rearend & 3rd member are cleaned and POR 15ed. Backing plates & springs are out being sand blasted. I know many have made this conversion but I can't find the answer for my Axle/Shock mount.
Sure could use some help on this problem because that's pretty much the last of my chassis/frame issues.
Here is a shot of the lower plates from a 1963 F-100 9" axle. No numbers but will give you an idea of anther style to BOL for.
If you need the lower plates with the shock mount another FTE member may be able to help with a year range. The 63' axle has them welded to the housing.
Update: I did a search on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1964-Ford-F-...xWFYkh&vxp=mtr
Found what I need but only one in a parts stash. It has TAAK5796A stamped in it.
Look like this.
TAAK5796A
Can Anybody help me figure out what it's from?
It looks like a GM Sierra-class piece. I used them on my 9" conversion. BUT if you look closely, hold it up against an axle tube, the holes aren't "square" pattern because the springs on the GM are not perfectly parallel.
The TAAK number sounds like Ford tho. The GM pieces are easily several times stronger/stiffer than the F150/250 pieces I found at the boneyards.
5796 is the Ford basic part number for a rear spring seat cap, but there's no TAAK-5796-A listed in the 1948/56 Ford truck parts catalog (see pic below).
I also looked in the 1953 Ford/Mercury of Canada truck parts catalog, 1956/57 Ford truck parts catalog, 1957/63 Ford truck parts catalog: Not listed.
NumberDummy
I'm pretty sure they're from a truck newer than 56 as the 56's didn't have 9" rearends yet.
TAAA/TAAK part number prefixes were introduced in 1953, used thru 1956.
5796: Pic-column right = 1957/63 truck parts catalog does not list TAAA or TAAK prefixes for F100 2WD or 1959/63 F100 4WD
1959/67 F100's with Limited Slip came with Dana 44's. 1963/66: Dana 60.2 with Limited Slip was optional / 1966/67: Dana 60.3 with Limited Slip was optional.
1957/67 F100 2WD rear springs interchange (type of rear axle makes no difference): 2 1/4" wide ~ 24" > > eye bolt < < 28"
