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The 250 TTB wont be a direct bolt in due to leaf spring setup and pivot mounts in different location than the 150 coil setup, the 150 coil TTB actually is pretty much a direct bolt in for the 250 2wd coil twin I Beam. Problem is the 8 lug, doable, but requires non Ford parts.
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The 250 TTB wont be a direct bolt in due to leaf spring setup and pivot mounts in different location than the 150 coil setup, the 150 coil TTB actually is pretty much a direct bolt in for the 250 2wd coil twin I Beam. Problem is the 8 lug, doable, but requires non Ford parts.
Oh well, start making a list of Chebbie parts . . .
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You know, after thinking about it overnight, I think I would find a 4X4 shop that does front axles and have them graft D50 C's onto a set of D44 beams. You'll end up with bigger bearings, bigger brakes, bigger axle stubs and it will be all-Ford.
Hmm, might be worth looking into.
Hmm, might be worth looking into.
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The only way I have figured out to get a cheap D60 for a SAS is to buy a whole parts truck with a blown motor. Other than that, there are no cheap D60's on the West coast.
I would bet there is some 4X4 fab shop in SoCal or NorCal that could do this ttb fab work for a fair price, knowing they could build fixtures to make modified beams for an audience that would love to keep their Fords all Ford.
Other than that, I don't think I have anything left for this thread.
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Here in NorCal, expect to pay $1,500 and up for a thrashed open-knuckle D60 that needs everything. Add $$$ for a coil spring conversion kit for that D60 plus gears, rotors, calipers, bearings, spindles and mebbe manual hubs that aren't rusted solid. That, my friend is mucho dinero..
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Yeah that sucks donkey *****. The kingpin 60 and matching rear in my garage was free. It's old and used but I wouldn't say thrashed.
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I paid $1000 about 5 yrs ago for a (barely) running worn out 79 F350 4x4 just for the front D60. I was pleased with that deal, all the F350 4x4's for sale I had looked at over the last 15 years (prob 10-12) had somehow lost their frt D60's for transplanted HD 44's. Pretty funny, nearly all sellers acted ignorant of that fact, maybe a few actually were.
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