2wd and 4wd pivot brackets the same?
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5th Wheeling
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2wd and 4wd pivot brackets the same?
Hello all,
I’ve got a 2WD 1985 F250 IDI 6.9 with twin I-beam front suspension and a good body.
i just picked up a rusty POS ‘95 F250 with a Powerstroke 7.3 and 4WD, with a Dana 50 Twin Traction Beam front axle. I plan to swap the motor, trans, and front axle over to the ‘85. Does anyone know from past experience if the pivot brackets on the twin I-beam are the same as the TTB? Or do I need to swap those over also?
Denny
I’ve got a 2WD 1985 F250 IDI 6.9 with twin I-beam front suspension and a good body.
i just picked up a rusty POS ‘95 F250 with a Powerstroke 7.3 and 4WD, with a Dana 50 Twin Traction Beam front axle. I plan to swap the motor, trans, and front axle over to the ‘85. Does anyone know from past experience if the pivot brackets on the twin I-beam are the same as the TTB? Or do I need to swap those over also?
Denny
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Drat. I haven’t looked yet, but I assume the crossmember is not a bolt in deal.
Well, I was going to go 4WD just because it was a gimme with the motor being what I really wanted. I guess I’ll leave it 2WD for now and if I decide to go 4WD I’ll go straight to a Dana 60 straight axle.
Thanks for the information!
Denny
Well, I was going to go 4WD just because it was a gimme with the motor being what I really wanted. I guess I’ll leave it 2WD for now and if I decide to go 4WD I’ll go straight to a Dana 60 straight axle.
Thanks for the information!
Denny
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That had occurred to me, but I have an extended/super cab on the '85 and the '95 is a single cab. The frame looks shorter as a result on the '95.
Am I wrong?
Denny
Am I wrong?
Denny
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I appreciate the help! I’d use the TTB if it were a bolt in, I don’t think that I’m going to do a lot of fab work to install an axle that no one has much good to say about. I’ll save that for a Dana 60.
Denny
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