Rear differential bolt in
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Fleet Mechanic
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Rear differential bolt in
Is a dana 44 from a 1966 F 100 a direct bolt in in place of a spicer 60/2 in a 1064 F 100. Spring perch width. Overall width of the axle. Shock mounts. Yoke for the drive shaft emergency brake cables and so on. If I do this I want a no hassle swap
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Your experience must be different than mine because ND didn't work on these trucks much even back in the day - he was a Parts Manager - so personally I have not seen him posting much about swapping things or knowing if emergency brake cables will swap from a Dana 60-2 to a Dana 44. There are a gazillion driveshafts - each transmission and rear axle type almost anything different necessitated a different driveshaft. I'd take a wild guess myself that spring perches would be the same location roughly since the frames were the same width. But, since I don't have either a Dana 44 rear axle (front only) or a Dana 60-2 here to take any measurements from either one I can't say for sure. Possibly someone with both that hasn't chimed in yet. Best of luck.
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I don't know about those specific axles but...
I'm going to say no because a 65+ 9" is not a bolt-in into '64 and earlier. The shock mounts do not quite line up and there is a difference in the shock eye diameter but I don't recall if it was upper or lower. I don't remember exactly what I was trying to do at the time when I noticed that. These are not insurmountable but make it not a bolt-in by my definition, which is literally that all that is required is that it bolts in and functions correctly without any modification required.
I'm going to say no because a 65+ 9" is not a bolt-in into '64 and earlier. The shock mounts do not quite line up and there is a difference in the shock eye diameter but I don't recall if it was upper or lower. I don't remember exactly what I was trying to do at the time when I noticed that. These are not insurmountable but make it not a bolt-in by my definition, which is literally that all that is required is that it bolts in and functions correctly without any modification required.
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I don't know about those specific axles but...
I'm going to say no because a 65+ 9" is not a bolt-in into '64 and earlier. The shock mounts do not quite line up and there is a difference in the shock eye diameter but I don't recall if it was upper or lower. I don't remember exactly what I was trying to do at the time when I noticed that. These are not insurmountable but make it not a bolt-in by my definition, which is literally that all that is required is that it bolts in and functions correctly without any modification required.
I'm going to say no because a 65+ 9" is not a bolt-in into '64 and earlier. The shock mounts do not quite line up and there is a difference in the shock eye diameter but I don't recall if it was upper or lower. I don't remember exactly what I was trying to do at the time when I noticed that. These are not insurmountable but make it not a bolt-in by my definition, which is literally that all that is required is that it bolts in and functions correctly without any modification required.
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