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Old Apr 18, 2024 | 06:40 PM
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Spring and rear diff frustration

I was hoping to get the build sheet with the vin but not without paying for it I guess. I measured the rear tube and it is 3.5 and it has 10 bolts on the cover....seems all Dana's do. I went to the door sticker and got into a site that gave me what it was by code.....F2.....nothing else. Listed for an F-350. Looked at the spring code....V4K......lists a 5310 spring for an Econoline....no mention of which one or specs. And 4 and K are listed as for an(4) F-250 and (K) is Econoline, F-150, Ranger. I don't think the 9 leaf rears springs in this thing go under any of the above except the generic Econoline.


Can any one get some info from this? Vin # is 1FDKE30M6NHB48981
Much appreciate any help. The rear leaf springs are 9 leafs and bent in a reverse arc.
 
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Old Apr 19, 2024 | 05:17 AM
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Have you contacted Horton to see if they can shed any light on this for you?

How is this vehicle configured at this point? A full ambulance or something closer to a cab-chassis vehicle only? What is your end use or configuration to be? (More curious than anything TBH.)
 
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Old Apr 19, 2024 | 07:09 AM
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Since it is an econoline it is a Dana rear axle. Use the bom # from the axle and search it on the dana Spicer site. Likely if it's a e350 dually it's a dana 70hd. If it's a e450 it could be a dana 80.
 
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There are a bunch of Dana axle identification charts on google
I agree, it's probably a 70 in your E350
The incomplete vehicle manufacture ones sometimes have heavier axles in them
There are subtle differences in the cover plates and bolt patterns that can tell you
Have fun



 
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Originally Posted by manicmechanic007
There are a bunch of Dana axle identification charts on google
I agree, it's probably a 70 in your E350
The incomplete vehicle manufacture ones sometimes have heavier axles in them
There are subtle differences in the cover plates and bolt patterns that can tell you
Have fun


Yeah, I got that chart also
 
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I am using it as a work platform, not loading it heavy. I just need to know what it is equiped with ...
 
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