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Hi i am wanting to learn more about my truck i just recently purchased 1975 f-250 4x4 dentside how do i tell which axles i have in the front and rear they don't appear to have any markings or tags i am trying to convert the front drums to a disc brake set up and i want to make sure i am looking up the right information before purchasing anything
i am also curious about what year range my truck is so i know which trucks i can look at getting parts from
thank you in advance
i am also curious about what year range my truck is so i know which trucks i can look at getting parts from
thank you in advance
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73-75 have the closed knuckle front like yours, probably pre-73 also but I'm not sure.
You will have a Dana 44, Dana 44 HD or Dana 60 which is rare. if nothing has been changed you can tell by the GVW, or just visually identify.
I have a '74 with drums and a '76 with disc brakes. obviously discs are better but personally I wouldn't bother to convert what you have. Drum brakes aren't that bad most people just don't maintain them properly and get a false sense of their capability.
You will have a Dana 44, Dana 44 HD or Dana 60 which is rare. if nothing has been changed you can tell by the GVW, or just visually identify.
I have a '74 with drums and a '76 with disc brakes. obviously discs are better but personally I wouldn't bother to convert what you have. Drum brakes aren't that bad most people just don't maintain them properly and get a false sense of their capability.
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F250 ='s 8 lug... so I bet the rear is a Dana 60. Look for a rectangle/vertical mounted tag on the dvr side of the rear diff cover held on by 2 of the bolts uses to hold the cover on. X2 on I bet the front is a low pinion Dana 44.
Torque King 4X4 is a great source for information on ID'ing axles and getting parts. https://torqueking.com/category/1967...ord-f250-f350/
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...mpilation.html
"Front axles were an 8-lug low-pinion Dana 44 (1967-1977.5), 8-lug low-pinion Dana 44HD (1969-1975), or 8-lug low-pinion Dana 60 (1973-1975, Crew Cab Highboys only). There were no high-pinion front axles in Highboys, although high-pinion front axles are preferable to low-pinion front axles. The Highboy front axles were a closed-knuckle design from 1967-1975, and open-knuckle design in 1976-1977.5. The open-knuckle design is preferable. Many Highboy owners replace their low-pinion front axles with a high pinion 1977.5-1979 Dana 44, or better yet, the 1979 high-pinion HD Dana 60 with 35-spline inner shafts and 30-spline outer shafts.
Rear axles were an 8-lug full-floating Dana 60 with 16 splines (1967-1975) or 30 splines (1967-1977.5), but both were the same 1-5/16" diameter. It is common for those with the 16-spline Dana 60's to replace them with a Dana 70, GM 10.5" 14-bolt, or other rear-end.
Highboys had drum brakes on all wheels (1967-1975), or a combination of front disc brakes and rear drum brakes (1976-1977.5). Highboys had either manual brakes (1967-1977.5) or optional power brakes (1973-1977.5)."
Torque King 4X4 is a great source for information on ID'ing axles and getting parts. https://torqueking.com/category/1967...ord-f250-f350/
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...mpilation.html
"Front axles were an 8-lug low-pinion Dana 44 (1967-1977.5), 8-lug low-pinion Dana 44HD (1969-1975), or 8-lug low-pinion Dana 60 (1973-1975, Crew Cab Highboys only). There were no high-pinion front axles in Highboys, although high-pinion front axles are preferable to low-pinion front axles. The Highboy front axles were a closed-knuckle design from 1967-1975, and open-knuckle design in 1976-1977.5. The open-knuckle design is preferable. Many Highboy owners replace their low-pinion front axles with a high pinion 1977.5-1979 Dana 44, or better yet, the 1979 high-pinion HD Dana 60 with 35-spline inner shafts and 30-spline outer shafts.
Rear axles were an 8-lug full-floating Dana 60 with 16 splines (1967-1975) or 30 splines (1967-1977.5), but both were the same 1-5/16" diameter. It is common for those with the 16-spline Dana 60's to replace them with a Dana 70, GM 10.5" 14-bolt, or other rear-end.
Highboys had drum brakes on all wheels (1967-1975), or a combination of front disc brakes and rear drum brakes (1976-1977.5). Highboys had either manual brakes (1967-1977.5) or optional power brakes (1973-1977.5)."
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