Front axle question
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Front axle question
I have a 51 F1 1/2 ton that I am wanting to lower within a budget. On the front axle I have been reading and it looks like the best option is sending it to one of the places that will modify it to have a drop. I was wondering though. A friend of mine that is pretty knowledgable about older cars and trucks says he thinks that the 3/4 ton ford pickups in the 48-52 range had a different front axle than the 1/2 tons that had about a 4 inch drop. I have looked all over to try to find info out on this and I have never found anything about it. I am thinking it is probably the same axle as the 1/2 ton, but I wondered if anyone on here could tell me for sure. Thanks
Last edited by galaxy5oo; Dec 29, 2004 at 10:06 AM.
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THe axle is exactly the same on the F-1, F-2, F-3 models for 48-52. They use the same spindles also. It's the backing plates and brake parts that make the difference in the different models.
Barry
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Barry
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Thanks for clarifying, I thought I would have seen some mention somewhere of this as much as I have been researching it lately. Figured I could not get that lucky and out that cheaply. lol
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they are the same except the leafs are diffrent, and the f2 and up ususally came with an 8 bolt patter hub. you can get a brand new one from midfifty thats been dropped 3" or 4", and its probaly safter then having one modified
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There are several companies that have the front axle Classic performance products has it also. I would Like to find out what they build the axles to for specification both camber and caster. The Heat and bend dropped axle does have one advantage if you want a deeper wheel, the front axle is 1.5" narrower.
