79 Bronco front end
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79 Bronco front end
Could anyone tell me what the stock front end options were in a 79 Bronco. Did any of them come with Dana 60's? Were they coil or leaf sprung setups? Excuse my ignorance I know F series trucks but not much about broncos. I tried searching but couldnt find any answers.
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the 79 Bronco will be the same as the F150 except for the front axle is weaker near the knuckles than the F150. So it will be coil sprung with trailing arms and a solid axle D44. Why do you ask?
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check out this site and you'll see. This guy has done extensive research on this for SAS swaps.
http://77cj.littlekeylime.com/Dana44.htm
http://77cj.littlekeylime.com/Dana44.htm
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Thanks for the quick responses guys. I was just curious because a friend of mine is getting a 79 bronco to part out for his truck. He was under the impression that the front end was a dana 60. That didnt sound right to me so I figured that I'd ask the experts.
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Originally Posted by InkDawg
My 95 Bronco has a front Dana 60..... 
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Originally Posted by Ponyracer
but its not stock unless it is a conversion from centurion and then its not a Bronco anymore it would be an F350 with a Bronco rearend grafted on. All F150's and Broncos came with the Dana 44 front end from the factory.
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What year is your friends truck? Either way everything is the same on the bronco as on the F-100/150 except for the rear quarter panels and the top.
Stock D44 3.50 gears front(coil springs) / Ford 9" 3.50 gears rear(leaf sprung)
NP203(full time) or 205(part time)t case.
Came with only a 351M or 400.
Basically all the same, but some different options.
Stock D44 3.50 gears front(coil springs) / Ford 9" 3.50 gears rear(leaf sprung)
NP203(full time) or 205(part time)t case.
Came with only a 351M or 400.
Basically all the same, but some different options.
