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swap or not
I have a '91 ford f-250 with a 7.5l "460" with the independent i-beam suspention. A couple weeks ago i was playing in the snow and on my way back home one of the bearing in the front end seased up and caused the tire to break free i fixed everythign changing the steering knuckle, brake caliper, outer axle ,rotor and the spindle but now my problem is that the 4wd wont engade the parts are all out of a '78 ford 3/4 ton i used the automatic locking hub out of my truck so im not sure if that may be my problem or if its something else i was also corious if it would be easier just to swap out the axle for a soild axle and if so a recommondation
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I would check the hub after something like that happened, as its entirely possible it got stripped out in the process.
If you afford the purchase price of a dana 60 for these trucks i'd say go for it, but you'll right around 1000 bucks for it though.
If you afford the purchase price of a dana 60 for these trucks i'd say go for it, but you'll right around 1000 bucks for it though.
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put it in 4wd, and in park, climb under there and see if the drive shaft spins. if so, somthing in the t case. if it wont, then its got to be in the hubs. the auto hubs suck, so might as well get some good manual hubs.
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it's hard to say without actualy looking at the your hubs but i would also say they could easily be stripped.
Do the Dana 60 front swap. it's a bolt in, is very easy and more han worth the money. look in my gallery for a brief glimpse of the swap.
in fact i seem to know where a D60 sits right now
-cutts-
Do the Dana 60 front swap. it's a bolt in, is very easy and more han worth the money. look in my gallery for a brief glimpse of the swap.
in fact i seem to know where a D60 sits right now
-cutts-
