axle changes?
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axle changes?
were the front axles changed on the f-250's in 96 and/or 97? i've heard, but i'm not really sure, that the crew cabs and single cabs came with the solid axle, and the ext. cabs came with the twin i-beams. any help would be appreciated, thanks.
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um, no, not hardly. All the 2wd trucks, F-150 through F-350 had twin I Beam 80-96 (as did the E-series vans). In the 4WD trucks the 1/2ton to 1 ton F-series had Twin Traction Beam (TTB) 1980-85. Then right around there (85/86) they began putting the Dana 60 solid front axle with leaf springs (some were kingpin, some were balljoint) under the 1 ton again. The F-150's had a Dana 44 TTB setup with coil springs, while the F-250s had a Dana 44HD TTB, and then eventually a Dana 50 TTB, both with leafsprings. The F-250 for 1996/97, if we are talking the HD version/old body style, should have a Dana 50 TTB with leafsprings, and the rear axle should be a Sterling 10.25".
