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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 02:54 PM
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I beam question, spindle bolt pattern

Does anyone know the difference between the I-beams of an F150 and F250/350 of the 92-96 year model range?(2wd) Are the spindles interchangable? eg. converting from a 5 lug to 8 lug?

On another note, is the bolt pattern of the 8 lug spindle 8x170mm?

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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 09:59 PM
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I am not sure if the I-beams or the spindles are interchangable or not. I would suspect that they might be. The bolt pattern is not 8x170mm though, its 8x6.5".
 
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 04:20 PM
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Thanks for the reply. Shortly after I posted this I found out what the bolt pattern was. Now I'm looking for the beams and spindles off a 99 F250 to match the rear end.

On a side note, the 10.5 Sterling out of a Super Duty bolted straight up to the leaf springs. I just had to get the right U bolts and I had a drive shaft made for it. But my speedo still works and the E4OD shifts like it always did. It's a little wider too but it's far from done...
 
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good to know about that sterling, and good luck to you. If you have some pics dont hesitate to post em.
 
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