TTB Question
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I run 37's on my 1995 F-150 with ttb. I run an open diff and haven't broke it in the year that I've had it. The guy before me had it for 2 or 3 years with the same size tires, no issues. And unless I start using it as a pre-runner I forsee it lasting quite a while yet.
My other though is get ready for the swap while you trash the TTB
My other though is get ready for the swap while you trash the TTB
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I would like to lift the truck 4 inchs, and run 35's. I would definitely keep it as an open diff. Ill start fooling around with the front once I get a D60. But i was just curious, cause im not neccasarily easy on the truck. But im not beating on it off road. I would just like to make sure it could stand up to 35's with no problems.
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35's shouldn't be a problem at all on a D50. Anyone can break anything if you try hard enough, but as long as you are smart about what you are doing and how you do it, 35's should give the D50 no problem at all.
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From: raymond alberta
yeah 35s are about max on a d44 TTB so im guessing you d50 should hold up to them fine...but trust me, a solid axle looks much better under there! and soo ill be able to say it performs much better too! ive NEVER EVER read ANY negative results of a SAS, you can feel the road a bit more though but thats not a downer for me, they say the SA's run smoother on washboards at 30 mph haha
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From: yukon
Is there any possibility that the OP has a D44 instead of the D50. I thought the D50 only came in the 460 and diesel equipped f250's i had a 90 f250 with the 460/5 speed combo and it had the D50, also put a lock-right in the front end with 35's and a 3" body lift. No problems.
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From: Sesser Il
Just dropped in to say that D50 comes on other engine options as well. My 95 F250 with 5.8L has the D50. I am running 315/75/16s (34.8") and as far as I know I don't have any problem with the D50, but I have only had the truck a little more than a month. I would like to do the SAS though, as soon as funds are available. I like the idea of a straight axle with less moving parte and a front end alignment that doesn't change everytime you hit a bump.
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In the late 80's and early 90's the cab configuration was a better indication than the engine was.
Extended or crew cab, Dana 50.
Regular cab, Dana 44.
My 86 regular cab diesel had a Dana 44.
One of my friends had an 87 extended cab 351 with a Dana 50.
And looking at other trucks, they all followed the same pattern.
Of course there are always a few special ordered trucks out there that don't follow any pattern and trucks that a previous owner has upgraded that may look like a real odd ball.
Extended or crew cab, Dana 50.
Regular cab, Dana 44.
My 86 regular cab diesel had a Dana 44.
One of my friends had an 87 extended cab 351 with a Dana 50.
And looking at other trucks, they all followed the same pattern.
Of course there are always a few special ordered trucks out there that don't follow any pattern and trucks that a previous owner has upgraded that may look like a real odd ball.
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The quickest way to tell is look at the lockouts, if they fill the wheel center, around 4" diameter it should be a D50, and if they don't and are 3", that is the D44. I hadn't paid much attention to mine other that I did notice they were larger than the ones that were on my 87 F250 and the 150 and Broncos. Hope this helps, saves a trip under the truck.
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The quickest way to tell is look at the lockouts, if they fill the wheel center, around 4" diameter it should be a D50, and if they don't and are 3", that is the D44. I hadn't paid much attention to mine other that I did notice they were larger than the ones that were on my 87 F250 and the 150 and Broncos. Hope this helps, saves a trip under the truck.
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From: So-Cal in the Desert
i got a 93 f-150 with a 3'' coil lift and im running 35's and it works great, i take it to the desert often and bash it and i havent had any probelms with it, i dont think you need to swap it for a straight axle, the TTB works fine and if your looking for a cheap lift, the 3" coils are only about around $150 the pair or so and then just buy the centrix so you can align it...
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