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Old Aug 1, 2009 | 05:49 PM
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dana 60 front ?

anybody know where i could get the u bolt bracket for the bottom drivers side?

thanks for any sugsuggestions
 
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Old Aug 2, 2009 | 11:38 AM
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Old Aug 2, 2009 | 10:16 PM
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Don't the place you got the axle have it?

Not sure if Ford would still have them or not.
 
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Old Aug 3, 2009 | 12:11 AM
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I have heard they are hard to find. Up in the OBS Stroke forum they say to be sure and get that bracket when you get the axle as they are an obsolete part.
 
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Old Aug 3, 2009 | 03:24 PM
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i wish they did dave but they scrapped the truck
 
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Old Aug 3, 2009 | 09:34 PM
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You might check out the classifieds, bad thing here is if someone has one, they probably also have the axle, so they are ngoing to want to get rid of it.

Rather common though, cut the U bolts, grab the axle, everything else falls to the ground.

Buy the axle and can not install it because you don't have all the parts to bolt it in.
 
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 11:48 AM
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Question Hmmm

Originally Posted by FL-Mudd-Duck
anybody know where i could get the u bolt bracket for the bottom drivers side?

thanks for any sugsuggestions
What does it look like? Can you do a U-bolt flip? I don't know if the later model ones run up-side down or not like the 70's pickups do. I converted my '71 to run rear style U-bolts on the front. Pretty easy, and nothing hanging down to snag on stuff and looks much cleaner. I believe there is a pic in my album of what I am referring to.
 
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hey Dave my local ford stealership can get it for me only cost me $85
 
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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 08:49 PM
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I figured it might still be avalable, you need it for any straight axle and leaf springs, so even the the 2004 trucks would have it.

Probably have the same plate on the straight axle 50 under the newer 250 as well, I just never looked.

With the way the punkin casting is made and how close to the spring it is, you have to have that plate.
 
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Old Aug 6, 2009 | 09:37 AM
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can you just make one it shouldnt be too hard, you are just talking about the plate that the u bolts go threw.
 
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Originally Posted by scottfreeman
What does it look like? Can you do a U-bolt flip? I don't know if the later model ones run up-side down or not like the 70's pickups do. I converted my '71 to run rear style U-bolts on the front. Pretty easy, and nothing hanging down to snag on stuff and looks much cleaner. I believe there is a pic in my album of what I am referring to.
What he said^^^ put the u-bolt in from the bottom
 
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