"upgrade" to TTB
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From: Charles Town, W bygod Va
"upgrade" to TTB
Truck in my avatar is 2wd, been thinking about doing a sas swap and I know thats the way to go for longjevity/ max strength...but If I got a dona 50 (or 44) ttb front, would it be a lot easierr/ bolt on deal? I'm just thinking that if the crossmembers are the same it would be a be a lot easier and for my purpose would be strong enough and drive a little better because of the IFS
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From: raymond alberta
a leaf sprung solid axle would be easiest...considering that being an F350 it would have a solid front end from factory (if it were 4x4) so it is setup for it already...there is no need for a trac bar if you flip the leaf springs so the shackle is in the back not the front but even the trac bar is not a hard deal...i think it would be way more of a PITA to get all the measurments for the TTB brackets and that crappy steering setup cause it has to be stupid precise if you want it to work right...a solid axle should be bolt in
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The TTB arms bolt on in different locations. 2wd I-beams mount on opposite ends of the frame rails. On the TTB setep, each arm mounts under the engine on the crossmember. Would be very difficult to make that work. If you want 4wd then solid axle (D60) is better. And "should" be near a bolt on swap
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From: Charles Town, W bygod Va
Thats what I was wondering, thanks '79. The solid axle would no doubt like the 8.5' plow better than the ifs!
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Dont forget the 2wd F350s used coils and the 4x4 were leaf sprung. did they have the same frames, or were they different, like in the 70s? Just some things to think about.
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Bronco Driver magazine describes a half-ton TTB being a directly bolt in conversion for a 2wd F-150. Guessing that a 44HD for the F-250 and the 50 TTB for the F-350 might be the same way?
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the fact that someone WANTS to bolt in a TTB axle makes me sorely miss this place. Good times shall be had by all.
no such thing as a D44HD as a TTB. F150s used the 44ttb and F250s used the 50ttb. The F350s use a solid axle D60.
Id rather not get in to the "cool factor" of 3 ujoints.
Id rather not get in to the "cool factor" of 3 ujoints.
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the fact that someone WANTS to bolt in a TTB axle makes me sorely miss this place. Good times shall be had by all.
no such thing as a D44HD as a TTB. F150s used the 44ttb and F250s used the 50ttb. The F350s use a solid axle D60.
Id rather not get in to the "cool factor" of 3 ujoints.
no such thing as a D44HD as a TTB. F150s used the 44ttb and F250s used the 50ttb. The F350s use a solid axle D60.
Id rather not get in to the "cool factor" of 3 ujoints.
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Better Ride Quality???
I don't see any worthwile "smoother ride" from a leaf sprung ttb. Sometimes my truck's frame seems to flex before my stiff front springs will let my ttb flex. And the truck rides like a steamroller. I slammed my front end into a small ditch today while wheelin and everything inside the cab went flyin
. I guess the truck's just trying to tell me it's time for new shocks. 
. I guess the truck's just trying to tell me it's time for new shocks.
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the fact that someone WANTS to bolt in a TTB axle makes me sorely miss this place. Good times shall be had by all.
no such thing as a D44HD as a TTB. F150s used the 44ttb and F250s used the 50ttb. The F350s use a solid axle D60.
Id rather not get in to the "cool factor" of 3 ujoints.
no such thing as a D44HD as a TTB. F150s used the 44ttb and F250s used the 50ttb. The F350s use a solid axle D60.
Id rather not get in to the "cool factor" of 3 ujoints.
why is the smily getting hit look happy?