axle swaps?
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5th Wheeling
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From: Alto, GA
axle swaps?
Will the dana 60 and leaf springs out of a '77 F250 Camper Special bolt up under a '79 F350 that was originally a dually? Looking to drop my '71 F250 body onto the '79 F350 frame, and use the full suspension under it I have from a '77 Camper Special. Just kind of piecing a truck together out of spare parts..
Thanks.
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From: trenton ns canada
I believe in the 77 F250 up until half way through the year was still considered a highboy and they did have narrower rear frame rails the later F250/350's
I'm not sure weather or not the pads on the housings are spaced differently because of this.I would measure from center bolt to center bolt on each housing and see if the are the same.
I'm not sure weather or not the pads on the housings are spaced differently because of this.I would measure from center bolt to center bolt on each housing and see if the are the same.
Laughing Gas
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if it is a dually then it's 2wd, not a highboy. why not just take the dual wheels off and bolt on single wheels? That truck should have the dana 70 rear, which was also used on single wheel f-350's, and the single wheels bolt right on. Also if it is a dually it has the narrow springs and narrow frame, so the f-250 axle will not bolt it, but you can weld on new spring pearches and make it fit. why not just put the body on the 77 frame?
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5th Wheeling
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if it is a dually then it's 2wd, not a highboy. why not just take the dual wheels off and bolt on single wheels? That truck should have the dana 70 rear, which was also used on single wheel f-350's, and the single wheels bolt right on. Also if it is a dually it has the narrow springs and narrow frame, so the f-250 axle will not bolt it, but you can weld on new spring pearches and make it fit. why not just put the body on the 77 frame?
It was a "chassis cab" that had an old Holmes 440 wrecker on it.
Laughing Gas
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I have never done the 72 and earlier axle swaps, but I think they should be the same, you would just have to measure to be sure, you can use the 77 axle if you move the spring pearches, and have the spring mounts for the frame. I think the best bet would be to measure the 71 axle and see if it's the same.
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1953/79 F350's were sold as a Cab & Chassis, or with a Platform (flat bed) or Platform & Rack (stake bed).
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