Neat 4x4 van
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From: The Big, Oregon
Neat 4x4 van
Spotted this at the swap meat in Nipomo, CA a couple weeks back:
I had heard about this system before, but I can't find any info online now. It was a 78 or 79 E250, it looks like it's been sitting there for a while.
I had heard about this system before, but I can't find any info online now. It was a 78 or 79 E250, it looks like it's been sitting there for a while.
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The second pic explains a lot more. When I saw the first pic I thought of the County tractor that had drive shafts going to the front axle like that but on the County they came from gear drives on the rear axle.
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From: utica il
wow i thought i saw that wrong in the first picture. never seen that setup before, glad it didn't stick around, i'd hate to here people bashing on that, look how much trash gets talked about ttb axles
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Popular Mechanics or Mechanix Illustrated had an article on them way back then.
Iirc, that was the only way to put 4x4 into a Dodge van, I don't know why Dodges couldn't use a 'normal' front axle.
Iirc, that was the only way to put 4x4 into a Dodge van, I don't know why Dodges couldn't use a 'normal' front axle.
