Guys,

Any of you have some pictures of the transfer case crossmember used to mount the Spicer 24 transfer case in the '57 to '60 trucks? I'm turning my 4X2 into a 4X4 so I'm curious what the factory original looks like.
The picture in my 57-63 ford truck master parts catalog is hard to interpret how it actually looks in real life.
Thanks much!

Nick

 

Guys,

Maybe I can clarify my question a bit. Was the 57-60 4X4 transfer case crossmember actually two crossmembers that carried the Spicer unit or was it 1 like the 61 and newer trucks?

Thanks,

Nick

 

Guys, please, does anyone know if the 57-60 transfer case crossmember actually two separate cross pieces or just one like what's in the 61-65's?
Nick

 

i have no ideal because i just swaped in a sixty one frame. If i was you just cut the rivets out of the one in the 62 frame that you said you had in another post and bolt it in to your frame. Not like this is going to be exactly factory anyway so use whats available.

 

The 60-65 frame has an incline right at that crossmember' location so the crossmember is a parallelogram when viewed from the side. The 60's frame is straight so the crossmember (or crossmembers) when viewed from the side would be a rectangle.

 

hmm. i havent looked at my frame for a really long time but i though that the were pretty much straight and flat on both of them when i did my swap. Both these trucks used the same transfer case (i think) though so it should bolt to either cross-member(i think again). maybe post some picture of the one you have to refresh my memory a little. Because i think i still have a extra out of a 62.

 

I put two pictures in my gallery. The only one that I had that showed the 62's chassis is looking from the back passenger side toward the front. If you look at the upper right side of the picture, you can see how the chassis slopes downward about 2 inches. That slope starts at the back edge of the crossmember and ends just ahead of the transfer case crossmember.
The 60's chassis is a straight line almost completely from front to back. The only place it dips is at the radiator support.
Nick

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/p...054345&thumb=1

 

hmm im going to have to look at my frame next time im home. But at any rate i still dont know why you wouldnt be able to but the 62 crossmember in the 60 frame. You might have to trim just a little but i dont see why it wouldn't work.

 

I know I can cut and weld the newer crossmember and make it fit. I was really wanting to see what the factory setup looked like before just taking a stab at it.
I'm going to take a better picture of the '62's chassis tonight and post tomorrow. From the side, the slope is significant.

Nick

 

I got 4 new pictures loaded into my gallery. They are views of the transfer case crossmember. You'll be able to see that the transfer case crossmember is completely mounted in the sloping area of the chassis. The 1960's chassis is straight through the same section. The frame overall c-channel heights are also different.
Like I said earlier, it would be real cool to see what a 57-60's frame/crossmember looks like in that area before I got all wild with the torch and welder.
Nick

 

If I get a chance I will crawl under one of my 4x4s (60 & 59) this weekend and see if I can get a picture for you.

 

3414,

I greatly appreciate it.

Thanks,

Nick

 

Have a few pictures for you, not very good, as I could not get in a good position to take them. The 60 has a very different setup than that of the 62 in your picture. It looks like the 60 has two crossmembers, and brackets that support the transfer case bolt to these crossmembers.

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I have some more if these are not enough.

 

Well, that did not seem to work. I have them in my album titled grey pickup.

 

Those are exactly what I needed! I GREATLY appreciate it.
If I can be of any help, don't hesitate to ask.

Nick