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Old 05-22-2024, 07:29 AM
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1965 vs 1968 F250 Front Spindle

I am planing on upgrading my 1965 F250 front brakes to disc. I am thinking I will use 1968 parts.
Does anyone know if the spindles are different from 1965 F250 Drum to 1968 f250 Disc?
 
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Old 05-22-2024, 09:56 AM
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I was going to post a link to Fordification but the site is temporarily down. There are always differences so the best route is to get everything from a donor truck, "I" beams with the spindles, steering linkage, brake proportioning valve, brackets for the rubber lines and the booster/master with the brake pedal.
Any disc brake F250 up to 1979 will work if you get everything from it.
 
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x2 what @Crop Duster said.

1965 F250 2WD which only came with the 12 1/8" x 2" drum brakes would have different spindles than a 1968 F250. Only if you have a 1966 F250 2WD with the heavy duty 12" x 2 1/2" drum brakes (not the 12 1/8" x 2") would they be compatible.
 
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If you're going to go with the swap I would go with 76-79. No matter what you go with you will still need a lot of new parts to replace all the worn ones from the donor.
 
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Which front axle do you have? D44 or D44HD? There is no direct parts swap to get disk brakes on a small ball or large ball closed knuckle d44 that dont include fabrication. Youd be better off swapping in a complete axle.
 
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Old 05-22-2024, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by 61FordF-250
Which front axle do you have? D44 or D44HD? There is no direct parts swap to get disk brakes on a small ball or large ball closed knuckle d44 that dont include fabrication. Youd be better off swapping in a complete axle.
I do believe were talking 2wd.
 
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I do believe were talking 2wd.
ah missed that, then theyre probably in luck! More options there.
 
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Old 05-22-2024, 01:16 PM
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Wait until dark then fill the hole with axle grease. They get that on them and can no longer fly. Sorry wrong forum.
 
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