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Old 01-11-2010, 09:09 PM
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4'' with 35's looks the best IMO
 
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Old 01-11-2010, 11:37 PM
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im mounting my dana 60 off my ram 2500 and the rear axle has 4" blocks under springs the wheels i have have quite a bit of offset and the size is a 315/75/16
 
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Old 01-12-2010, 05:29 AM
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so ur gona use the dodge front axle in the ford?

only issue i see is gona be front driveshaft. even with the highpinion dana 60 i got my front driveshaft contacted my tranny x member. had to make a drop in it.

i am clearing 36's with minor fender trimming and i have no rubbage at all.
with tthe 35's and no trimming i did contact at the backside of front fenders under full stuff.
 
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Old 01-12-2010, 10:41 PM
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well im doing a cummins converion with a nv4500 tranny so the x member is getting revamped anyway

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would a set of leafs off a 99 f250 work on my 91 f350?
 

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Old 01-13-2010, 02:08 AM
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Originally Posted by 94cummins12v
would a set of leafs off a 99 f250 work on my 91 f350?
no, theyre longer, but you could fab them to make them work. is your dodge dana 60 a CAD axle? like with coil springs? if so its not going to be fun making it work in a leaf sprung truck i believe those coil perches are cast into the axle housing
 
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Old 01-13-2010, 08:23 PM
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yes its a cad and yes it was coil spring and yes it fits cause its already done a cuttin torched took them off, grider to off the welds and a welder put the new spring perces on
 
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Old 01-13-2010, 08:34 PM
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just curious, since putting d0dge axles, motor, trans, and tcase in, wouldnt it of been easyier to put a ford body on the dodge frame?


dont see why u swaped the axles under it, the ford 60 front is stronger then the dodge 60.
 
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Old 01-13-2010, 08:39 PM
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there wernt no axles under he ford when i bought it and the ford wouldnt fit on the dodge
 
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Old 01-15-2010, 08:35 AM
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im thinking the best way to ocaoplish this is 2" lift shackels and a 2" adaleaf
 
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Old 01-15-2010, 11:52 PM
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Have you thought about using a sky manufacturing shackle reversal setup. It can give you some lift and make the ride a bit smoother.
 


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