front axel
 

my buddy has a 96 f250 thats havin all kinds of issues in the front end (mostly cuz he beats the hell out of it... i've already used my cummins to straighten his frame :argh: ) he's wantin to do a solid front axel conversion with a dana 60 he's got layin around. what all is this job gonna take cuz he'll prolly be callin me to help him

What is the dana 60 out of? Is it from an 80-96 350? If so its a direct bolt up, just be sure you have all the steering parts, trac bar and mount and u bolt bracket

actually im pretty sure its out of a 79 350, but there's plenty of fords around here so we can probably find one, now i havent really looked at the front of his truck, is the yoke in the center or drivers side?

Drivers side. I dont know if the 79 is a direct bolt in, I dont think it is, but I know for sure any 80-96 dana 60 out of a 350 will be a direct bolt in

i got mine out of a 96 and we just had to drop the old axle and bolt in the new one and your good to go.

79 f-350 60 axle will NOT bolt in without modification.79 spring perch spacing in too narrow.79 frame rails 32 in wide 80-97 36 in wde.fords are driver side drop.

alright, we should be able to find a donor truck, kinda wonderin what for gears he's got in the rear, i'll have to check this weekend when i get back home. as of right now he cant get his hub off cuz everythings welded together from the abuse:ph:, but i must say that truck has taken a beatin.....

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and he's also havin u joint issues

96 250 still has the TTB right? You might try some off roading forums. They would havbe a better idea than most of us I reckon.

yes it has TTB, and I know for a fact that an 80-96 dana 60 from a 350 will bolt right up, I have one from a 95 sitting in my garage, its a very common swap for an obs 250

yes a 96 is still a TTB, if you a D60 from 80 to 97 F350 it will be a direct bolt in. all you need is the trac bar, U bolts and the steering stuff.