79 k30 front axle?

[BGKYK5]

If the guy thought he needed all that bracing for the tow hitch, it is likely those axles have had a hard life.


BTW, the shock mounts on the 14BFF look like 2WD mounts to me. Is that some bizarro hacked together franken-truck?

 

[CUCV2]

its got four ubolts, does ford have the studs too?

Ford doesn't have studs there but the spring perch is part of the center section.

 

[dhcomp]

haha, yah, seems wierd.

They listed the pair of axles for $500. If anyone wants to go check it out, pm me, ill forward you my correspondance. If you get a deal, you buy me a beer.

 

[blazin_blazer]

rear axels are un even...offset diff, to control torque steer...thats like the rear i have outside...ferd d60hd

edit not dana pattern cover tho...scrathing head

 

[blazin_blazer]

last pic..has bowtie on license frame....need pic of truck!

 

[dhcomp]

thats all i got, teh wife of some dude was sending them to me.

 

[blazin_blazer]

shocks on oppisite sides of axel, thats gm thang that old...they tried to patent that idea iirc

 

[sandawgk5]

The cover looks like a 60 to me but I cannot see the knuckles or steering arm. Do the Ford low pinion 60s have the perch cast into the case? The rear is def a 14FF with a ghetto fabulous tow hitch

Dik

 

[sandawgk5]

The perch is there it is on the other side. Look closely at the first 2 pics of the front axle. It looks like a chevy 60 set up to run on the drivers side.

Dik

 

[blazin_blazer]

the rear diff is offset..i was told that was fords answer to keeping tires down(torque steer)?

 

[blazin_blazer]

boxed frame....shackles under frame....sas?

 

[sandawgk5]

the rear diff is offset..i was told that was fords answer to keeping tires down(torque steer)?

Not sure what ford did but that is a GM 14FF. They too have offset diffs becasue the pinion is centerd so the axle shafts have to be different lengths.

Dik

 

[blazin_blazer]

calipers dead on top?

 

[sandawgk5]

Yep but not quite right on top. Looking closer at the calipers they are not 60 calipers in either ford or Chevy. They look just like GM 1/2 and 3/4 ton calipers. You can see the allen bolt holding the caliper on. I am not sure about ford but chevy calipers for 60s are hold on my a spring and a wedge.

Dik

 

[muddybuddy]

front is a ford 44 or 60 i think i see the remains of a stock steering arm and kingpin cap. definitely not a chevy 60 turned upside down because then it would be a hi-pinion pass drop. ford 60's do use 4 ubolts.

 

[sandawgk5]

With the calipers and the shape of the cover I would say it is a 44. One that has been pretty bastardized at that.

I am pretty sure I can see a perch on the passenger side of the case.

Dik

 

[muddybuddy]

yea last time i looked at a ford 60 it did have inner c's like that, most likely is a 44

 

[454k30]

I would guess that its a ford D44 with some sort of strange kingpin/balljoint steering knuckle . I would guess that truck is a 2wd with a super hack front axle swap. The location of the shackle hangers, whatever that strange steering box thing is where the box should be, weird looking engine cross member. I own a k30 and dont recognize a thing under there... Except for the car alarm horn laying near where the engine should be, that I can identify.

 

[muddybuddy]

yea ive got a k30 too and my frame looks nothing like that one either

 

[dhcomp]

Thanks for everyone's help, ill pass on it.