axles Q

[mud hungry]

Hey guys I am am looking for some axles for my truck and I came across a 79 ford 1 ton. What are the axles underneath it. The only reason that I am asking is because I think I can get the truck real cheap. Like close to nothin'. My brother owns the truck and the body is shot completely. The thing has a 460 in it with a manual tranny. How close are these axles to being able to bolt in.

 

[Seafarer76]

Ford front axles are drivers side drop, Chevy is Passenger.

 

[mud hungry]

so would I beable to use a clocking ring to change that or what else would have to change?

 

[Seafarer76]

You would need major fabrication, and new transfer case (FORD), and modifications to the underside of the front end to accomodate the drive shaft on the driver's side.

 

[mud hungry]

Thanx seafarer, well that is alittle more work than I want to do. By the way I have gotten prices on chevy 3/4 ton 14bff for 400 and dana 60 for 600. how are these prices. I am pretty sure that I will be regearing them anyway so the gearing doesn't matter.

 

[Seafarer76]

Thats a little high for the 14bff, but a rea good price on the dana 60. If the axles are in good shape and for sale from the same person, I ouwl pobably get the pair of axles for $1000, not too bad for the pair. If they are for sale seperate, I would say get the 60, and shop around for the 14. Are they both off of a 3/4 ton? I was under the impression that the 3/4 ton had a Dana 44 rather than the dana 60. Double check its a D60 before you lay out the cash.

 

['79shortbox]

I don't know if you have the space to have an extra truck lying around but you might look into buying a whole 1 ton because those prices don't sound terrible but when I was still up in Washington state I bought 3 full 1 tons for less than $1000 bucks apiece and I still have the full drivetrains and bodies to play around with after I use the axles. Just a thought.

 

[slyguy_22]

I agree with 79shortbox. alot of time you can find a whole parts truck for $300-1000. the last one i got was a halfton but it was a full running truck that the guy lost the title for and i got it for $300.00

 

[BoondocK5]

I used to run a dana 24 TC out of a 72 furd highboy, thing is all gear driven, and all real american iron.
Yeah I had to fab a cross member and make the ujoints mate from trans to TC but not really an issue compared to finding a steel bell housing that would fit my 521 caddy to the snout of a sm465... what fun that was!

 

[jonrpick]

Hey guys I am am looking for some axles for my truck and I came across a 79 ford 1 ton. What are the axles underneath it. The only reason that I am asking is because I think I can get the truck real cheap. Like close to nothin'. My brother owns the truck and the body is shot completely. The thing has a 460 in it with a manual tranny. How close are these axles to being able to bolt in.

If you can get it for nothing, do it, and part it out. There's a lot of folks that think the '79 Ford Dana 60 front is the holy grail. It's a high-pinion design. You could probably eBay that part alone for enough to get a good set of used Chevy-ready axles.

 

[YZEATER]

If you can get it for nothing, do it, and part it out. There's a lot of folks that think the '79 Ford Dana 60 front is the holy grail. It's a high-pinion design. You could probably eBay that part alone for enough to get a good set of used Chevy-ready axles.

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