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Post by ickyzwicky on Sept 8, 2011 17:22:23 GMT -5
Ok I just want some opinions on whether I should rebuild the old worn out dana 50 under my ford superduty or if I should just spend the money and swap a dana 60 in the front. the dana 50 i know needs a new passenger side unit bearing and im a little nervous to pull the diff cover. truck has 200,000 miles on it. If anyone else has swapped a dana 60 in a superduty i would like any tricks or tips i can get. Oh and the ford is my daily driver and i would like to be able to still drive it daily
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Post by possumpieces on Sept 8, 2011 18:32:00 GMT -5
My friend did his 94. He says it rode a lot better with the 50
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Post by ickyzwicky on Sept 8, 2011 18:39:00 GMT -5
was his an ifs truck ?
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Post by Leeland on Sept 8, 2011 22:05:05 GMT -5
Dana 50's are all IFS in that body style, (92-97 HD F-250). What are you going to do about your ABS? I didn't think the OBS Powerstrokes had full ABS. And if you run a older front end you have to swap the rear too or run mismatched wheels. There is a kit to get rid off the sealed bearing units to convert to real wheel bearings and locking hubs and when I read about them they claimed the kit was cheaper than replacing both sealed units but it was a few years ago. I dunno it kinda seems like it'd be easier to leave the 50 in it and just do the rebuild and some upgrades if you need them.
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Post by ickyzwicky on Sept 13, 2011 18:58:43 GMT -5
so mine is a 99 ford super duty adn i thought the straight axle under the front of those was a dana 50 also
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Post by Leeland on Sept 14, 2011 17:27:54 GMT -5
It is. He brought up a 94..... The Dana 50 is fine for a DD.
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say789
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Post by say789 on Sept 18, 2011 1:36:09 GMT -5
Most guys will swap to a pre 97 front 60 for 2 reasons,
1. wheel bearings and strength
2. common bolt pattern.
Ballistic offers a unit bearing replacement kit for the superdutys now to replace them with wheel bearings but its spendy not to mention its ballistic.
IMO the 50 is fine just maintain it with quality parts. My fathers 99 stroke has 348k and is just getting broke in. You maintain properly and you will last a long time
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Post by ickyzwicky on Sept 18, 2011 4:54:22 GMT -5
thanks guys i think i might just rebuild the dana 50 rather then swap to a 60.
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