78 f250 axles

[ranger4wd4l]

I bought axles that were on a 78 f250 i was wondering what to look for to identify what axles they are. I looked in the axles guide but i still not sure what i have.

 

[crawlin91]

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[1badexplorer]

the rear is a dana 60 30 spline shafts. The front is either a hp 44 or a hp 60. If its got ball joints its a 44. kingpins and its a 60. The gears are either 3.54 or 4.10 they only came with 2 sets of gears in a 4x4 those years. hope this helps.

 

[97BlackBetty]

The rear should be a full-float 60.

Front:
If the truck was a supercab, then it should be a 60 reverse cut, 35 spline inners, 30 spline outers, 5-332x u-joints.

If it was a regular cab then it should be a D44 reverse cut.

 

[1badexplorer]

Not all super cab stucks have a 60 front. Also some regular cab f250s had a 60 front. Best bet would be to post a pic.

 

[JohnnyU]

If you can't identify whether or not the axle has King pins or ball joints, then measure the hubs. 60's have Ø4" hubs, while the 44's are much smaller.

 

[ranger4wd4l]

well the front i found is a 44 i found were to look and cleaned it off and found the number the back i didnt find any numbers. Thanks for your guys help

 

[ranger4wd4l]

the back is a dana 60. So two hunderd for both axles is a good price then ? then front axle dosent have selectable hubs.

 

[Shran]

$200 is not too bad. You can remove the drive flanges or whatever you want to call them from the front and replace them with locking hubs...it's pretty easy

 

[ranger4wd4l]

i plan on removing the drive flangs i just have look around for a set of lock outs for it .

 

[68Mercury250Ranger]

Save at least one of those drives so when you blow up a hub, you can still get off the trail. three legged dogs usually keep going in circles