morbo
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- Knoxville, TN
- Vehicle Year
- 1987
- Make / Model
- Bronco II
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- Manual
I bought an 87 Bronco II that is V8 and solid axle swapped with a D44/D60 combo. At some point someone swapped Chevy outers on the D44 and I am trying to gather parts to convert it back to Ford so RCVs will fit through the knuckles fully assembled. The previous owner said the D44 is from a 78 F250 but things aren't matching up. First off it has 3" OD tubes which no F100/F150 was supposed to have, which would indicate it is in fact an F250 D44. BUT it has cast radius arm wedges and all F250 D44s were supposed to be leaf springs. I seem to have an axle that isn't supposed to exist. The axle length measurements appear to be 33.91 and 18.91 inners with 9.72 stubs which are F150 measurements. I am starting to think this is some kind of F150 Supercab axle or something. Was there a 3 inch tubed F150 D44 that i am not aware of? I just ordered Reid knuckles and the short F250 6.25" spindle yesterday. According to Bronco Graveyard the 76+77 F250 used 7 1/8" spindles and the 78+79 F250 used 6.25" spindles and notes said it was for use with 9.72" stubs which it had with the Chevy brakes and had the axle tip snap rings in place. That was surprising because i thought all Chevys would have been 9.94" stubs. I am totally confused what i even have much less what hubs and rotors i need. I would like to end up with the dual piston calipers, which brings another question. Are the brake caliper plates that mount to the spindles the same for single and dual piston? Thanks for any info. It is high pinion btw and i forget the measurement but it measured the same across the ball joints as another F150 HP D44.
Since i ordered the 6.25" F250 spindle with 2" inner bearing journal that was for 78+79 F250 i should be able to use that year hub and rotor i suspect. I need the caliper plate though and not certain if the dual and single are the same or if the dual will work with those parts. I found a set that the guy wants $250 for and says they're for dual piston. any advice on what i'm trying to do. i already have the RCVs with 9.72" stubs so i need to make something work with those.
Since i ordered the 6.25" F250 spindle with 2" inner bearing journal that was for 78+79 F250 i should be able to use that year hub and rotor i suspect. I need the caliper plate though and not certain if the dual and single are the same or if the dual will work with those parts. I found a set that the guy wants $250 for and says they're for dual piston. any advice on what i'm trying to do. i already have the RCVs with 9.72" stubs so i need to make something work with those.
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