E350 Van?

[LittleBigFoot]

Do the E vans use the same axles as their F series counterparts?

I found a guy partin out an E350 and I'm wondering if has the Dana 60s

It's a 94 E350 Club Wagon

Thanks,
Adam

 

[Shotokan1509]

Not helpful but still a cool E-series

 

[LittleBigFoot]

I'm not gonna lie, that's bad ass.

 

[Jspafford]

Wait, is the van 4WD? Because most SD trucks use a 10.25 sterling rear axle, and I believe the duallys use a Dana 70. I have been known to be wrong though.

The front axle is a dana 60, and afaik, ford never produced a 4x4 van. Most conversion companies use some sort of dana 60 axles in their front ends.

 

[LittleBigFoot]

I'll find out as soon as he calls me back. Or else I've been in contact with a dude trying to sell a front and rear dana 60s for 600 bucks.

 

[Bent Bolt]

Wait, is the van 4WD? Because most SD trucks use a 10.25 sterling rear axle, and I believe the duallys use a Dana 70. I have been known to be wrong though.

The front axle is a dana 60, and afaik, ford never produced a 4x4 van. Most conversion companies use some sort of dana 60 axles in their front ends.

you are right, Ford has never produced a 4x4 Econoline. Have seen aftermarket installations of the TTB D44 and D50 and solid axles on C class motorhomes and such.
NEVER seen a tandem axle E-series.

 

[Sunk]

I have heard of 'Pathfinder' Ford vans. I don't know if that's company name that does the conversion, or if that's just what people call them.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Someone posted a pic of a van on here a couple years ago that had two driveshafts going to the front, each wheel had its own shaft. There was a company that put this style of driveline in them back in the 80's-90's.

 

[Shotokan1509]

That van is triple D60's on 44's built for the southpole.

http://www.4x4offroads.com/south-pole-6x6-ice-challenger.html

 

[Bent Bolt]

Someone posted a pic of a van on here a couple years ago that had two driveshafts going to the front, each wheel had its own shaft. There was a company that put this style of driveline in them back in the 80's-90's.

I remember reading about a company in the 70's that had built a prototype conversion for the Chevy van. It described ( the article did not have any pic's ) a transfer case that had 2 front driveshafts going to 2 diffs that kinda sat near or on the lower control arms. There was then a axleshaft to from that to the spindle, like a modern IFS system.

Gotta be the oddest conversion that I've heard of.

 

[baddis]

a van rear differential is different than a 1/2 ton truck . the pumpkin is offset to one side. iirc its the drivers side

 

[LittleBigFoot]

Now I've heard of some vans that have selectable gear ratios in the diffs... is this true?

 

[baddis]

might be set up like a 2 speed axle in a larger truck.

 

[PARKINGLOT]

chances are it'll have the same rear as an Super duty, a sterling I imagine. As for the 4x4 van, a company named "Quigley" builds them, they use all OEM Super duty 4x4 stuff (t-case, axle, etc...)

 

[Will]

Is the E350 in question a 4x4 conversion or a regular 2wd? Generally vans aren't equipped as heavily as pickups. Usually an E350 has a D60 rear end.