Replacing D60 with a 9"

4x4_Welder · Post by **4x4_Welder** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 1:23 am

I already found out that my F-250 and F-100 both use the same rear u-joint, but can I swap the axles between the two trucks? I figure that I'd need to use the u-bolt plates from the F-100, but is there anything I'm missing? Are the springs the same distance apart?
BTW, I want to use the 9" because it's a different ratio.

Post by **FORDification** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 7:42 am

It should be a bolt-in, aside from needing a slightly-longer driveshaft. You realize that your truck will also end up having different wheel bolt patterns on the front and rear?

dcbullet · Post by **dcbullet** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:22 am

FORDification wrote:It should be a bolt-in, aside from needing a slightly-longer driveshaft. You realize that your truck will also end up having different wheel bolt patterns on the front and rear?

Yeah, how about that driveshaft?

Post by **FORDification** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 12:47 pm

heh....well, it's packaged up and ready to slap a mailing label on it....but I keep forgetting to contact you about it. Sorry. PM me your shipping address again and I'll get it out, along with a few other things for forum members that I keep forgetting about.

72hiboy4x4 · Post by **72hiboy4x4** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 8:41 pm

what gears are you needing? I have a few d-60's around here that might have the right gears for ya.

4x4_Welder · Post by **4x4_Welder** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 9:00 pm

I'm not too concerned with weight, I have loaded the truck with about 1700 lbs before, but it's really just a daily driver.
I'm just toying with different things, I have the 9" here in my parts truck, but if you have a low 3.0 range D60, I'll trade you for it

Do you have any later D60 full floaters?

72hiboy4x4 · Post by **72hiboy4x4** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 10:26 pm

I don't have anything later style. I'll have to check what the CS (trailer) has for gears. And I just got a '65 f250. I'll have to see what it has under it for gears.
For the right amount, I might be convinced to let my tru-trac'ed 3.89 geared D-60 from my wrecker go. but its made of gold.

4x4_Welder · Post by **4x4_Welder** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 2:23 pm

Ok, I'm doing this swap in thext two weeks and I just want to make sure I have everything I need. So far, the list from the donor truck includes:
Axle (no brainer there)
Rear half of driveshaft
Spring plates
parking brake cables
New u-bolts
New brake hose
The parts I can re-use from the current truck-
springs
shocks
front half of driveshaft

Anything I am missing?
Eventually, I am going to do a disk brake conversion on the front with F-100 parts, so the pattern will eventually be the same. Until then, I don't really care about the difference.

oldhalftons · Post by **oldhalftons** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 3:35 pm

that list looks complete to me

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