58 f350 axle???
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Now tell us something Bad about it....... Here are my F350 fridge trucks. The green one is my '59 resto (rusto)-mod with a cummins 6at. The yellow one is the parts truck I just traded a kerosene lantern and a rusty winchester 22 for. Today I started thinking how hard it would be to part it out. I have the original ford script stakebed from the '59 on it now. All I need is an engine, transmission (and a transfer case and a couple of dana 60s)..........
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58’ F350 axle swap?
I have a 1958 F350, after doing some work I found out it had a b100 timken rear end. It only goes about 43 mph at good rpm’s. I would really like to be able to go about 50-55 in it and I was wondering is there a good axle out there that I could find that would let me drive 50-55 with out winding the engine up tight. It is an absolute survivor and only has about 49,000 miles on it. 233 paired with a 4 speed trans. 5.83 gear ratio.
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Hey thanks for the compliment! I’ll look into that thanks for the link. There is more coming for the 58’ she isn’t done yet, I got some small stuff in the interior to do and cosmetic stuff to do on the outside. Cab lights, bed pinstripes, and maybe a round fuel tank on the bed just for some cool looks!
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The industry standard for many years, no real problems accept for the low gear ratios. Spicer 70's came in higher ratios in the 8 lug, 4.10 and 4.56, but you really don't want to mess around with paying someone to change out the guts on the integral style axle. The Spicer 70 4.88 unit would be the cheapest and easiest upgrade, however, 4.88 is still considered low. 1 ton frames all have the standard 34" rails, so old unit with springs and hangers intact can be removed and Spicer unit with springs and hangers installed. Spicers have a metal ratio tag attached to one of the rear cover plate bolts. IF no ratio tag, you should do a decode on the warranty plate attached to door or glove box. A super rare 4.10 ratio with the 6 lug system was a new option on the '66 F 350, a one year only deal. IF you found one of these, you hit the jackpot!.
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