I have an 86 F-150 that I'm slowly turning into a 3/4 ton. Put rear 3/4 leaves under it already. I put a 5 speed into it. The rear end is going to need to be rebuilt in the near future. Right now it has 3.08 gears. I know I don't want those back in there. I'm thinkin either 3.55 or 3.73. What do you guys think? And I know I'll have to change the front as well. It has IFS right now and I want to go to solid anyway. I do alot of every day driving with it. I drive back and forth between MI and Missouri as well. But I have horses so I haul trailers and put large round bales in the bed and all that. Just wonderin what y'alls opinion on gearing is. Thanks! a=f
what tires i would go 3.73 or 4.10
Ive got a 10.25 axle from a 94, f.f. with 4.10 limited slip... ;D
I've got 33s on it. My Jeep had 4.10 Good gears, I like them. What did that axle run you? a=f
Got it in a trade, i figure i got around 2-300 into it
Your front axle is actually TTB Twin Traction Beam...............its not a bad set up..............and really shouldnt be called IFS.
All 80-96 F250's had that.
You could swap in a mid 70's Heavy Duty Dana 44 fron a F250 High boy...........just make sure it has open knuckle front....................and not closed knuckle drum brake.
Quote from: 7387chevynut on October 02, 2012, 05:44:23 PM
Your front axle is actually TTB Twin Traction Beam...............its not a bad set up..............and really shouldnt be called IFS.
All 80-96 F250's had that.
You could swap in a mid 70's Heavy Duty Dana 44 fron a F250 High boy...........just make sure it has open knuckle front....................and not closed knuckle drum brake.
Thank you. That helps. I didn't know there was a difference between IFS and teh TTB. I'll check it out. a=f
And technically it was 80-97 f250s...
But yes ttb is way better than ifs IMO
Are you wanting to upgrade to 8 lug or stick with the 5 lug stuff ?
Quote from: mudbillyredneck on October 03, 2012, 01:03:34 PM
Are you wanting to upgrade to 8 lug or stick with the 5 lug stuff ?
Wouldn't mind upgrading to 8 lug. Like I said, tryin to build it into a F-250 over time, so heavier axles would make sense. a=f