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TPI MJ
February 25th, 2004, 17:53
What's the distance from the center of the yoke to the center of the cast pad on the driver's side? Also, what year is your axle?

Trying to figure out all all the front leaf folks get their front hangers under the frame. It looks like I'll have to outboard mine. I'm using a 60 front a late 80's F350.
CRASH
February 25th, 2004, 19:29
What's the distance from the center of the yoke to the center of the cast pad on the driver's side? Also, what year is your axle?

Trying to figure out all all the front leaf folks get their front hangers under the frame. It looks like I'll have to outboard mine. I'm using a 60 front a late 80's F350.

Are you trimming?

CRASH
TPI MJ
February 25th, 2004, 20:24
Trimming what?
TPI MJ
February 25th, 2004, 20:25
What's the distance from the center of the yoke to the center of the cast pad on the driver's side? Also, what year is your axle?

Trying to figure out all all the front leaf folks get their front hangers under the frame. It looks like I'll have to outboard mine. I'm using a 60 front a late 80's F350.

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Trying to figure out how all the front leaf folks get their front hangers under the frame. It looks like I'll have to outboard mine. I'm using a 60 front from late 80's F350
JeepFreak21
February 25th, 2004, 20:56
My front 44 (from a '76 f-250) is 32" front center pin to center pin.
Hope that helps,
Billy
jeep94xj
February 25th, 2004, 21:37
78 and 79 F-350 (some 250's) are the axle of choice. Newer ones were more offset to the drivers side.

http://www.imageshack.us/files2/Picture45.jpg
CRASH
February 26th, 2004, 06:43
Trimming what?

Um, the axle?

Let me rephrase. Are you cutting down the axle or running full width? If you are narrowing the housing by 3" or so, the hangers fall into place perfectly.

CRASH
TPI MJ
February 26th, 2004, 07:12
no, running it as is. I've narrowed one axle, that was a first and last time sort of thing. Too much hastle.
ashmanjeepxj
February 26th, 2004, 07:45
78 and 79 F-350 (some 250's) are the axle of choice. Newer ones were more offset to the drivers side.


If that was unclear... the 78-79 ford dana 60's have a narrower leaf perch width, that is the same width as the cheroke uniframe, and YJ frame.... so they are expensive and hard to find.

http://www.wheelingarizona.com/forums/download.php?id=1750
TPI MJ
February 26th, 2004, 07:47
Thanks for the diagram, that answers all my questions!
jeep94xj
February 26th, 2004, 14:41
Thanks for the diagram, that answers all my questions!
Just noticed your in Wooster. I'm in Canton.
TPI MJ
February 26th, 2004, 20:44
Yea, I read most your posts on your leaf conversion.