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<blockquote data-quote="TBItoy" data-source="post: 228407" data-attributes="member: 1384"><p>It all really has to do with how much money you want to spend...</p><p></p><p>High pinion (Ford) is the best center section,</p><p></p><p>Chevy has better knuckles and brakes.</p><p></p><p>If you are using a Chevy pass drop tcase, I'd just run a chevy axle... They are all the same.</p><p></p><p>if you are going to adapt a Ford case, Atlas, or run a driver drop Chevy case from an IFS truck, then you got some options for Ford axles with factory 8x6.5 lug pattern... Basically 3 different ones:</p><p>1. 79 model - more tube on the driver side, really the only advantage to this is if you are running leaf springs in a Jeep or coil springs.</p><p>2. late 80s-early 90s kingpin - short tube on driver side wide spring perches 36.5" wide</p><p>3. mid 90s balljoint 60 - basically same as #2, but with better brakes and arguably better knuckles</p><p></p><p>Or if you want, you can look at superduty axles, which have metric lug pattern, unit bearings, etc. 99-04 has smaller Cs, knuckles, housing, bearings than 05+</p><p></p><p></p><p>IMO the "Holy Grail" is the 2005+ Superduty Dana 60. They have MASSIVE Cs and Knuckles, big ass unit bearings, heavy tubes, high pinion, built in link mounts, and are 35 spline inners and OUTERS factory.</p><p>Badass heavy duty axle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TBItoy, post: 228407, member: 1384"] It all really has to do with how much money you want to spend... High pinion (Ford) is the best center section, Chevy has better knuckles and brakes. If you are using a Chevy pass drop tcase, I'd just run a chevy axle... They are all the same. if you are going to adapt a Ford case, Atlas, or run a driver drop Chevy case from an IFS truck, then you got some options for Ford axles with factory 8x6.5 lug pattern... Basically 3 different ones: 1. 79 model - more tube on the driver side, really the only advantage to this is if you are running leaf springs in a Jeep or coil springs. 2. late 80s-early 90s kingpin - short tube on driver side wide spring perches 36.5" wide 3. mid 90s balljoint 60 - basically same as #2, but with better brakes and arguably better knuckles Or if you want, you can look at superduty axles, which have metric lug pattern, unit bearings, etc. 99-04 has smaller Cs, knuckles, housing, bearings than 05+ IMO the "Holy Grail" is the 2005+ Superduty Dana 60. They have MASSIVE Cs and Knuckles, big ass unit bearings, heavy tubes, high pinion, built in link mounts, and are 35 spline inners and OUTERS factory. Badass heavy duty axle. [/QUOTE]
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