BigRigTech
Diesel junky
I have a chance to buy a pair of 2000 F450 4wd axles from a friend with 6 19.5" rims and tires included. The are disc brakes HUGE on these things, would they be Dana 80 axles?
if you are looking at going 19.5's, a set of a chev HD3500 of the same vintage as your f450 will fit with minimal mods.
rich-i was wondering how to get 19.5s on mine.i seen a 450 at a friends yard with 19.5s on the back but the owner didnt know where the wheels came from cuz he bought it that way.i like the look of 19.5s better than the 16s.think the wheels off a bread truck thats built on the HD3500 chassis would work?they are the skinny 19.5s but i think i can get a good deal on them.
I see a ton of 99-up F450/550 4wd's through my work....Very common around here. I have some front springs to use for the swap, they don't have the massive arch of the 450 2wd front springs and I could move the spring perches if needed......The trans is a 4wd trans now because it has the e-brake setup, I can put the e-brake setup on the back of the transfer case - I have one with a flange on the rear or I could fire a divorced 205 in there....Doing the swap is straight forward from what I see....Buying the parts is not too bad as I can get smokin good deals on the brake stuff through work. The front axle looks bigger than a D60, I think it's a D70 atleast. Still waiting for a price on the axles anyhow.
rich-
there's two different generations of 19.5's on GM trucks. the early ones took pinner rubber and the later ones uses the modern stuff. the rim width will tell you which it is. stay away from the older stuff the tires are ungodly expensive.
I think it's a D70 atleast. Still waiting for a price on the axles anyhow.