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Kinder
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Joined: Wed Sep 29, 2010 10:03 pm Posts: 4371 Images: 0 Location: Parker, CO
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‘78-79 D60 Kingpin
Some consider them over priced, others think they are the Holy Grail, but I’m in need of a new axle housing or a complete axle. I like farm fresh, but hopefully not pretzeled like my last find.
I know there are one or two listed on CL, but those have been highly modded and their price reflects that. I like axles that are nearly factory with simple improvements so I can still get parts at the regular parts stores.
TIA
_________________ Best to Date MPG: 26.6
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Mon Jan 14, 2019 9:04 pm |
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pgilbeau
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Joined: Sun Jul 07, 2013 6:06 pm Posts: 639 Location: Falcon, CO
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Re: ‘78-79 D60 Kingpin
Not entirely sure on your needs but '88 - '91 F350's also had king pin Dana 60's, believe it changed to something else mid '91.
_________________ 1969 Bronco: Full widths, 3 linked front end, 37's, hydro-boost, 4x4x2 box, ZF5, Atlas t-case, and fuel injected 302
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Tue Jan 15, 2019 8:06 am |
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Kinder
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Joined: Wed Sep 29, 2010 10:03 pm Posts: 4371 Images: 0 Location: Parker, CO
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Re: ‘78-79 D60 Kingpin
_________________ Best to Date MPG: 26.6
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Tue Jan 15, 2019 11:16 am |
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pgilbeau
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Joined: Sun Jul 07, 2013 6:06 pm Posts: 639 Location: Falcon, CO
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Re: ‘78-79 D60 Kingpin
_________________ 1969 Bronco: Full widths, 3 linked front end, 37's, hydro-boost, 4x4x2 box, ZF5, Atlas t-case, and fuel injected 302
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Tue Jan 15, 2019 9:02 pm |
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RJLougee
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Joined: Thu Sep 30, 2010 1:40 pm Posts: 215 Images: 0 Location: Falcon, CO
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Re: ‘78-79 D60 Kingpin
Unfortunately, most consider the 78/9 HP Ford D60 to be the Holy Grail of axles and the price is reflective of that. Gone are the "barn" finds for $500... You're lucky to find a fairly stock used one for $1300 these days. Chevy guys have found that they work nice in their HD IFS rigs (that's another discussion... let's make up an artificial category of truck and call it 'Heavy Duty' and put IFS on it so we can beat 'FORD' in some make believe sector they don't compete in... OK, off soap box).
That said, you can probably pick up a later housing and extend the driver side/cut down the passenger side for equal or less $$. My $.02 and it's worth exactly what you paid for it... HTH, Joe
_________________ '70 Bronco, MAF 5.0, NP435, D44/9", 4.10s, 33" MT/Rs, PS/PB '71 Bronco, HP D60, Hi-9, 5.38/ARBs, 101" WB, 408 Stroker, AOD, Atlas, 40" MT/Rs, PiMP EFI. '78 F150 SWB/Stepside/4WD, 351W/4R100/NP205, 35" KM2s, under const... '81 Coachman Caper XL MH, 4WD, EFI 460/ZF/BW1356, D44/Sterling, 4.10s/35s, under const... '83 Bronco, D60/Sterling, 5.13/ARBs, MAF EFI 351W/ZF/BW1356, 37" MT/Rs. '12 Buggy, HPD60, Hi-9, 4.10s, Explorer 5.0, Atlas 4-speed, my chassis, EB skins. And the latest project is a '99 Ranger Extra-Cab, custom frame/tube work, on 40s...
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