D50

[jimoshel]

Is this a good price or not?

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D50 Axle - $140 (Pueblo - Eagleridge)

Date: 2010-08-10, 8:52PM MDT

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Dana 50 Axle from Ford Excursion. Dana 60 sized shafts and U-joints, Dana 44 sized ring and pinion. GREAT budget axle for a rock crawler. You won't find it this cheap again. Will have to be picked up the weekend of August 20th. Email if interested.

 

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[Pete M]

if there's nothing wrong with it, then yes, that's a good price. :thumbsup:

 

parts such as unit bearings can be expensive on those axles.

[kastein]

Make sure it's a live/straight axle not a TTB, other than that, if it has the gears you want, go for it.

 

EDIT: the right width, driver drop (vs pass drop), and wheel bolt pattern are also important IMO

[Pete M]

if it's from an Excursion, then it's high pinion, drivers side diff, solid axle, and has the 8 bolt metric pattern. :thumbsup: not sure on the exact width, but it's pretty wide. you'll need a late model ford rearend (just look for the same bolt pattern) to match.

stock gears were 3.73, 4.10 or 4.30

[Incommando]

You shoud be able to find a matching 10.25 sterling rear for cheap...http://www.rockymountainextreme.com/sho ... hp?t=62393

[jimoshel]

OK, I admit it. I am not axle savvy. Always thought the Ford 9 inch was the solution to all situations. Whats a TTB? Width permitting, can spacers, or adapters be used to change lug patterns? As the Dana numbers go up , 44,50, 60 do the axles(assemblies) get stronger? Can anyone recommend a site, user friendly, where Dana info is available,? I've checked out several, Wiki seems to have the most info but they're not exactly noted for their accuracy. Dana has a excellent site but doesn't go into much detail swapping parts. or giving info the user can use to see which parts swap. Any assistance much appreciated. Jim

:dunno:

[Pete M]

The Dana 50 is a bastard axle. Fords bright idea to save a few pounds over the Dana 60 (yes, as a rule of thumb, the higher the number, the bigger the differential) by going with a slightly smaller differential. It's still wicked heavy. I don't think they are literally Dana 44 guts though. I seem to remember the guts were specific to Dana 50s (and there's not a whole heck of a lot of support for them so plan ahead with what you want to do with it before buying). It's a wide axle. you'll want to get a 10.25 or 10.5 ford rear to match it. I'm not sure anyone even makes a 5 lug to metric 8 lug adapter. :dunno:

 

TTB - twin traction beam. Ford's weird IFS used under F-150/broncos and even some of the bigger trucks in the 80s

 

I find the best info at forums, where there are lots of guys just itchin' to jump on any misinformation. :D I think most of my Dana 50 info came from pirate4x4.

[kastein]

Pete pretty much nailed it. TTB = Ford deciding that live axles and full IFS weren't cool enough, so they basically stuck a U-joint and a hinge in the middle of a live axle. It's pretty goofy looking.

 

And yeah I would only go for it if I found a non-TTB one, along with a rear axle with the same gearing (gearing I wanted, probably 4.10 or 4.30), liked the width, and had wheels lined up for cheap. At that point it's an OK deal because it is stronger than stock axles, gets you better gearing, etc all in one, and they aren't as likely to be snapped up at the junkyard and sold at a premium because no one runs em, everyone goes for the 44s or 60s. Don't really count on resale value after you're through with em though.

[jimoshel]

I find the best info at forums, where there are lots of guys just itchin' to jump on any misinformation. :D

 

:agree: 100%