Re: Open knuckle front???????

[Tom Mandera <tsm1@domain.elided>]

"J. Grammer" wrote:
> 
> >It *IS* open knuckle tho'.. identical to the Chevy front axle under my
> >race Scout.
> 
> As unlikely as it may seem, I suspect an axle swap. I've NEVER seen an open
> knuckle front end under anything older than '74. Maybe Howard P can provide
> some insight.....

Perhaps it's a 1/2T thing?  I just re-read the BinderBulletin disc brake
swap.. Comer did it on a '73 1110 Travelall with open knuckle.. and my
'72 (I didn't look last night, d'oh.. 5/72 comes to mind) has an open
knuckle front.

Howard - any idea when the full sizes got open knuckle front ends?

-Tom