Re: [ihc] 1 ton stuff, and Rockys trim

[John Fleck <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yea i had memories of a lower gear ratio for the RA-15 but didnt know
exactley what ratio since it was not offered in a Light Line D-series. I
guess I try and remember only the info pertant to me making a living and
thats primarly IH Light line.

So what IH are the ones you have from?? They must not be what you are
looking for hun.
Now why would someone pay $1000 for a closed knuckle when a guy could take
a Dana 70 pumpkin and tube it and then put axle "C's" (yokes) on it and
hang Dana 60 stuff on them? IIRC the "c's" for the 70 are bigger but thats
it the disk brake open knuckle 70's used Dana 60 outers. There was a guy at
the Puyallup Swap meet who was getting 70 front disk brake axles from
forklift companies, and snowblower companies and selling them to the 4x4
crowd. I also know some Dodge 1974-1975 rigs "could" be optioned with the
70 disk brake front.

So where are you located anyway Greg?

John

At 09:21 PM 10/5/03 -0600, you wrote:
>At 7:46 PM 10/5/03, John Fleck wrote:
>>Rocky, Greg,
>>
>>I have a 1974 200 camper special that is 2x2 and it has the steel pin
>>greasable bushings for the rear shackles. I was able to source new ones
>>when i added my new springs. I had springs made that were 2" over stock
>>height and added 800 more pounds capacity to them. I just had new coils
>>wound with a 10 percent increase in load capacity as well as 2" higher
>>heith. So my 2 wheel drive should have a nice stance.
>>
>>Rocky if you want a RA-15 rear to match the Dana 70 front your ONLY option
>>is the 4.88 as the other was 4.30 offered in the D-seried P/U's. IE no Dana
>>70s came with 4.30 gears that i am aware of.
>
>John--
>
>It's not terribly relevant, but there are 37 : 6 (6.17) gearsets out there
>for both the RA-15 AND the Dana 70.
>
>I have a batch of vehicles that are going to need 70F's sooner or later.
>Offered Rocky a trade quite a while back, grown tired of looking for an
>_IH_ 70 rear lately. Got a couple of OTHER 70 rears, want one, complete
>with the correct springs, from an _IH_ .
>
>Nobody around in yards is stupid enough to scrap a 70F, at least not that
>I've seen. Most of them have already disappeared long since--because there
>was an outfit in Salt Lake that was doing open knuckle conversions and
>putting them under HD Fords up until the Ford factory started doing F-450
>and F-550 4x4's.
>
>The guys who were doing that had a guy who was paid, almost full time, to
>travel all over at LEAST the western 1/2 of the US looking for them in
>yards--and they paid up to $1K each for them.
>
>Greg
>>
>>Rocky i told ya to come over and look through my vast pile of trim for what
>>you need. I have parted out T-alls, PU and still have some around with the
>>trim still on. Come on over and have a look. Yes you have asked the digest
>>before but you still have not stoped by. I believe what you need will be
>>found in my stash.
>>
>>Greg,
>
>>
>>Question: Why are you hoarding Dana 70 fronts? If you have so many why not
>>help a digester out with the location of the junk yards that have them if
>>you are not going to get them yourself? I mean it makes sense to tell folks
>>where they are at before they get scraped and then become available to no
>>one at all. I am sure if someone finds a Dana 70 IH rear they will let you
>>know. I have a Dana 70 rear in 4.88 but its a Duallie and has no springs,
>>not to mention it has had the spring perches whaced off and booger welded
>>back on. Its real narrow and i think will make a great crawler rear end. If
>>it was full width I would make it available to you. What I do have is a
>>Dana 70 rear single wheel rear end still in my 1979 Ford Van trailer (many
>>have seen the contraption at the scout shows) in the 4.10 gear variety. Its
>>for sale. It would lower the weight of the trailer and make room for a axle
>>with electric brakes.
>
>
>
John Fleck
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