RE: [ihc] A question...

["Jim Grammer" <jgrammer@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>From: John M. Adams [mailto:jma@domain.elided]
>Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 5:50 PM
>To: Jim Grammer; Joel Furtek; ihc@domain.elided
>Subject: RE: [ihc] A question...
>
>Jim, weren't you the one who fabbed up the closed knuckle / disc brake
axle?
>So if you can keep the strength of the 60s axle, and still have the
stopping
>power of the disc brakes, why would you want the later axles?

I would want the 3/4 ton frame and springs, but 'convenient' closed knuckle
disk swaps only get you to 5 on 5.5" or 6 on 5.5" bolt patterns. I am
disallowing the possibility of a Helitool 'big 6' conversion for cost and
wheel availability reasons. I choose the IH '74/'75 200 8 lug axles over
other swaps because the front is at least an inch narrower overall and has
the correct spring centers. The brake rotor situation I now believe to be a
mostly trivial issue, thanks to Paul B. and some careful measuring.

>Also, is the only difference between '67 and '68 lightline models the grill
>work / headlights? Or was there a more substantial change?

The '68 also has an 'energy absorbing' steering column and associated
'divorced' steering box. In the case of p/s rigs, this is the first year of
the Saginaw integral p/s.

Jim