Re: [ihc] A question...Excursion solids?

[bearbvd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Greg Hermann)]

At 4:23 AM 10/2/04, Steven Stegmann wrote:

The late (4x4) Super Duty 250's and 350's use a Dana 50 F solid front,
reverse rotation (high pinion).

The 450's and 550's use a Dana 60F solid front, reverse rotation.

All Excursions would use the 50F.

The gear cover 50 vs. 60 is the same part, so don't be fooled.

I don't remember which year they cheaped the 350 down from the 60F to the 50F.

Greg

>Tom,
>
>My '97 F-250 Diesel is the old Twin I-Beam (2 wd).
>Can't really fault the system.  Stays in alignment
>real well, drives great pulling a heavy trailer.
>Isn't as hard on tires as I'd heard.
>
>Steve
>--- Tom Mandera <tsm1@domain.elided> wrote:
>
>> Jim or Ginger Aos wrote:
>> >> All Excursions are solid front, right?  I looked
>> at one quickly today
>> >> but  didn't look underneath.
>> >
>> >
>> > I don't think so. The F250 does not, but my F350
>> does.
>> > Someone that knows will probably speak up.  Jim A.
>>
>> *I* think they are.
>>
>> The Excursion is based on the SuperDuty platform,
>> which are all leaf
>> sprung solid front (until 2005 - the new ones are
>> coil sprung solid front).
>>
>> The Expedition is based on the F150 platform, and
>> isn't solid axle.
>>
>> Jim is right for the previous generation of F250 vs
>> F350 being TTB vs.
>> solid, but the Excursion came after that.