F250 questions.

[preston79]

Dana 50 lock-right or weld? Truck will be running 42 or 44 inch pitbull rockers and will be driven to trails.

Thanks

Also looking for lift ideas, probably picking up bronco85s 90 f250xlt 460.

Also looking for E40D tranny!

Thanks for any help
Preston
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[Grape Ape]

weld is cheaper... make sure u have good hubs so u can unlock them on the road... thats what im fighting with now lol:33:

[ryantowry_81]

i think with a TTB i would leave it open or lockright, welding might be more abuse than you qwant to put on TTB with 42's or 44's

[FordCummins]

What Grape said, That dana 50 is not worth putting money into, weld it up good and if it lets loose all the more reason to get a D60. The spindles and hubs are the same as the D60 on those trucks so if you upgrade you can keep those as spares.

[preston79]

Thanks guys, ill probably just leave it open, wont have the money for d60 till pfds this october, unless i find one cheap.

[AKBearMoose]

Thanks guys, ill probably just leave it open, wont have the money for d60 till pfds this october, unless i find one cheap.Good choice...welding a D50 will make it's life expectancy about 3 turns :driving:

[TonyM]

Good choice...welding a D50 will make it's life expectancy about 3 turns :driving:

I'll have to respectfully disagree with you there Mike :1:... although it is obviously not the ideal setup, I ran a welded D50 with 44 boggers for an entire summer. Never broke an axle, or had a ujoint fail (Although I did go through some hubs). What ultimately became the demise of the 50 was the housing bending/ripping apart.

The D50 is essentially a D44 third member, with larger axle shafts/knuckles and brakes. Even though I probably wouldn't run that system again, if need be, you'd be surprised how long a welded D50 will last. I was running a tired 351, and a VF5, but again, never an issue with the drive train mechanically failing... through a whole summer of questionable, at best, off-roading... :coolgleamA: