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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 04:16 PM
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The ford D60 from 92-97 would probably be your best bet. I was asking about this a couple years ago on various forums, and never did get an answer.
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Mud_Duck_Diesel
tjs88yj,

Would I be able to eliminate the machining process by using the knuckles from a particular axle?
There simply has to be a truck that uses a Dana 60 where everything will just "fit".
Not that I could find, the Ford knuckles use the same ball joints and ball joint spacing, the brake calipers even use the same diameter banjo bolt(different thread pitch, but you could use the Dodge brake line with the Ford banjo bolt).
The issue revolves around steering, the Ford steering arms on the knuckle are further outboard than the Dodge, the Ford knuckles use a larger diameter taper for the tie rod ends, if you try to use a combination of the Dodge tie rod with the Ford tie rod ends the Ford tie rod ends are a different thread diameter than the Dodge. I never got any further in my investigation than this as it was just easier to adapt the spindles and hubs.

Tom
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by tjs88yj
Not that I could find, the Ford knuckles use the same ball joints and ball joint spacing, the brake calipers even use the same diameter banjo bolt(different thread pitch, but you could use the Dodge brake line with the Ford banjo bolt).
The issue revolves around steering, the Ford steering arms on the knuckle are further outboard than the Dodge, the Ford knuckles use a larger diameter taper for the tie rod ends, if you try to use a combination of the Dodge tie rod with the Ford tie rod ends the Ford tie rod ends are a different thread diameter than the Dodge. I never got any further in my investigation than this as it was just easier to adapt the spindles and hubs.

Tom
Just for giggles, you don't have the Ford Steering knuckles from your spindles laying around, do you?

I could use a set to play with making a taper sleeve to adapt the Ford hole to the Dodge tie rod end.

Let me know.
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by patdaly
Just for giggles, you don't have the Ford Steering knuckles from your spindles laying around, do you?

I could use a set to play with making a taper sleeve to adapt the Ford hole to the Dodge tie rod end.

Let me know.
Nope sold what was left of the axle last week. That sleeve would be quite thin from what I remember, maybe only .010-.015" thick on each side. The taper obviously is the same angle ~7 degrees, but just barely to large. There was some suggestion on another board to fabricate a new tie rod, using non Dodge parts, but it was just easier and less costly to do the hub swap without messing with the steering/brakes.

Tom
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Old Dec 26, 2009 | 07:18 PM
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This might be a stupid question,but can the Ford steering knuckle's arm be machined a little thinner so the dodge tie rod will fit? Machining it thinner will reduce it's diameter.Being that it is 7 degree taper & only .01 -.015 too big I don't think it would take too much.
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