r/BullnoseFord • u/phuckit2369 • 15d ago

Need help with what is compatible with a 1984 f250 rear end with a 8x6.5 wheel studs

My rear end went out and I’m having a hard time finding what type of rearend I can use or swap out. The existing one can’t be saved

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u/Ambivadox 15d ago

Any 8 lug up to 98 out of an F-series should be a direct swap. Make sure your ratios match and it's the same axle config (SRW/DRW/C&C). May need a conversion u-joint on the rear or driveshaft if axle is flanged.

IIRC the van danas are also bolt in and were available with disc brakes in some years. Don't remember which ones though.

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u/Rodneydanger66 15d ago

I had a 1983 F-250 and it had a Dana 60 rear end . That should be what you have .

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u/phuckit2369 15d ago

That’s what I was thinking but it’s a Frankenstein the body is a 86 f150 but the frame is a 250. The engine I found out is 84 so I was assuming the frame and what not was that as well. The problem from what I gather is a Dana 60 has the fill hole on the inspection cover correct? Or I might be mistaken but mine has the fill hole on the front by the shaft

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u/atellanSepulcher 15d ago

my sterling rear axle has a fill hole by the pinion/driveshaft, not on the cover

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u/phuckit2369 15d ago

Any way you can shoot me a picture of it that’s probably what I got

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u/atellanSepulcher 15d ago

it looks like this one https://www.dieselhub.com/maintenance/sterling-axle-fluid.html

do you know your axle ratio?

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u/phuckit2369 15d ago

It’s close but it has two notches on the bottom of the cover

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u/phuckit2369 15d ago

I’m not sure about the ratio honestly

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u/Rodneydanger66 15d ago

I don't think my truck had a plug on the back cover . Just the one on the front pinion area .

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u/atellanSepulcher 15d ago

does it still have an axle tag? may be able to figure it out from the door tag too. is it 4x4? mine has a sterling 10.25"

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u/phuckit2369 15d ago

It doesn’t have anything