8 lug axle questions/info needed please.

OnlyOneDR said:
The HD F-250 had leaf springs. The standard F-250 had coils. We don't know what he has exactly.
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All of the F250s until 1998 were leaf sprung.

D60 is literally bolt in for the 80-96 trucks.
 
Mac5005 said:
Tow with the 250 and keep wheeling your xj's. This way you can setup the 250 just for towing/parts hauling, and setup the xj for offroad.
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this right here is what I'm gonna do if he's game. i just told him I'm all in for trade if he's serious so hopefully he can get it towed over this week and i can start putting it back together. i had a feeling you guys would tell me it would be a good tow rig so that's what i'm gonna plan for. (who am i kidding....I could never give up wheeling the XJ. I love them too much and am so used to it, I couldn't drive another rig.). Thanks for the input again and will post some pictures as soon as i get it over here. thanks guys, have a great week
 
John Fuller said:
this is still up in the air as an option...i've already thought about selling jeep, buying some 40s/42s,weld those axles solid with small lift, cut fenders, leave bed off, cage it and make it a rock crawler...the money i would get from my jeep would be enough for tires, doubler, cage, and new joints and such so it's def an option. i hope to go look at this week and try and make a decision to go ahead and get it or not.
(being a Jeep fanatic though who loves the 4.0 and how the XJ handles and wheels, would i like the truck? how much different would something like this be to get used to handling and wheeling compared to the XJ. I've had so much driving experience with the XJ, i hate to get into a truck like this with 40"tires and look like an idiot on the trails not knowing how to handle what he has.
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YOU ALREADY LOOK LIKE IDIOT LOL GO BIULD YOU SOME CONTROL ARMS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
madJeepJ10 said:
YOU ALREADY LOOK LIKE IDIOT LOL GO BIULD YOU SOME CONTROL ARMS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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hehe, i'm surprised you're the first one to say that, i was expecting that comment from many others before you chimed in LOL. well here's the truck...what do you think...cab looks freaking sweet and he says the bed looks just as good so i told him yes, but not gonna get hopes up until it's in my driveway!
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madJeepJ10 said:
run it in the trails man you will like it and if not somone will
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nope..nope...nice looking truck from what i can tell and it will make a great Tow Rig, more heavy duty for towing and better brakes and stuff like others mentioned so i'm gonna take it, fix it up and make it my DD or just a tow rig for hauling stuff, instead of this ford i have.
 
well thats what i said on the phone the other day but you said you dont like singel cabs
 
madJeepJ10 said:
well thats what i said on the phone the other day but you said you dont like singel cabs
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true but then i realized the teenager moved out so it's just me, the wife and daughter and we can fit perfect in a single cab...those are pretty long bench seats up front, and a lot of the time our daughter rides up front in the middle anyways lol.
 
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