Re: [ihc] Gearing question

[Tom Mandera <tsm1@xxxxxxxxx>]

Rocky Lear wrote:
> Hey all! Happy spring! What is the best alternative to get more road
> speed out of a 1300 4x4? It has a RA15 rear and the D70 front. Of
> course, 4:88 is the highest matching combo to leave the 15 in the
> back. Will a 70 axle out of some other make fit in the back or would
> the housing have to be narrowed? Would that improve my options for
> gearing?
You can find Dana 70 axles in IH 1Ts. If you ordered a LS, you got a 
Dana 70.  No LS?  RA-15.

I think a 70 from a Ford is a bolt-in swap, other than usual minor brake 
line issues.  John Comer put a Ford dually Dana 70 under his '72 1210, 
and pretty much bolted it in.

A 14-bolt would be another option.  Cheap and easy to come by, too.

For my T'ette, I'm running the 4.30 R&P in my RA-15 rear end, and bought 
some 4.30 R&P gears for the Dana 60 front end I'm swapping in.