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Originally Posted by Captainfab
This looks like an interesting project.
I have not had any personal experience with the early step vans of this sixe, just the smaller ones, so I'm just making a guess here. I don't know just what the width is on those front and rear axles, but I would imaging they would be close to a C30 truck of the same '60-'66 vintage. With that said, I would recommend changing the differential for a '73+ 10.5" 14 bolt or a Dana 60/70. As for the front, I'm thinking it might be easier to find a disc brake straight axle from a newer truck. I don't know about your area, but here it is quite easy to find old Motorhomes that no longer usable and can be had for cheap. I have an advantage in that I have a neighbor that makes a living in scraping out old Motorhomes and travel trailers, among other things. The majority of the '70's Motorhomes are built on a Dodge chassis, but they have straight axles up front with disc brakes and Dana 70 or 80 differentials. IMO something like that would make for a cheap and easy upgrade for your project.
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Thanks for your input, you have given me some ideas to look into.