Thoughts Regarding Wheel and Axle Swap on 59 Viking 40

[95 S_Trucker]

Originally Posted by 1959Viking40

HI Viking40, I am in the same boat as you!

It appears you've had the same thought as me, with your option 3 listing above. Another option that I am leaning towards is running a 90's chevy 3500 "HD" axle front and rear. 4x4 was not an option for these trucks, but that is not as important to me and the 2wd front axle beams seem to be much easier found than than 8/10 lug 450/550 front axles from the fords.

I'll be tracking your progress here. I have no desire to deal with ABS and I believe the 90's chevy's did not have that, but they were disk brake.

Good luck!

FYI, the 3500HD from 91-94 did not have ABS, they did have ABS from 95-02. There are sensors mounted to the backing plate that can easily be removed. There is not a sensor on the rear axle.



I have a 96 I can get measurements from if you need them.