bedford f250 diff

[gatesmotorsport]

Hi all

i have a beford camper that has had a diff conversion done benfore i purchased it and i found the reciepts in the van which answered a few of my questions except for one, WHY
my van has a f250 dana 60 diff fitted with the flaoting axels and the huge centre hub.
i believe it has the standard bedford stud pattern.
The van has a 173 and 4 speed and at 100 ks an hour it revs at 3200 rpm and it sound like the engine is screaming.
i am thinking of changing the diff to a beddy one with the boargwarner conversion but somebody has gone to alot of trouble to fit this diff.
has anybody done this conversion or heard of it  being done?

Cheers guys

[rumax]

If you have 14" tyres, that would give you a 4.11 diff ratio.
As to why, well the F series diff fits and has a wide selection of ratio's and 4.1 is a lot better than a 5.2 , by about 25 %.. And parts.... bearings are about $60, compared to the single wheel Bedford ones of mega $$

If it's a standard ford diff, it may be cheaper to buy a diff centre to suit what you have...... and flog off the centre you have and come out about square.....

That's my two cents worth!
Cheers
Russell

[Bruce]

I have a spare Ford F150 diff with 3.5 gears and 12' brakes. Late model 8.8" diff in very good order. Stud pattern is 5 stud 135mm PCD.
Bruce