W100 with factory spicer 60?

65alive · Post by **65alive** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 3:28 am

Hey guys,

I picked up a parts truck, I haven't run the #'s yet but it looks like a '64/early'65 W-100. It's a short box with 8 lug axles and looks like it has been "customized" 1/2 a dozen time using the bailing wire approach. I was out looking at it the other day and noticed something unusual. The door tag lists it as coming from the factory as a W-100 with the short bed wheel base and a spicer 60 rear axle (looks like a 44 up front). I almost fell over. I had always assumed that someone had swapped axles with a W-200. I have never seen a 1/2 ton truck with a stock spicer 60, let alone a short bed with that option. If anyone has ever seen this I'd be interested to know about it.

Thanks

RussRoth · Post by **RussRoth** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 9:27 am

That was normal through '68.

PowerMan · Post by **PowerMan** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 9:38 am

Our W100's (1962 and 1965) have the Dana 44 front and Dana/Spicer 60 rear with 4.10 gears.

Power Man

65alive · Post by **65alive** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 12:13 pm

Thanks for the info guys, I'm more into the 2 wheel sweplines, so I'm not real familiar with the 4x4 stuff.

Post by **Hobcobble** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 8:32 pm

I have a '68 W100. Mine has
a 3.54:1 gear ratio

John

soopernaut · Post by **soopernaut** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 9:59 pm

Since nobody specifically mentioned it I will. All 61-68 W100s were shortbeds with 8 lug axles. All the W200 regular cab trucks were longbeds with the same axles.

digdoug · Post by **digdoug** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 12:27 am

John, my red truck looks to have had the same type plow as your W100. Does yours have a cable controlled Mity electric/hydraulic pump? what brand blade is it?

Russ · Post by **Russ** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 8:32 am

soopernaut wrote:Since nobody specifically mentioned it I will. All 61-68 W100s were shortbeds with 8 lug axles. All the W200 regular cab trucks were longbeds with the same axles.

Is that true? You couldn't get a 61-68 W100 long bed? You could get a D100 long bed for sure.

Post by **Hobcobble** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 9:07 am

Russ wrote:
soopernaut wrote:Since nobody specifically mentioned it I will. All 61-68 W100s were shortbeds with 8 lug axles. All the W200 regular cab trucks were longbeds with the same axles.
Is that true? You couldn't get a 61-68 W100 long bed? You could get a D100 long bed for sure.

Correct. The W100 from '61-'68 was 114" in wheelbase and had the DANA 60 rear and DANA 44 front.
I am not sure whether or not the large knuckle 44 front was an option.

.... I'd only be guessing.
John

Post by **Hobcobble** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 9:16 am

digdoug wrote:John, my red truck looks to have had the same type plow as your W100. Does yours have a cable controlled Mity electric/hydraulic pump? what brand blade is it?

Doug,
I believe my plow is a Western. The hydraulics are someone's home made contraption... lever operated.
John

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