[Tim Ayers]

Originally Posted by rich b

If Timken tapered bearings were used it would have to look like a 3/4 ton and bigger truck rear end. The axle ends would need more machining, the hubs would need more machining, the full floating axles would be more complicated, and more hardware used.

Maybe machining and heat treat on the axle ends along with the tapered axles & hubs was more reasonable.

Besides who then would have thought people would be messing with them eighty+ decades later.

I guess and so true.