Tinman22

Well it took a minute but i found the correct crossmember and lucky me it came with a complete truck! It's a 1990 with an e6/350 t2090 and 38k axles. we decided to leave the 85' alone and put the e7/350 , t2130 and nuway air ride in this one. The 90' was white with a green and red stripe kinda like a cf freightlines truck. I got it from a paving co. in cincinatti. they bought in 92' and used it to pull a lowboy around. Its got semi low miles (360k) according to what they gave me for maint. records. Did CF use r models?

Don't know. They always need my last 8 FA011995 sometimes depending on the part they need the whole number? Nontheless I appreciate the effort. I did hear of an r with an e7 at Boeke and sons over in indiana I might be able to get an eye on.

Well in the engine swap crossmwmber saga i'm at a dead end. 85' crossmember is a piece of plate 9/16th thick by 10" tall with a 45* bend to go behind the stearing box that the nose of the timing cover sits in and a gets clamped in. the 94' donor truck has a stamped steel "u" shaped crossmember with an appliance that bolts to front of the timing cover and sits on the crossmember. Dealer says the vin numbers ive gotten aren't long enough to use "need last 8 at least" Pic is of the 85' from the top pass. side. Any more ideas?

I'll make it work one way or another.

They are both 85 r models. Im not sure about a direct swap though. my current set are an ss34 in the rear and an ss38 front factory original. Everything I looked at says 34's have a bigger bearing than the 38's but funny enough mine are some weird bearing in between big and small. If it were easy everybody would do it. Heck i'm still hunting a front crossmember to put an e7 in it! I can't even find a picture of one.

I was wondering how heavy the 8 bolt axles went up to. I know at least 38k. Heavier would be better but they are what they are. Hopefully my budd hubs will go on them. We will see.

I bought this today for $1500 from the cab back from a 1985 R. Picking it up weekend after christmas. I should have enough parts now to put together what I need....I hope.

8609748 zero start.

Does anybody have a good p/n for an e6 block heater? Mack says its not original from the vin so they would just be guessing. It looks like this one.

sorry for the confusion. the original post was "front drive axle is wearing brakes faster than the rears" After having them on for a week braking is much better. Now all drive axle brakes will lockup at the same time. Before the front axle would lockup very quickly when empty in the rain or off road.

As far as what I need...Well ,The plan is to remove the e6/t2090 and replace it with the e7/2130. The only parts I THINK. im missing is the crossmember and rubber mounts but im sure everyone will agree its probably not.

I got that for $60.00. Now a crossmember for an 85' R . I have a 93' RD dump truck frame I'll go measure that.

Exactly what I needed. Thanks.

Is 45719 the last 5 of the vin?