best front end d60 swap for a 84 BII

[crawlin91]

Im curious which years would be most desirable kingpin dana 60 setup for a 88 Bronco II? As far as size and strength are concerned. Or anything else that would make the swap easier.

 

[JohnnyU]

Any Dana 60 is going to be an improvement over what's in there now, or a Dana 44. I like the 78-91.5 were all kingpin axles, which are superior in my opinion to their later ball joint counterparts. 78-79 axles had a longer tube on the driver side, meaning that the differential will be more centered under the truck. This makes them nicer for welding link brackets and coil buckets to, although the later housings can be trimmed to give similar clearance. 80+ axles were constant diameter, unlike the earlier axle shafts which necked down from the splines.

More info can be seen here:
http://pirate4x4.com/tech/billavista/60_front/index.html