Help Me Identify This Dana Front Axle

Here are a few photos of a 1950 jeep front axle mounted in a 1928 Model A Truck..... it has a Dana 23 rear axle... I was told they are both full floating axles....?? It has a T-90A-1 transmission & Dana 18 twin stick transfer case..... Is this front axle a Dana 25 or 27...? How can I tell the Difference..??

This Truck also Has a model A four banger engine (40 hp) adapted to the T-90 .... I would like to put in at least a F-134 (60 hp) or is there a chance a Dauntless V6 could be bolted to a T-90 ....?
Anyone have a good string running engine for this truck..??


Advice and Help appreciated..... Thanks, Sunny

 

Looks like a Dana 25 to me

 

I agree on the Dana 25, but it appears to be a very early version from the '40s probably, a military version. It has the shields protecting the flexible brake lines, and the heavy cast front cover. Anyone know if the military versions had the steering arms that bolt on, or were they all cast integral with the knuckle?
If the rear is a free floating D23, that would also likey be from a WWll military version. A very few civvy '46 CJs could have these early axles too, I believe.
Interesting to see a transverse leaf spring mounted to a Jeep front axle!
The L-head 134 is 60 hp, and th F-head 134 is 75 hp. You likely have room for a Buick/Dauntless V6 under your hood, and with the right bellhousing and input shaft, can be made to mate to a T90.
-Donny

 

Do you have the BOM (bill of material)?
Should be stamped on the long side axle tube. Older axles can be a chore to find information on as many of the Dana BOM reference sites are no longer in existence, however, that number is the first step to identify any Dana axle.
Some good information.
Differential Identification | West Coast Differentials
They do have a link to various Dana axle reference materials.

 

Thank you for your input... I will look for the BOM... I was told by the guy that built it ... that the tranny (T-90), transfer case, D-18 and the axles (full floating) came out of a 1950 Jeep.....???

 

1950 CJs did not have full floating rear axles. That was a WWII jeep thing.

 

WW2 and VEC jeeps had the bolt on steering arms on top of the knuckles. I think those knuckles can be replaced with the later versions having the arms cast into the knuckles. Diff covers can obviously be swapped too. I believe the Dana 25 and 27 have identifying numbers cast into the top of the center section ( a "25" or "27").

I'm diggin' that truck. Very cool.

 

I identified my Dana 25 by a casting number on the center section. See pic.

 

In this pic, that axle looks way too wide to be sourced from a CJ. Especially the “short” side. I’m thinking it’s from a wagon or pickup.

 

Does your axle have a “25” or a “27” cast in it?

 

Looks like it has the little 9" CJ brakes though...

 

Looking up the specs, a Model A has 56" track width and the tires look about right in the fenders. An MB has a track of 48". Given the large offset of the wheels, it's probably a MB/CJ front axle.