and equipped on most 4x4 Ford Excursions, the Dana 50 front axle was a carry-over axle that Ford finally phased out officially by the end of 2003. Although the Dana 50 isn’t as robust as the ...

Four-wheel-drive trucks add a second set of gears and another differential to the front axle to transmit ... we chose a Dana 50 front differential from a Ford F-250 to use as a guinea pig.

As opposed to the JL/JLU Wrangler, the 2021 model year Ford Bronco features double-wishbone independent front suspension. Available with a Dana AdvanTEK differential or Spicer Performa-TraK ...

The build starts by throwing out the original independent front suspension (IFS) of the new Bronco entirely. An live axle donated from a Ford Super Duty truck has been specified instead.

This also gave Ford more reason to reinforce the front end. “Then we extended ... Ford performed a host of modest tweaks to ensure that Dana 50 axle can twist and contort the way it should ...

and that Dana's AdvantTEK gearing applies to both independent front suspension and solid front axles, I called up Ford to see if the company would give me a hint. And they did. After inquiring ...