Why do you want a FORD T85 with non-syncro first gear???
If your truck has a three spd column shift now then it should be the Saginaw all-syncro three spd. You just need an OD version of what you now have and a new, shorter drive shaft.
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>>with the external bolts and bearings in the break drum.<<
That is usually described as a "full-floating" axle.


'67 GMC 3/4 292 4spd