[quote=OldSub
Any idea when the change over to fully open drive occured? I had a '50 1-ton that I know was fully open. [/quote] i saw a 250 on ebay some time ago it had a 9' box with duals. the seller had lots of pics so i snagged a copy for future reference. what caught my eye at first was the 6 bolt wheel which was the same as mine. what then really caught my eye was the rear it had a third member which then inspired me to hopefully find the same thing someday but still havent. the plate reads EC252. i think that is the rear im looking for to reatain that 6 bolt pattern then do a gear swap. as for if the drive line is totally open or not i cant tell by the pic i have but if you want il send you the file it contains 58 pics of the truck and maybe you can tell. its a real nice truck