Pumpkin

[Falcon(63)]

I bought a rolling chassis that was supposedly a 50 PH. The pumpkin is not in the middle of the axle, it is on the passenger side. Any ideas??????

[Reg Evans]

Maybe some sort of route van?

[Young Ed]

Reg weren't they IRS too? I think they had that to keep the floor inside lower and flatter

[Reg Evans]

Oh Jesus Ed !!! Please don't use the IRS word around a self employed guy like myself. OH oh oh ...wait....if you mean independant rear suspension. Yes, I think so.

[Young Ed]

That is what I meant-I was just being lazy and didn't type it out!

[Falcon(63)]

A route van is possible because it didn't have running board supports.

[anthonyb]

My book shows the route van to be an independent suspension mounted in the center.

Power Wagon maybe??? Those show to be offset to the passenger side.

[Falcon(63)]

Thanks for the info. I thought I had a morphodite

[Dodgeb4ya]

Power wagons had the Diff off to the Rt. side I think, one long axle one short, but are a full floater as are the "DU" 1 ton route vans-solid rear axle housing,full floater axle/drum setup. 6 lug nuts. The "EU" route vans,1-1/2 tonners are IRS-swing axle W/5 stud drums, 1-1/2" lug nuts. Could the rear axle be a full floater 1 ton rear end out of a PW? 1 tons and DU route vans have 1" lug nuts- not bolts.

Bob

[Reg Evans]

Can you find a vin number on the driverside of the frame near the front axle? Maybe we could id it from those numbers.

[Falcon(63)]

Bob, you were right on! I finally got enough crud off the frame to faintly see the numbers. It turns out to be a 50 PW. Thanks guys.

Henry