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Thanks for the info Frank. Could you get me some pictures of the cages on the 5/4s, and how they mount, etc.? It would be much appreciated. The cage in the photo is mine, it looks like it would be about perfect on a 3/4 ton trailer, maybe a bit short for a pickup bed (not by much though).two of the 5/4's we have at the museum have the security cage , they are made of aluminum , they were very common on the 5/4's , the security cages were also fitted to some of the M-101 trailers , I have one of these , helps the tarps last for a very long time, the cage was one of those items that went into the bushes when the civy's bought them, they also did not help with the already poor fuel mileage, where did you pick-up the photo?
This is the info I got from another forum on the 5/4ton axles:Does anyone know for certain the gear ratio, and if there is a locker in the rear axle on these trucks? I've got 2 of them, but they are in a trailer in crates so it would be difficult to check without removing them from the trailer, and then the crates.
The Cdn gas 5/4 ton had two variations of the front axle, and the back axle was virtually identical to the CUCV back axle, except that the CUCV had posi which the gas version did not. As well the CUCV had metric wheel cylinders.
The two variations to the gas front axle were based on production dates. Both were dana 44. The early 5/4 ton had smaller diameter front axle housings. and could be ID'd by the flat hub cap. Most of the production, however, was the later style with the little "hat" style hub cap and thicker diameter tubes. Both were too light for the vehicle, and a truss was later supplied to help support the axles.
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