I have some 2009 Ford E-series vans. I added a full floating rear from a cutaway van under my regular wheel base cargo van. The axle is approximately 2-1/2" wider on each side, and was plug and play on the cargo van.
I was happy with the upgrade, so I sourced another for under my extended wheelbase passenger van (both vans are 2009).
What i did not realize is that the cargo van was not Roll Stability Control (RSC), while the passenger van is. What this means is that the passenger van has a tone ring and ABS sensor on each side of the axle near the brakes.
I was under the impression that all the vans after 2009 had the RSC system, so I happily dropped off my van at the mechanics along with a 2015 Single Rear Wheel (SRW) dana 70 out of a cutaway van. I found out two things at the same time: a) that that the cargo van I have been driving with the cutaway axle does not have two rear tone rings and sensors as I had believed (not a problem) and b) that the axle I tried to have installed under my RSC passenger van needs two tone rings and sensors to function with the Roll Stability Control system in the van (problem).
I was hoping someone would be able to help me find some information on either the availability of RSC cutaway van axles or a work-around for installing tone rings to function with the RSC on the dana 70 I have now.
What was on the dana 60 semi-floating axle that came on the van:
Are there Dana 70 cutaway van axles that have these parts? Are they installed on the hubs? on the axle shafts? Am I out of luck here?
I would like to upgrade the axle, but I don't want to lose the RSC.
Thanks for any help.
I was happy with the upgrade, so I sourced another for under my extended wheelbase passenger van (both vans are 2009).
What i did not realize is that the cargo van was not Roll Stability Control (RSC), while the passenger van is. What this means is that the passenger van has a tone ring and ABS sensor on each side of the axle near the brakes.
I was under the impression that all the vans after 2009 had the RSC system, so I happily dropped off my van at the mechanics along with a 2015 Single Rear Wheel (SRW) dana 70 out of a cutaway van. I found out two things at the same time: a) that that the cargo van I have been driving with the cutaway axle does not have two rear tone rings and sensors as I had believed (not a problem) and b) that the axle I tried to have installed under my RSC passenger van needs two tone rings and sensors to function with the Roll Stability Control system in the van (problem).
I was hoping someone would be able to help me find some information on either the availability of RSC cutaway van axles or a work-around for installing tone rings to function with the RSC on the dana 70 I have now.
What was on the dana 60 semi-floating axle that came on the van:
Are there Dana 70 cutaway van axles that have these parts? Are they installed on the hubs? on the axle shafts? Am I out of luck here?
I would like to upgrade the axle, but I don't want to lose the RSC.
Thanks for any help.
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