what do you guys think of the M 880 ? - Great Lakes 4x4. The largest offroad forum in the Midwest

Yetti · May 19th, 2006, 07:13 PM

I have the opportuity to purchase an old M 880 pick up. it was a national gaurd rig from the late 70's and its got a solid chassie. its rated at 1 1/4 tons. does anyone know more about them and are the axles worth using in a rig?

PavementPounder · May 21st, 2006, 04:31 PM

Does it have discs? The 76 I just looked at from Google did. What year is it exactly? The one I lookd at was D44/D60 with 4.10's.

Yetti · May 21st, 2006, 07:33 PM

this one is a 60/80 with front discs. the body is shot so bad it has a chevy bed on it. my buddy has it and is bying a new truck to hang his snowplow on. I was wondering if the axles would be worth having.

PavementPounder · May 21st, 2006, 09:01 PM

Well, if you don't use them, let me know. I'vebeen loooking for another D70 or D80 and I need a D60 front for my CJ-8.

Yetti · May 23rd, 2006, 08:11 PM

well it sounds like I am going to get it. I was talking with the owner today and he thinks its got 4:11s or 4:56 gears in it. so I hope its got the 4:56s. I was thinking about pushing the body off and just mounting a jeep body on the chassie. then just shorten accordingly.

PavementPounder · May 23rd, 2006, 10:20 PM

PavementPounder · May 29th, 2006, 07:47 PM

Did you get it?

Yetti · May 29th, 2006, 07:55 PM

not yet. the guy is getting his new truck ready to accept the plow set up. I guess it has issues

Haggar · May 30th, 2006, 08:55 PM

Hmm, I wish I had bought one of those at the Haslett auction about 5 years ago... they had 13 of them that all went under $1000...

The chevys of the era had 4.56s, I'd bet those do too...

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