The Ford Motor Company said that wasn't possible, and given that four bolts retain the rear axle wheel end hub and bearing assembly to the brake bracket, the Ford Motor Company was 100% right.

Given approximately equal ring-and-pinion diameters, the greater this distance (or gear offset), the higher the ring-and-pinion ... in production, Ford realized the rear bearing was really too ...

The nonserviceable front hubs are commonly referred to as unit bearings or, more technically, the axle bearing and hub assembly ... locking hub (late-model Ford Super Dutys do have selectable ...

Ford has filed a patent application ... The document details adding hub-motor assemblies to a solid axle, with one assembly per wheel to enable all-wheel drive. In contrast to the inboard-mounted ...