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If you're just using it for normal duty and keep tire size small, the biggest downfall is poor turning radius, drum brakes, and regular required maintainance. If you are going to wheel it hard or add big tires, you'll have issue with king pin bolts and spindle bolts loosening/stripping, as well as the small u-joint inside the knuckle.
Looks like a cool truck. I have a '71 Jeep pickup that came with closed knuckle D44. I swapped in a mid '80s open knuckle, disc braked D44 from a Dodge. From end to end a much better, stronger axle. I run 35" tires.
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