Solid Axle Swap Registry

For my 10,000th post I guess I will start my SAS registry now that the truck is done. :thumbsup: Section525's SAS Build thread Specifications Front '83 Wagoneer LP D44 JCW 5-leaf Springs (Stockers) Detroit EZ Locker Spicer 4.88 gears Warn Premium Hubs Rock Equipment Super Boy Howdy Fabricated Knuckles Sky Manufacturing High-steer arms Pro Comp MX6 Shocks Rear Stock 8.8 SOA Sierra 4.88 gears Detroit EZ Spidertrax 5x4.5 to 5x5.5 adapters Stock shocks The Build The LP D44 came out of a 1983 Jeep Wagoneer. I was there when the guy pulled it out from under the Jeep. It was nice to see the condition of the donor before buying the axle. I began the tear-down of the axle and everything looked good inside. :cool: I used TT Fab...

i am located in lafollette, tn and have one with the following... 1986 Bronco II 1995 H.O. 5.0 carb'd 1975 bronco 44, 3.50, trac lock, stone crusher steering 1975 bronco 9", 3.50, welded, third (upper) link i used wild horses 5.5" lift coils 35/12.50 BFG's c-4 with c-5 output section all of this is about to change... i now have an AOD, NP 205, 2.5 Ton Rockwell axles i am about to add to the BII

I started out with a 01 explorer sport with 230k miles and now i have a 2001 frame with axles out of a late 80 f350 2003 body with 90k on it with stock drivetrain (for now). My plan is to either build the drivetrain i have now (4.0 sohc with a 5rod) or go to an lq4 engine and then 4 link it front and rear with coil overs within the next year or two. I will try to list all the parts i used but i know i will miss some so if there are any questions please ask. The swap has been one for about 8 months and i have put about 15,000 miles on it without a hiccup. No sway bars, trac bars or even a steering stabilizer (plan on doing a stabilizer before winter). This is my winter vehicle (for now) so i have my car i daily and drive my exploder on...

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I completed my sas and soa setup on my 00 mountaineer. Front axle is a wagoneer Dana 44 with new wagoneer leafs up front. Steering is handled by a Toyota steering box mounted outside the frame. The first test drive was extremely disappointing. The truck drove terrible and the bump steer was uncontrollable. I added a track bar which helped the bump steer some, but over 30mph it was still totally dangerous. Took it to a shop to get aligned. They said the caster was off 5degrees and that is causing the poor handling. I ordered a pair of axle shims and put them in before attempting to rotate the knuckles. Even with the shims it still drives terrible. It darts around the entire time and if you hit a bump, you never know what way it's going...

I just realized I never registered mine... D44 Ft D60 Rr with disc brakes Leaves front and rear 35 in Swampers and 5:13 gears BW4406 Tcase thanks to all the people on this site that helped, Couldnt have done it without this site. Still working on perfecting it, needs the cage and bumpers finished...but here it is:

Well, I finally pulled my head outta my SAS! Now that I have things just about right, I'll post a ton of pictures to show how everything went.;) Thanks to everyone who helped me out with my questions and everyone who posted all the info about other SAS projects. This forum is a great place to search and find loads of info.:salute: Engine: 4.0 SOHC Cooling: EBAY Transmission cooler EBAY Power steering cooler Trans pan tapped for Temp gauge. Drivetrain: Atlas 3.8 Transfer case Custom Drive shafts Front Axle: ‘75 Bronco Dana 44 Ected locker Purple Cranium Half cover, diff guard 5.13 Yukon Ring & Pinion Superior Chrome Molly inner and outer axles. SuperJoint U-joints Warn premium manual locking hubs...

I have a 98 explorer xlt that I bought when I was 15. Shes still running but last year I decided to straight axle it on a budget. Had a dana 44 but couldn't find any parts for it in any local junkyards. So I scrapped it and picked up a dana 30 cheap that is holding up surprisingly well. Front axle- High pinion Dana 30, 4.10 gears, xj shafts, lockright locker Rear axle- 31 spline 8.8, 4.10 gears, welded Suspension- Front is SOA with waggy springs, AAL, shackles, rear is SOA with AAL and shackles, skyjacker nitros all around 3 inch body lift 2 inch wheel spacers 4.0 OHV, automatic, bw1354 manual case Extended brakelines Steering- 94 explorer box, custom shaft, 1/4" steel plates on both sides of the frame, sleeved...

shortened Dana 44 hi-pin 5.13 gears detroit locker Ford 8.8 disc brakes 5.13 gears detroit locker 4.0 a4ld custom shafts rs7000 shocks cut down 79 bronco linkage 35'' general mud terrain=poop upcoming very soon: 37'' tires custom bumpers maybe an AM/FM radio so i dont have to whistle 5 speed

I have officially finished the SAS and have driven it to and from work a few times successfully with no real problems, so I will consider this stage complete. FRONT: 1978 F-250 Dana 44 HP Sky Manufacturing high steer arms Hydro-assist steering 1990-ish Astro Van steering gear box drilled and tapped for the hydro-assist Custom front cross member Custom rear hangers E-bay boomerang shackles H1 double beadlock wheels 37x12.5x16.5 BFG Baja military tires Stock 4.10 gears (Puke) <--- Will be upgraded when I get the money Rear: 1978 F-250 Dana 60 1980-ish Chevy K20 disk brake conversion Stock leaf springs hangers etc. Matching 4.10 gears That's what I can think of worth mentioning off the top of my head. The link to the build is in my...

well here is what i started with: put 32s on it and wheeled it too hard for the stock **** to take, needless to say, i broke a bunch of **** when the decision was made to do the sas i picked up a 1979 bronco as a donor:

well i finished my sas with the dana 30, went wheeling a few times, and riooed the front axle out. had the 44 sitting on the side of the house for a few months, and now its installed i used balistic fab radius arm and coil brackets, fabed up my radius arms with dom tubing for the uppers, and my old lowers. track bar is 1.5x .25 dom, and same tubing for my drag link. i used the stock tierod for now, but plan todo dom for tierod also. specs front axle dana 44 76 f150, 4.56, locrite rear axle dana 44 jeep wagoneer, 4.56s, disc conversion, chromo shafts, and yukon full spool. explorer: 93 Limited 5 Speed swap Electric fan harbor freight 12k winch 36in irok superswampers Suspension front rubicon express 6 inch...

Hi, í have a 91 explorer, its got d44 hd front and chevy 10.5 semifloat rear and 46" tyres Just a couple of touches left to make him road legal

swapped in a tj dana 30 using rustys offroad 4.5" coils springs on ballistic fab adjustable coil buckets set 6" ahead of the normal coil bucket mounting location. links are 2x2x.25" square tubing with poly bushings from ruffstuff and trailgear creeper joints on the other end. custom fabbed link mounts just ahead of trans cmember and extensive driver side frame modification for upper link so I could get the suspension characteristics I wanted. netted about 3" of lift overall which required cutting the engine crossmember out of the way of the panhard bar which is made with ruffstuff heims and 1 3/4" dom with .25 wall thickness. truck flexes really well, future plans are for a wagoneer d44 to replace the d30, using the same suspension...

This was a buddie/customer build I recently did, I look at it as practice. My wife has a 98 XLT V8 explorer and in the spring shes getting a D30 and 33's. Run down on this build..... 1995 Explorer sport 4.0L m5ord and 1350 (eventually auto of some sort and most likely a 1354) 78/9 D44 5.13's Aussie, old school yukons (the good ones) with ctms 9" with 5.13 and spool 38.5x14x15 TSL's on Beadlocks (my old locks I built years ago) Radius Arm front with EB coils, maybe an 78/9 steering box (maybe) Before Pic, who's straight,clean ranger is that? Looks similar to Kyles beat and dented ranger:sonicjay: Got the old 8.8 out and a 9" in position. temporary on the mono leaf. Plan to change that later. But needed to get...