Solid Axle Swap Registry

well i finally got the thing driveable. i am still lacking a front driveshaft (that is why i am bearly flexing in the pic, i had to creep up in 2wheel) the tranny pan has a slight leak, i need to replace a rear wheel seal but other then that its rockin. the 351 has about 55 psi when cold and about 25-30 hot. the motor runs cool, not sure how cool because i dont have a temp gauge but i am running a large electric fan, a rigid fan off the water pump, and a 160 degree thermostat. its a four core aluminum radiator that is the the same size as an explorer radiator. i am running the tranny cooler in the radiator and an aftermarket one. there are still quite a few little things i have to pick at to get right but its basically done...

Its come a long way but still has more to come i think...but here's where its at now 91 Exploder stock 4.0 w hooker headers (3rd one) built A4LD (still sucks - 3rd one) stock tcase (2nd one) front diff - 79 F150 crewcab D44 w 4.88s w aussielocker rear diff - 88 F150 8.8 w 4.88s w aussielocker front leafs are 2001 ranger rear packs, 2 packs per one front rear leafs are custom built pack from local spring shop -custom front crossmember -F250 hangers and shackles on front springs -F250 shock mounts up front -38.5x15x15 boggers -custom front bumper w 8274 warn -custom rear bumper -custom rockers 3.5"x3.5"x6' 3/8s welded in -2-12 pioneer subs -2 JL amps -JL components in all 4 doors -Pioneer premier 850 deck future...

It's the moment you've all been waiting for. It's not totally done all the way, but we just have minor things to do. What's left is: Rear brakes, attach front driveshaft, move the axle forward maybe 1-2", more welding, put Cory's steering on, then shocks. This should take less than a day to do. '76 EB D44 '76 EB 9" 35/12.50R15 BFG MT's 15x10 Rockcrawlers Coils from James Duff James duff extended radius arms Front and rear ARB's 4.56 gearing RS9000X shocks steering from CoryL Here are the new coils. They worked perfectly. I'll have more pics as the rest of everything gets together. I'll paint everything later too. Here are previous pics of the build up: My old axle...

91 Explorer Solid Axle Swap Hello everyone. This is a White 91 Explorer. Solid axle came out of an 89 jeep wrangler. Front leafs are new but from a jeep. The rear lift was made by using high arched "soft ride" leafs, and flipping over the axle. There are not any blocks! The front has 12 inch Fox shocks and resevoirs (though resevoirs are not in pictures, i am getting them installed this week. Iwill get new pictures as soon as that is done.) The Truck Has 37" Super Swampers SSR's on it right now but i will be putting 38" Tires on it when these wear out. I still have to measure it next to another but i believe the total suspension lift is about 15 inches plus the tire difference. The frame is 29" off the ground...

Hey all. this is my x that i recently about got finished up. Took 2 months working on it every other sat. I still waiting for my sway bar endlinks, hi steer arm, and tre,s to come in to re do steering. But i will include pics as well as info. Front end 78 F250 HPd44 stock shafts for now 4.88 liberty gears tru trak posi unit mile marker hubs ranger steering box 1.5 OD .250 wall dom 79 outters reid racing hi steer knuckle 4 stud OEM 5 leaf waggy springs rustys offroad break lines rustys offroad shackles blue torch fab weld together shock hoops bilstien 5125 14" travle shocks Rear 93 8.8 f150 rear eaton carbon fiber posi unit liberty 4.88 youkon chromoloy shafts stock explorer rear disc re drilled rotors some...

I don't have near as many pretty pics as most of you, and no build pics, but it works pretty damn well. Using the generic forklift test the front tires come 42" off the ground before a rear tire lifts, and both rearts lift bfore the front will, which Im thought kinda odd. I don't have any wheelin pics, but the two supplied are from a trip to Tellico last year....poor things been on the road ever since. Any queastions, let me know. Coda

Hey y'all, just got mine on tires Friday night, and thought I'd post up my progress on it..... its just about done, I just have a few bugs out that I'll be asking about in either this thread or another one. but onto the stats. Full Width HPD44 Front 5.38 gears Welded spiders FSJ front leafs re-arched 8" Full Width 9" Rear 5.43 gears Full Spool re-arched Explorer leafs 8" Still need to finish Driveshafts, steering, brakes, and fluids.... but here's a pic until I can get some daytime pics and suspension shots up.... thanks for lookin --Ryan

1998 Explorer XLT 4.0 sohc 5r55e 1354 manual 1982 Jeep Wagoneer Dana 44 front axle 4.88:1 Yukon gears Detroit Truetrac Passenger side flat top knuckle (73-76 Chevy) milled and drilled by Sky Mfg Passenger side Sky Mfg tall high steer arm Small bearing spindles (73-76 Chevy) 5x5.5 hubs, rotors and wheel bearings (Ford Dana 44 ttb) Stock rear axle 4.88:1 Yukon gears Detroit locker Spidertrax 5x4.5 to 5x5.5 wheel spacers 1997 Ranger steering box 1997 (I think) Steering shaft (has 98+ connection at firewall and rag joint at steering box) Jeep Wagoneer pitman arm (had to retaper splines) 1.5x0.25 wall DOM tie rod and draglink Ballistic Fab weld in bungs Parts Mike EX2234R and EX2234L tie rod ends 1995 Bronco...

I've been done with my SAS for a little over a year and could'nt be more happy with the results. Here is a condenced list of mods. HP d44 OX locker 5.38 gears early bronco coils from Wild Horses 12" stroke Fox Shocks DOM tie rod and drag link 3 link with johnny joints home made bead locks d60 rear Detroit locker 5.38 gears mix of x and bronco leafs 11" stroke Fox Shocks

Like everyone else here who swapped axles, I felt the need to get rid of my TTB after running 35?s for a couple years and breaking everything (shafts, spindles, hubs, joints, bent beams, cracked brackets, even cracked the diff in half upon snapping inner u-joint on pass side). I also wanted to get more flex. I followed the lead of several members here, but READ ON because I also have done some things that no one here has yet to have done or at least openly shared with everyone. Most of this custom work was modeled after my good friend Matt?s Cherokee who swapped 44s front and rear and his setup has worked very well for the past couple years. I?m also including a parts list as well as the vendor that I located the part if anyone...

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I just completed my SAS in one weekend from start to finish. If any one has any questions, I will be more than happy to do my best to answer them.

I have a nasty squeal in the front brakes. I got new rotors and wheel studs. The rotor isn't completely tight against the hub. I've tried to get the studs as tight as possible. I'm just afraid that I'll snap a stud off. Guess I'll keep tightening them up. BUT here's what I did tonight. Oh who ever said about creaming your jeans in double low.....:exporange Need to build the xmember before I can flex the drivers side down. This is whats left in the shocks. About 2" droop and 3" compression left on the front. About 2" droop and 1" compression left on the rear.

Here is the build up of my Explorer for a SFA. The axle I used is a Dana 30 off of a Jeep. I bought the axle in December, so I had plenty of time work on it. I had it regeared to 4.56's. I also installed a Dead Link Removed. I've already got a Dead Link Removed in the 8.8. I put these diff guards on the front and rear too. Cory uses some pretty tough stuff. All of the links on the front axle use Hiem joints for the connections. The links are all customs made by Cory. All of his tubing used on the axle is 1 1/2" OD, 1/8" wall (I think). The coil buckets we used came from a race car magazine. They are adjustable for ride height. After 3 months of having the truck, he...

Kind of new to the forum. Signed up a while back but haven't posted much. Explorer specs. mostly stock 4.0, built A4LD, manual 1354, HP44 front, 9" rear. Front has 5.13's, ARB, high steer. Rear is detroited, 5.14's with a currie case, disk brakes with caddi calipers. 4" custom Alcan leafs in the rear. 5.5" BC bronco's EB springs in the front with custom coil buckets. 1 ton drag link end steering. AC pump converted to on board air run to rear bumper. Tires are 36x12.5x15" TSL SX's. I don't have a whole lot of pics of it. I usually go by myself and I don't have a camera. This winter it's getting a 5.0 HO swap, AOD to NP208, HP 60 front with the same gears and locker as now, and a dana 70 rear with...