Solid Axle Swap Registry

This was my DD explorer for the last two years........But with my recent purchase of my F250, i'm going to start wheeling the explorer with the family. My B2 is just not family friendly. So i am using the axles from the B2 and building up the Ex. Plan to run 35's and drive it to events vs trailering like i do with my B2. Here it is right after i bought, i had already removed the ground effects and put some 31's on it by the time i took the pic. 4" Lift and 32x11.50s 33x12.50s Little Ditch flex in my Yard had to Lengthened the front drive shaft to fit all that is left up front is to finish the bumper and trim some fender and drill to holes in the rear spring mount to frame and bleed the brakes. Still have to...

1991 Ranger XLT SAS Dana 30 from a YJ Custom Leafs in the front and rear-total lift near 10" Bilstien 14" 5150 shocks flowmaster exaust 18x9 Moto Metal chrome wheels 35x12.50 Hankook Dynapro MT's 4.56 gears and lockers to come

I don't post here much anymore but since I got my start here I thought i'd post up. Got my explorer out of the garage finally. Still need to build a radius arm x-member, mount my winch, resolve a brake leak, and run rock lights/in cab winch controls. I currently have stock junk for the steering. I'll be replacing that with heims and DOM. Also need to make an e-brake provision. Either going to use electric line locks or build a driveline brake which will mount to the output of the x-fer case. Driveline: 1978 9" 1979 D44 Custom 9" disk brake conversion w/ Oldsmobile Bravada calipers 5.13 gears spooled rear open front (planning on ARB) 3.5" eb springs stock rear springs 35" BFG MT's Misc: CB hand throttle rock sliders which replace the...

ok so im done my sas on my ranger heres some pics specs are 92 ford ranger ,5speed ,shift 4x4 frontend -narrowed dana hp 44 -4:10gears -wildhorse 5.5 coils -wildhorse ext. radius arms -high-steer -chevy flattops rearend -EB bigbearing 9" -4:10gears -lockright -youkon cromo shafts -chevy 1500 leafs -chevy 2" drop shackles

KEEP IN MIND, EVERYTHING THAT FOLLOWS IS FROM MY BUILD ON ANOTHER SITE, SO ITS PRESENT TENSE WHEN I DID IT....BUT, IT SHOWS FULL BUILT MORE OR LESS. so, i decided to obliterate my truck in an attempt at making something better. so far so good, im happy to say. this is blackfoot(what i named my truck (no its not corny). so ive seen people chop the rear end off their rigs to make a pick-up style rear end. i really liked the idea, and decided to go forward with it on my own. i have no fabrication experience at all, im majoring in welding in an attempt to learn fabrication, but i guess i would learn best by doing it. so, after much contemplation, i decided to do this to my explorer. i had somewhat of a different idea though...

here is a pic of what is done so far, all thats left is to build the track bar mount and install shocks. more pics and info to come. specs: hp dana 44 narrowed 6" on passenger side 456 gears 4.5 wild horses coils wild horses track bar 1.5'' dom tie rod and drag link with chevy 1 ton tre's early bronco radius arms also the lift and steering that is in my sig is for sale minus the rear springs pm me for info

Finally got Some pictures, so I can finally do my write-up. Here is the Specs Axle: 76 F150 High Pinion Dana 44- This year has the 1/2" Axle Tubes Like a Dana 60 Narrowed 6" off Passenger side Passenger side Axle Shaft resplined by Dutchman Motorsports http://dutchmanms.com/ New: All Seals, Calipers, Pads, turned the Rotors, Spicer Ball Joints, SPicer U- Joints Warn Premium Manual Hubs Warn Diff Cover (not pictured) 4.56 Gears Open Carrier For Now Before Pics (3" VR James Duff lift 235s) Middle Before SAS (33x10.50 ATs, 4.5" Lift (3" VR James Duff+ Spacers and rear Spring over), Extended James Duff Arms) Steering: I purchased all the Steering link parts from RockWare (http://www.rockware.net/) 4 3/4" Heim...

*** STARTED OFF BONE STOCK 1996 Ranger, 2.3L 4 Banger with 5spd for $600 with clean title... The plans were to build a cheap mud bog truck to compete in 4 and 6 cylinder classes. *** So we added a 3" body lift and 4" Superlift Kit, no cats, 40 series flowmaster, air intake and 33x10.50x15 Boggers on 15x8 steels *** So we ran last 2 mud bogs of season and at last one I destroyed both front axles in the dana 28, and we relized for the next season we needed a dana 35, gears and bigger tires and for some reason a roll cage. *** Then for this season we added the Dana 35 with locker in front and 513's and a 8.8 welded rear with 513's on 36" tsls *** Now currently we...

this is my 91 ford explorer on 79 braonco axles. full size dana 44 and 9 inch. i used the cage early bronco coils in the front and the stock leafs in the rear with a shackle. i extended the radius arms 12 inches and added a 1 1/4 hiems at the end. hope ya like. any quesation please ask.

Well I guess I should do this thread now sense my SAS is done now. Wow never thought I'd say thouse words. So here's how it turned out. Here are the spec's Front Axle 79 Bronco - Dana 44 High Pinion Yukon 5.13 Gears BTF 44 cover Spicer u-joints Warn Hubs 78 Thunderbird Calipers Superlift FSB track bar cut down Custom tie rod's from 1 1/4" DOM, 1/4"wall Chevy 1 ton TRE's 7* C-wedges (need to go to 4*) Wild Horse 5.5" Rock Crawler coils BBCS 15" Shocks Early Bronco Coil Buckets Custom 48" long Radius Arms Modifed Bronco RA mounts Russell brake lines First gen Explorer steering box First gen Explorer steering shaft Rear Axle 89 Bronco 8.8 Yukon 5.13 gears BTF 8.8 Cover Powertrax No-Slip locker Currie...

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.

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...

I have finaly done it my truck now sits on a dana 30 on its own weight. i am pumped up i have waited for a long time for this day. I used chevy springs from a tahoe rear jeep shakel mounts and made my own front hanger. i have about 2 more days worth of stuff to do but i am pumped!! i am gona do a SOA on the rear and then take some pics to share. i know its not a dana 44 and 9 inch but its a low budget stump jumpin machine.

Yeah I should have written this thread a year ago but I'm an insomniac tonight so might as well throw one up on ye ol' SAS registry. Rear Axle GM 14-bolt with Detroit Locker - 5.13 ratio converted to disc brakes Front Axle Jeep Grand Wagoneer Dana 44 with Aussie Locker - 5:13 ratio. Axle converted to run 8-lugs using Chevy outters for rear axle compatability. Front suspension 3 link + panhard supported by 16" Fox 2.5 Air Shocks. Lower links made of 2"x2"x0.25" square tubing. Upper link made of 2"x0.1875" round tube. All links have rubber bushing on one end and RubiconExpress SuperFlex on the other. Rear suspension Stock leaves + AAL sprung-over axle Steering (then) Stock SOHC pump coupled to a Toyota IFS gear box...

Heh, I finally can post in the registry. :D Heres the nitty on Emily D44 Front: Fullwidth 76 f-150 drum brake high pinion D44. Converted to disks with 79 f-150 flattop outers. 5.13 Yukon gears open carrier Warn manual hubs GLO diff cover, 1/2" plate and stuff. 9" Rear: Fullwidth 78' F-150 9" 5.13 Yukons with richmond 31 spline spool. 36x12.5x15 TSL-SX Stock wagoneer leaf spring over in front, stock explorer spring over rear. Superlift 5.5" lift extended lines, extended an extra 16". Shackle foreward F-150 tierod, reversed explorer drag link with no modifications needed. It isnt the prettiest or the most high dollar rig around, but if my driving performs as well as it flexes im sure I can hold my own with...