Solid Axle Swap Registry

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...

YESSSSSS Well she is driving now. I spent 3 days at a friends house and we had a blast. My junk its a currie built 9" with YJ outers. Stupid lift 5.5 coils. Rancho 5000 shocks with 15 inches travel. There are 5.13 gears riding on an ARB air locker. Warn manuals (of course) and maintained the 5 on 4.5 bolt pattern. Long radius arms (will be heim jointed soon) and all custom steering. We literaly finished this project just a few hours ago. There is a few small things left to do but I drove it the 2 hours home tonight and It drove FAR better than it did with the TTB, and ZERO bump steer, I mean NONE. You will see why when you see the pics. I must thank my friend for all his help and his and his wife's hospitality...

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...

Ok it's finally looking like something. This thing should be complete by the end of next week, so I am posting this in the registry instead of the projects section, I hope that's OK with everyone. Front:Full width Dana 44 from a 78 Bronc with 4.88s and a Lock Rite Wild horses coils, custom drag link and radius arms. Bronco buckets and stock track bar. Rear: Full width Ford 9 inch, with 4.88s and a EZ Locker, stock springs and 4 inch blocks. No cutting down here. There are pizza cutters on her right now, but I'm picking up the 35' Muds tomorrow. (dead links) Thanks for looking!!!!

FullFootNotch's SAS on 38s 1992 explorer sport 4.0 5spd Engine mods -K&N flat filter -Flowmaster Single Exhuast -Gutted Cat -Ceramic Clutch 4dr Auto tranny metal radiator, for betting cooling and to get metal endtanks, and same size and everything for the manual even though its an auto tranny rad, so built in cooler for anything in the future Exterior mods -Custom fade clearcoat- fades from clearcoat to no clearcoat in a few inches -Factory manual sunroof -Cheap black front push bar -Smittybuilt nerf bars -Smittybuilt Tube rear bumper w/ 2 inch receiver -Passion purple tint-patent pending of course -Flat black rustoleum on rear pillars Suspension -NO B/L -SAS’d front -Dana 30 front, stock gears -Pro comp 4 inch 73-87 front chevy...

http://www.core4x4.com/Images/Reiter_Trails_2004/Reiter_Trails_2004_24.jpg check it out and also check out the other pics there..http://www.core4x4.com/Reiter_Trails_2004.asp

Daemon's SAS *updated 17 July* Front: -'79 Bronco 1/2 ton HP Dana 44 -narrowed 5 3/8" on the pass side -moser alloy shaft on the passenger side, and stock shafts on the driver side. :) -CTM u-joints -5.13 gears and No-Spin Detroit -WH 5.5 coils -1.5 x .25 wall DOM steering links using tube inserts, and 3/4" heim joints -superlift adjustable track bar -stock bronco radius arms with 7 degree bushings -cut down bronco coil towers and F-250 shock towers -RS 9012X shocks. Rear: -'79 Ford 9" -disk brakes -Dutchman alloy axles -5.13 gears and Detroit -2" OME leafs SOA -RS9000 shocks Tires and wheels: -15x8 rockcrawlers wih 2.5" BS -37x12.5 Super Swamper SSR radials*

been functional since sept '03 I've still got a few things I want to do, but I'll take care of them one at a time (basically I get motivated to work on the next project 3 days before a trip haha) most of the specs are in my sig :burnout:

Here is a link to some of my SAS pics and a description of what was used to build it. http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/499475

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...

Just got the straight axe in this weekend. Pics coming soon but I'll give you the skinny on the swap. Pulled the ttb friday after work. Set up the axle welded front and rear mounts. and had weight on the axle saturaday. Sunday brakes and steering and tighten every thing. Along with first road test which resulted in sloppy steering which is fixed by a sleeve in the steering knuckle D30 ( out of Xj): $200 Grand wagoner steering: $25 Xj rear leafs: freebie fixed front mounts: $50 8" buggy spring to shackel rear mount: Freebie Soa: $20 rotors and brake pads: $45 wheel base extended 1" To 2" waiting on 6" Xj leafs which will sit about 4" Custom front shock towers It's not pretty but it's going to get the job done

Hey everyone, finally decided to post my results here. My setup includes: 1995 High Pinion D30 Spring hangers and drag link(3/4" heims) by CRL Customs 1979 Jeep Grand wagoneer stock leaf springs 1993 Explorer steering box Rubicon Express RE1550 22" long brake lines (bolted right up to hard lines) Rancho RS 5036 front shocks SOA in the rear there are more pics here http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/223222/2

Got Flex? :D Dead Link Removed Setup consists of: Front: Rubicon Express Long Arms for TJ's Custom D44 front axle: -High Pinion -4.88's -Elec-trac -TJ width (~2" wider than stock explorer) -TJ brackets -Chevy outers; 11" disk brakes, Warn premium hubs, 5x5.5 bolt pattern Sway-a-way RaceRunner coil-overs: -2" reservoir, 14" travel shock -dual rate Eibach springs; 250, 300 1st gen. steering gear box -hybrid steering shaft Custom steering links -1 1/4" .120 Chromoly -3/4" heims Rear: SOA Stock leaf springs (for now) Warrior shackle MORE wheel spacers: -1" spacer -5x4.5 to 5x5.5 conversion A few of the test runs: Dead Link Removed Dead Link Removed Last Chance...

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

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...