Solid Axle Swap Registry

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...

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

finaly got it on the road :thumbsup: 92 explorer bad transmission free:D 91 edie bower ex for m5od trans $500 :( dana 44 :D ford 9in :D 3.50 gears :rolleyes: limited slip in rear :D m5od trans :D push button transfercase:rolleyes: 31/10.50/r15 :p: im in to it around $1200 so far :burnout: pics comeing soon

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...

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...

Finilly got it finished, im running 5.13s, 14" airshocks, and Aussie lockers. It is sitting to tall in the front right now i need to drop about 50psi. Any questions just ask. And a little poser shot :D

Since the AZ wheeling season is finally upon us, I decided it was time to put my new truck in the shop for a little tweaking to better handle the trails around here. A little about what I started with: Specs: 5 speed, manual tcase, 5.13's, discs and no slip in rear, 37 MTR's(street) and 36 TSL's(rocks). The goal for this project was to build something that was able to drive to the hardest trails in AZ, run them successfully, and then drive home. It must also be able to be driven everyday as this is my main source of transportation. All decisions were made with a bias towards trail performance, instead of street comfort. Build Specs: Dana 44 - Left over from my last project. - Warn shafts, CTM's, Detroit, 5.13's...

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*

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...

“Captain Morgan” 1995 Explorer Sport Engine: 4.0 OHV Transmission: M5oD manual transmission Cooling: Summit Racing aluminum 2.5” radiator, driver drop outlet Summit Racing aluminum power steering cooler Summit Racing flex hose & 90* elbow Drivetrain: Manual 1354 Borg Warner Steel Tube front driveshaft Extended, reinforced rear driveshaft Front Axle: ‘84 Jeep Grand Wagoneer Widetrac Dana 44 low pinion OX locker & Cover 5.13 Yukon Ring & Pinion All Spicer U-joints, bearings & races Kevlar braided stainless 32” long brakelines Stock Waggy shafts (until I break one!) Warn manual locking hubs Rear Axle: Explorer 8.8 31 spline Dutchman hardened shafts, 6x5.5...

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...

EEE's Solid Axle Swap #1 Shortly after returning from Moab, Utah in the Summer of 2001, I decided that I was going to bite the bullet and go with a solid axle swap, or live axle conversion. The 1991-1994 Ford Explorers were equipped with Dana 35 TTB, or Twin Traction Beam, suspensions, that, in my opinion, leave much to be desired. The pivot points in the middle of the TTB are flex-killers; and if you have any plans of doing any serious rockcrawling, the TTB has to go. The Dana 35 is also equipped with weak aluminum bearing caps. With that said, the solid axle swap provides other benefits besides just flex and articulation. It also provides superior strength, more stability, and tends to stay in alignment much more so than any...

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.

After my front cv joints both blew and i snapped my axle housing it gave me enought reason to simply cut the ifs out.....pics are right here so far...... http://www.cardomain.com/ride/802282 update with specs at a later date no time now

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...