81bigbrett
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- 1997 Ford Explorer
Ok, well I have been looking for some info on converting my 2wd expo to a 4wd. I havent been able to locate any in here yet. So here is my plan for my conversion.
I have a 1997 xlt expo with the 5.0 v8. I plan on building it to be more of an all around rig. I want to go fast in the desert but also be able to crawl through rocks.
My plan starts out by tearing out all of the ifs, and replacing it with a dana 44 ttb from a full size bronco. Another option for this is to get the extended beams from Giant Motorsports. They currently make a conversion kit that allows you bolt up the dana 44 ttb to the ranger dana 35 ttb mounts. I figure with a little modification I can make this work for my Expo. With the ttb, I plan on coil-overs with extended radius arms.
For the rear I have already picked up a 9" rear end with a spool and 4:88 gears. I plan on just running a deaver G50E leaf pack in the rear, that should give me about 2.5" of lift for the rear. I want to be able to run 35" tires, so I might have to do some trimming in the rear, but I will probley have to anyway with the new rear end. Most likely will be running front and rear fiberglass.
So has anybody done this conversion yet?
I have a 1997 xlt expo with the 5.0 v8. I plan on building it to be more of an all around rig. I want to go fast in the desert but also be able to crawl through rocks.
My plan starts out by tearing out all of the ifs, and replacing it with a dana 44 ttb from a full size bronco. Another option for this is to get the extended beams from Giant Motorsports. They currently make a conversion kit that allows you bolt up the dana 44 ttb to the ranger dana 35 ttb mounts. I figure with a little modification I can make this work for my Expo. With the ttb, I plan on coil-overs with extended radius arms.
For the rear I have already picked up a 9" rear end with a spool and 4:88 gears. I plan on just running a deaver G50E leaf pack in the rear, that should give me about 2.5" of lift for the rear. I want to be able to run 35" tires, so I might have to do some trimming in the rear, but I will probley have to anyway with the new rear end. Most likely will be running front and rear fiberglass.
So has anybody done this conversion yet?