Solid Axle Swap Registry

well here is what i started with: put 32s on it and wheeled it too hard for the stock **** to take, needless to say, i broke a bunch of **** when the decision was made to do the sas i picked up a 1979 bronco as a donor:

So I had a EB D44/9" combo and some 33" Super Swamper LTB's, but then my friend had these axles for sale. Now I have a D60 and a D70. The 60 is low pinion, but is king pin. Gears ar 4.10's for now, 5.13's are in the future. Rear D70 has Discs added. Tires are 36x13.5x16 Iroks Front springs are 6.5" BC Bronco coils. Using modified late '70's F150 buckets. Rear is spring over with a 1" 0 rate. I will add some shackles to level it out soon. Here is a pic: In that pic one side is still on a jackstand and higher than with the tire, so the front is actually a bit lower now. I will get more pictures later, but I have beenbusy working on it! Here is a before pic:

shortened Dana 44 hi-pin 5.13 gears detroit locker Ford 8.8 disc brakes 5.13 gears detroit locker 4.0 a4ld custom shafts rs7000 shocks cut down 79 bronco linkage 35'' general mud terrain=poop upcoming very soon: 37'' tires custom bumpers maybe an AM/FM radio so i dont have to whistle 5 speed

*** 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...

I just realized I never registered mine... D44 Ft D60 Rr with disc brakes Leaves front and rear 35 in Swampers and 5:13 gears BW4406 Tcase thanks to all the people on this site that helped, Couldnt have done it without this site. Still working on perfecting it, needs the cage and bumpers finished...but here it is:

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

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.

It´s Finally done. Ford Explorer with front Dana 30 from Grand Cherokee and BF Gs 33 (Photo links dead) Regards from Argentina:exporange

Well I have been finished with my SAS build(who am I kidding no one ever finishes do they?)for about a year and a half so I guess some info and pics are in order. I wouldn't have been able to complete this build if not for this site and doing alot of reading. this site is so valuable to any explorer owner!:exporange here is a list of parts and mods: High pinion Dana 44 front full width stock axles open diff Ford 9 inch big bearing full width rear stock 31 spline axles,detriot locker 10.5" Dom .250 wall extended radius arms and kustom mounts with 1" jonny joints James duff long travel shocks front and rear(35" extended) Bronco Graveyard 5.5" Deaver front coil...

Hi this is my first post here and I am getting close to finishing my sas swap to i though i would add my build. In the front it is a full width 44 with 456 yukons gears ox locker 7 deg bushings duffs long arms deaver springs reid racing knuckles

So I haven't officially made a thread on my lifted explorer build. It would have been easier to track from the beggining but I just didn't get around to posting. Iv had this 94 explorer since late 2013 when I picked it up for $700 bone stock. I used to have an 85 bronco 2 that I had chopped the top on and loved how well it wheeled and performed but it wasn't big enough and had tons of issues. So the explorer fit me much better. It's a 5 speed with when I got it 228,000 miles. Now it has around 236,000 miles. Has a light lifter knock when the oil is dirty but runs really darn good tho. I started with some TTB lift at a 3" and 33s. I had found a long arm kit in the junkyard on a bronco 2 and used that lift first. I ended up getting some...

hp 44 ford 9 inch front end moved forward 3 inches 5.38 gears,wild horses coils and balistic heim joints.:) 1 ton tie rod ends 1 1/2 dom tubing for the steering

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

I have officially finished the SAS and have driven it to and from work a few times successfully with no real problems, so I will consider this stage complete. FRONT: 1978 F-250 Dana 44 HP Sky Manufacturing high steer arms Hydro-assist steering 1990-ish Astro Van steering gear box drilled and tapped for the hydro-assist Custom front cross member Custom rear hangers E-bay boomerang shackles H1 double beadlock wheels 37x12.5x16.5 BFG Baja military tires Stock 4.10 gears (Puke) <--- Will be upgraded when I get the money Rear: 1978 F-250 Dana 60 1980-ish Chevy K20 disk brake conversion Stock leaf springs hangers etc. Matching 4.10 gears That's what I can think of worth mentioning off the top of my head. The link to the build is in my...

ok,i just bought this,its technically a 92 frame,with a 97 body on it,i just trailered it home sunday. i havent had much time to go over it,but the few things i do know...it needs a better front axle. the entire drivetrains from a 67/68 bronco d30 front/9inch rear/302 and c4 trans with a dana20 i beleive tcase,its a cast iron case,very very closely resembles a NP205. it needs ALOT of work,but i got a pretty good deal on it,i paid 700 for it as you see in the pics. it also needs new springs all around,mainly,the front leaves are 6 inch {rear} ranger lift leafs.and they sagged quite a bit under the weight of the 302,and the rear is SOA conversion with i beleive 4 inch lift leafs,and 4 inch blocks,id prefer to just get taller...