BMXking's Axle Swap 1st gen. Coils/Radius Arms!!!

Well, I finally decided to start a thread on it. For those of you who don't know, I will be doing a full-width swap. High-Pinion Dana 44 front and Ford 9" rear. I am still looking for the HP D44, but I picked up the 9" Monday. I have never really done a lot of work on axles, so this will definitely be a long process, but I have already done a lot of research about this(and am still learning a TON). I plan on doing as much of it myself as I possibly can, but will have a shop do the regear for me.

FRONT AXLE
-1977 F-150 HP D44 Full-Width $200 - Moved Forward ~1.5”
-Myers Machine Coil Seats $40 shipped
-6* Pro Comp Pinion shims under coil buckets (to fix coil angle) $18
-CAGE Offroad 5.5” Coil Springs $150 shipped
-Coil Buckets Spaced Out 2.5" (3/16" x 2.5" x 6.5") $FREE
-Bronco Graveyard 78-79 Coil Spring Tower, Pair $90.80 shipped
-F250 Shock Towers $28 shipped
-Stock Axle Shafts(for now) $FREE
-Warn Premium Hubs $72
-Extended, Plated, Heimed, Wristed 1978-1979 Bronco/F-150 Radius Arms $222 shipped
-CAGE Radius Arm Mounts $FREE w/ R/A's
-Adjustable Superlift (p/n 1080) track bar (76-79 Ford f150/78-79 Bronco) w/ Energy Suspension poly bushings $125
-Skyjacker Stainless Steel Braided Lines for lifted D35 TTB's $90
-Bronco Graveyard 66-75 Early Bronco Adj. Bracket $45
-New F150 tie-rods & stock Explorer drag link (w/ red poly dust boots) $121
-Stock pitman arm $FREE
-Raybestos Professional Grade $19.95 shipped
-Powerslot slotted rotors $120
-Rebuilt Calipers $26
-Completely rebuilt (seals/bearings/ball joints/u-joints/etc.) $260.23
-Energy Suspension Red 7* C-Bushings $21
-Stock Explorer D-shaft w/ 1310 D44 pinion yoke for stock Explorer u-joints $FREE
-Rancho RS5000 shocks $20
-Bronco Graveyard Upper Coil Spring Retainers $22
-Rancho RS5000 steering stabilizer w/ custom bracket $25



REAR AXLE
-1983 Ford 9" $85
-Rubicon Express Anti-Wrap perches welded SOA $35
-Wild Horses Weld-On Shock Mounts $15
-Stock Springs w/ AAL and red rear poly bushings $10
-Stock Axle shafts w/ new bearings, seals, collars, etc $140
-94-99 Dodge Ram 1500 front rotors $58 shipped
-'76 Cadallic Eldorado Calipers w/ e-brake $155 w/ core calipers
-'78 F150 Extended Stainless Steel Braided Rear Brake Hose $45.34
-Custom Bent Brake Lines (w/ 3/8" ends) $8
-'79 Caddy Eldorado Brake Line end box thing $FREE
-7/16" Banjo Bolt for '76 calipers $5
-Bendix Brake Pads $35
-Speedway Motors GM Large Caliper bracket (7" mounting points) $40 2-day shipped
-Cut off mounting points from Ford 9" drums to use as spacers for the disc conversion (no longer a backing plate behind the shaft) $FREE
-Third Member from eBay (4.88s, mini spool) $150
-BC Broncos Disc Brake Conversion Wheel Studs $15
-Wild Horses Super Duty U-bolt Kits $60
-Extended/balanced rear driveshaft w/ stock 1310 to match the 1310 on the axle $123.63
-Skyjacker Nitro 8000 shocks for 2" lift Explorer $FREE
-Copper Third Member Washers $12.24

TIRES
-37x12.50-16 Maxxis Creepy Crawlers $400.00

WHEELS (5 on 5.5)
-16x8 Black Rock Crawlers $293

Grade 8 Hardware: $200

Tig Welding: $200

Parts Sold
-Stock Third Member w/ 3.50s and open diff -$50
-Lower Coil Mounts -$25
-Stock Radius Arms -$25
-31x10.50 Dunlop Mud Rovers, 15x8 black rock crawler wheels, Skyjacker 2” lift coils, drop-in K&N, front Skyjacker Nitro 8k shocks, Dual CB Antenna Mounts/Coax, and 235/75r15 spare tire, APC Ultra-White Bulbs, Radius Arm Bushings, Sway Bar Bushings -$415
-Ford 8.8 - 3.27 gears, 31 spline, stock limited slip, drum brakes, SUA, great condition. -$70
-Front Axle Shafts -$60

TOTAL: $3156.24





Future Upgrades:
Dana 44 -
-30 spline ARB
-Yukon 4.88s
-Warn Chromoly Inner and Outer Shafts, Moser Max 44 shafts, or Superior Axles
-Dedenbear flat top knuckles
-Blue Torch Fabworks Hi-Steer Arms
-Rancho RS9000X adj. shocks
-Late 70s T-Bird calipers (1/4" bigger piston, and still use Bronco pads )

Ford 9" -
-New Strange Nodular Iron Case w/ 3.250 carrier bearing (STR-N1906) $359 Summit Racing
-Moser Spool and Axle Package Number 1 (ASP1) - 35 spline full steel spool for 3.250 case, 35 spline custom alloy axles, Axle bearings, 5 on 5.5, 1/2" studs $590 Moser Engineering
-Yukon 4.88s (F9-486) $139 PORC
-Daytona Pinion Support 3.250 case (STR-N1914) $115 Summit Racing
-R&P Master Install Kit for 9" Ford-3.250 Case, Daytona Pinion Support(R9FDD) $100 Moser Engineering
-Pinion Yoke 1310 - 28spline pinion (may upgrade to 1350 if I get a new t-case) (PY210) $90 Moser Engineering
-Axle Breather Vent $12 Bronco Graveyard
-Axle Truss
-Rancho RS9000X adj. shocks
-94-02 Dodge Ram 4x4 Powerslot Slotted Rotors

Now on to the pics!

 

[XplorerKid]

air hammer wont work to well without the air though

 

[SkanlaxJMO]

so any updates?

 

[breel]

hey 034x4, all the other redneck ways were listed so I added that part in, having the studs pressed in at a brake shop and paying the guy to do it is usually cheaper and faster

 

[JS91X]

bryan...ya know supercross is this saturday...are ya gonna have it done ???

 

[Bruces expo]

how was supercross bryan ? i was gonna go but i sold my tickets

 

[bmxking5]

Awesome! Great tickets and definitely one of the best Supercross races I've ever been to.

 

[breel]

I'm heading down to Griffin tomorrow, I'll check up on those parts, I'll leave a voicmail if he has what you need.

 

[JS91X]

bryan...when they had the red flag in the race what happened cause i was sitting on the whole other side of the dome ? this year really was better than any other when ive went..

 

[034x4]

A guy wrecked on the second double of the seconds straight (right after holeshot) and they were concerned with his well-being and he had to be stretchered off the course.

 

[bmxking5]

There were 2-3 times that people had to be taken off the track on a stretcher. Where were you sitting James? I was in section 140, row 24, so I couldn't see that wreck too well either.

I've been working on it as usual, after work. I got a couple of pieces of steel from work today. 1/4" wall, 2.5" wide box steel. I'll be using this to push out the coil buckets. A couple of weeks ago, I realized I'd need to do this because after I got it all setup, I realized that if I moved in the C-wedges, the radius arms would end up being ~2" inside the frame wells, and they're right under them right now. I'm finishing up the rebuild/assembly of the front axle so that I can bolt up the 37s and make sure I've got the axle where it needs to be to sit level before it's all welded up. Really close to being able to take the jackstands out from under it (hopefully this weekend)!!!

I pulled off the grille, lights, etc and cleaned the front end and motor tonight when I didn't have anything to do (Advance Auto was already closed so I couldn't get the part I needed to finish the rebuild). I'm gonna be putting in the new diamond headlights, corners, and markers tomorrow after school. Might be ordering a black billet grille from work too.

 

[ohe_boy]

lookin good bmxking!! Can't wait to see it all done!

I was wondering...what did you do to your rear shock mounts on the axle? Where did you get those coil spring retainer cups? Did you have to rotate the retainers in? And if so were there any problems with the coils being in the wrong position?

Thanks!

 

[FROADER]

lookin good bmxking!! Can't wait to see it all done!

Word!

 

[034x4]

Man screw the headlights and corners and crap, get the swap done first!

 

[SkanlaxJMO]

Man screw the headlights and corners and crap, get the swap done first!

^^ what he said.....
your swap is really moving along now caint wait to see it done.

 

[JS91X]

dang!!! i was in section 138 row 17 thats like 25 feet from where you were sitting....really nice progress on the truck...we gotta go wheelin sometime when its finished

 

[bmxking5]

lookin good bmxking!! Can't wait to see it all done!

I was wondering...what did you do to your rear shock mounts on the axle? Where did you get those coil spring retainer cups? Did you have to rotate the retainers in? And if so were there any problems with the coils being in the wrong position?

Thanks!

I got them from Bill Myers on RRORC. Last set he made. I did not rotate the spring retainer in. It'll be set up with the 2.5" box steel to space it out. I'll need to pull the front end in a couple of months for the regear/ARB/Warn chromos, so if the springs are a bit "bowed" in, I'll drill another hole to turn them in the needed amount.

Thanks guys. I HAD to do the headlights. I had a blown out silverstar bulb from the previous wheeling trip (dipped the front end in a creek at night) and since the store was closed, I decided to start it all last night. (After all, with my truck being absent from school for this long, it better come back with a bunch of $h*t done to it. ) I got them installed after work today and they look a million times better. Should have a lot more light output too.

 

[034x4]

So wait, your doing the swap, but not regearing or putting a locker in until later?

 

[bmxking5]

The front end is not regeared. The rear is locked and geared already. I don't enough extra money for the truck to do what I really wanted. When it gets regeared, I want a full ARB up front. I only want it done once. So I'm gonna be getting the front regeared a month or so after the swap. Warn chromos after that.

 

[Burns]

where do your radius arms connect to the frame at? i want to see if the ones i am getting r not gonna be too long

 

[bmxking5]

They're just behind the tranny crossmember, where the t-case crossmember starts. I'll try to get you some pics tonight.