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!

 

[Stic-o]

Too bad I didn't start my build later or else I would take that trac bar off your hands. Sounds like we're gonna finish about the same time...I don't know about you but i'm tired of working on my junk, I just wanna wheel it!

I'm not even as far as you guys, and in the words of the jefe brothers....Ditto!

 

[redranger4.0]

I'm not even as far as you guys, and in the words of the jefe brothers....Ditto!

yea i know how you feel too guys.

 

[034x4]

I don't think you're ever going to finish yours red.

 

[bmxking5]

Hell...I've been sick and tired of working on my junk for 2 months! That's why whenever my buddies come over I end up working on their trucks doing small stuff cause I'm sick of working on mine. Thank goodness this is the last MAJOR project for the truck (where it's not drivable) The stuff that's soon to come won't take long to do (bumpers, cage, etc)

 

[supergildo]

I don't think you're ever going to finish yours red.

EVER!


i cant talk, i just put mine on the one year plan...

 

[034x4]

2 months? WTF I worked on mine for 6! no excuses!

 

[redranger4.0]

I don't think you're ever going to finish yours red.

yea im going on a year of my truck just sitting on blocks lol, its getting done this summer or else

 

[bmxking5]

2 months? WTF I worked on mine for 6! no excuses!

I've been working on it for something around 3 tho. I actually somewhat enjoyed the first month(minus the fact that I was working(@ work and on the truck)/going to school 18-20 hours a day.), cause I was thinking if I worked on it a lot it'd be done soon..obviously not

 

[supergildo]

im gona have like a team when i start working on mine. im trying to get it to a one week down time...

 

[FROADER]

How about if this thing isn't done before the year mark, this thread is being closed. Come on man!!

 

[redranger4.0]

im gona have like a team when i start working on mine. im trying to get it to a one week down time...

thats the way to do it. when i finally get all my link parts in my and my buddy are going to try to get it sitting on the axle, with 3 link done, and rear all done in a weekend

 

[bmxking5]

Here's the pics I promised last week.

I ground out the caliper brackets and now they sit perfectly. I also got the rest of it setup so I just need to bend the brake lines to fit right. These rear brakes are huge...and everything ended up fitting perfectly! I'm glad I went with 16" wheels because I'm not sure that I could of fit 15s. Before I ground down the bracket (the caliper sat up 1/2" too high) I couldn't fit on a 15" wheel. I'm gonna try again tomorrow, just to see. For anyone wondering what I used for the disc conversion, I updated the first post with all the parts used. The hard work/hours of research was well worth it, cause I saved about 350 dollars instead of buying the disc brake conversion kits, which usually make you buy your own calipers anyways, (so you have the option of e-brake or not). Anyways, my neighbor is back now, so he's probably gonna weld everything for the back tomorrow afternight, hopefully some for the front too. BTW, I cut my bumper and cleaned up the cuts so it looks much better. It'll be good for now, until I finish up the winch bumper.

 

[bmxking5]

More pics...

 

[IZwack]

I like yo fowd 9-inch boaay

 

[bmxking5]

Thanks You'll like it more in the upcoming months....

Nodular 3rd, bigger bearings for 35 spline, ARB, 35 spline Moser Shafts, Yukon 4.88s, pinion yoke guard....

 

[IZwack]

Thanks You'll like it more in the upcoming months....

Nodular 3rd, bigger bearings for 35 spline, ARB, 35 spline Moser Shafts, Yukon 4.88s, pinion yoke guard....

Ohhhh indeed indeed. How much is all this going to costy cost cost (w/o the ARBy ARB ARB) ?

I'm just trying to see how much a 9" would have cost.
Right now I'm settling on a 14-bolt w/ a Detroit.

 

[bmxking5]

Well, my price won't help you. I'm getting everything at cost. I'm paying about as much for my ARB as you'll pay for your Detroit

BTW, After seeing Jason's bling bling bling red calipers on the Sami...I'm thinking about painting all 4 of my calipers red, or silver if they have that color at the auto parts store. 1. To make people notice that I've got 4 calipers instead of two 2. Because Jason's Sami dynoed (while on jackstands ) an extra 5hp from each caliper!

 

[034x4]

Burn on jason, lol I've seen them.

Reason #1 makes you a ricer. Mine are unpainted and people still notice my truck???

 

[Stic-o]

Bryan what brake calipers and rotors are you using? They do look big.

I'm painting all 4 of my calipers Red

 

[Burns]

im not sure if i missed this or not(i tryed to follow yours) but what did u do for rear springs?