Front axle conversion.

[RalphJ]

Well,

This is my first post, so here goes. I was wondering why the front axle conversion is done. I finally found information saying that Explorers had gone from a live front axle to an independent "half shaft tubes" starting in 95. Didn't realize it had been that long. Read further that the IFS is pretty reliable, but has slightly less suspension travel. I guess if you're building a rock crawler the conversion works better. Any other reasons? RalphJ

 

[BrooklynBay]

Welcome to this forum! I've moved your post into its own thread in the stock 95-01 section.

 

[techieman33]

A solid axle swap is to increase off road performance, it does so in two main ways, by increasing the strength of the axles so you can run larger tires. And by allowing you to get much more flex out of the suspension.