bmxking5
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- '93 Sport & '96 XLT
I know that most people use the 78-79 Bronco or F150 Dana 44 front axle when they do the SAS. I was talking to a guy who lives in AL and he told me he knows where I can get a 77 F150 front 44 for a nice price in excellent condition. I know that the C wedges are cast on for the 78-79, but they are welded on for below 77 F150 axles. I know that going full-width with the 78-79 axle, I'd need to space out the coil buckets, etc. so that everything lines up. This guy told me that since the c wedges were welded on for the 77 and below axle, I could grind off the weld and move them in enough for everything to line up correctly as if it were in the stock location on my truck. This would mean that there would be no spacing out involved to do this swap. Is this true? It sounds like it's too good to be true, but I haven't really done any research on the axles earlier than 78, so I don't know.
I'm asking you guys, because if it is as easy as it sounds(grind them off and move them in) I will be getting the axle in about 3 weeks. Really wanting to know this because I need/want a d44 BAD. I guess if this won't work, I can still get the axle, and just leave the c wedges where they are now and do the same thing to the axle I would have done as if it were a 78-79.
Thanks in advance,
Bryan
I'm asking you guys, because if it is as easy as it sounds(grind them off and move them in) I will be getting the axle in about 3 weeks. Really wanting to know this because I need/want a d44 BAD. I guess if this won't work, I can still get the axle, and just leave the c wedges where they are now and do the same thing to the axle I would have done as if it were a 78-79.
Thanks in advance,
Bryan