I put all the suspension pieces together and got it aligned. But there is a good reason Ford never put them in F-250s. I used drive for around town and even light loads. A bad day Drag Racing is still better than a good day at work! The donor was a 1987 F-150 with 93,000 miles. The transfer case will be occupying the same space as a significant portion of your forward tank, so you'll have to convert to a single tank, which wouldn't be that difficult. I pulled the pan and there was no junk in there.
I seldom drive long distance with it anymore unless it is to tow or haul something heavy. My Ex- Fleet of Sixes these are all long gone! If I can find the donor parts might just do the same conversion. Now I know that seems like overkill, but hey, at least I can do it. The bad news is that you may be fabricating spacers and other parts to make it all fit correctly. Order the model designed for fitment on your vehicle application—front, rear, or both. But there is a good reason Ford never put them in F-250s. Sounds like you thought it out how to proceed.
Unfortunately, my camera broke and corrupted the files, so I have no pictures to share. The broken stupid digital camera pictureless guide to 4wd conversion on 1980-1996 F-150s So I got the bug to convert my truck to 4wd. Order the model designed for fitment on your vehicle application—front, rear, or both. They made a ton of 1979 F-150's, this shouldn't be so difficult. Just a thought: I wonder of a 40 gallon bronco tank would fit where your current 18 gallon rear tank is? Sounds like you thought it out how to proceed. You've beat your last drum! I had to fabricate shorter spacers for those.
If you get a chance to take some pictures of your finished truck chassis I would enjoy seeing them. I was thinking that I would have to sell my 94 F150 short bed that i like so much and look for a F250 or F350. The transfer case will be occupying the same space as a significant portion of your forward tank, so you'll have to convert to a single tank, which wouldn't be that difficult. The 4wd passed the driveway test, and the 4wd and 4x4 Low lights on the dash work. Also, there are no useful visual diagrams or photos in the instructions.
The donor truck also had four new Monroe Shocks on it, so I used them in the conversion. I am a professional mechanic so can figure the kit out but come on, the manufacturer could have put out a bit more effort with them. I was thinking that I would have to sell my 94 F150 short bed that i like so much and look for a F250 or F350. At this point it drove better than it ever did. Very nice write up I am going to be moving to Flagstaff Az. I swapped the transmissions two weeks ago, and bolted all the driveline stuff up. I also used the undesirable front hubs that nobody seems to like, but they work fine for me and how I intend to use the truck snow, beach, light trail running that I already sort of did in 2wd.
A bit more detail would be nice. Front Spindles Included: No Master Cylinder Included: No Brake Booster Included: No Brake Hoses Included: No Quantity: Sold as a kit. Front Caliper Included: No Rear Caliper Included: Yes Rear Caliper Piston Quantity: One Rear Caliper Material: Cast iron Rear Caliper Finish: Natural Parking Brake Provision: Yes Parking Brake Style: Mechanical caliper Minimum Recommended Wheel Diameter in : 15 in. I drained ruby red fluid from it and refilled it with new fluid. I was very excited to get this kit with my tax return money, now an wishing I would not have got it. So here is the rundown on my truck when it was 2wd; it had a 2. You'll enjoy the rhythm of modern stopping power afforded you with Stainless Steel Brakes cast iron or aluminum calipers unless otherwise noted , brake pads, rotors, and all necessary brackets, hardware, and bolts.
If I can find the donor parts might just do the same conversion. There are folks who swear by them, and there are folks who swear at them. . Had to make modification to make work. Besides, now as an auto my wife can use it if she needs it. Designed for Ford large bearing flange with 3. And since it sits on lifted front and heavy duty rear springs, it almost looks like a Âľ ton, so she looks pretty tough too.
Had to fabricate concentric adapters to use the small stock bolts in the large bracket holes. No pictures, no details, nothing specific. They really need something basic here, just showing the layout. The only problem with a short bed regular cab 4x4 is that there is no room for the forward tank if you have dual tanks on your 2wd. That seems reasonable to do to a truck with 321,000 miles on it. The good news is that the brake kit functions very well once you get everything installed.