Superduty axle swap

[83ford]

Ok so we're pretty sure my rearend is goin out in my truck and we're tired of messin with it.i think we're on like the 4th seal and who knows what else in less then a year.we have to redo the brakes every couple of months so anyway we found superduty front axles out of a 2000 for 500 bucks.how hard of a swap is it and what all are we gonna need.itd be nice to have rear discs. I know we're lookin at buyin new rims to but that was already gonna happen.what are some good front springs since its a solid axle.will the superduty springs work on my truck?


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[cpdenton]

Very thorough thread with lots of good Info.

http://www.oilburners.net/forums/showthread.php?72385-Not-your-Average-Dana-60-Swap&highlight=Axle

 

[83ford]

That helped me with a lot of stuff but I still don't know on the front end cause he used coils.im goin with springs


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[bike-maker]

These are the only guys I know of that make the parts specifically for swapping 99-04 axles into an older truck. Read somewhere that they are now making the parts to adapt this kit to the older 80-91 frame, but didn't find any of that info on their site.
http://www.sky-manufacturing.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=FORD-FSRDAL-003

 

[83ford]

These are the only guys I know of that make the parts specifically for swapping 99-04 axles into an older truck. Read somewhere that they are now making the parts to adapt this kit to the older 80-91 frame, but didn't find any of that info on their site.
http://www.sky-manufacturing.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=FORD-FSRDAL-003

Thank you. I'm gonna have a lot of money in this swap lol


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[83ford]

Looks like this swap is on hold for awhile cause we're gonna have probley 2-3k dropped into from axles all the stuff needed an rims an tires.so looks like I'm on the hunt for a sterling 10.25 for my truck.did any come with posi cause I did find one out of a 85 with a posi.i really don't wanna put my 83 axle under it cause it went through a flood so it'll have to be gone completely through


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