Dana 44 swap overview

Dana 44 swap overview This is only a brief overview to show that this is not rocket science. These are not instructions on how to do the swap! A complete write up with pictures is coming soon.
	1. Before pic. Featuring a skyjacker softride 4 inch TTB lift which I installed
	2. Remove the TTB stuff.
	3. Took me about an hour by myself to remove everything.
	4. Slide 44 under truck. put coils on axle and carefully let the truck down on the coils. Hook up the shocks. These are Duff early bronco 3.5" variable rate coils. $115 for the pair. The axle is a Dana 44 from a 74 bronco $250. 4 inch lift shocks will work fine, 6 inch lift shocks would be better. I'll be going to a wristed arm with rs9000 9012's, which will require a new shock mount. I'm also going to swap the coil buckets out, but the stock ones will work fine.
	5. The radius arm drop brackets from a 78-79 F-150 or Bronco work perfect for this swap. They have a 4" drop that will help keep the caster correct. My axle had 4 degree duff bushing that came with it. It rides nice, so I imagine I'm close on the caster specs. $25 for the pair.
	6.Drill the holes for the radius arm brakets.
	7. Notice the hole on the bracket is directly below the existing hole on the frame. This keeps the wheel base exactly what it was before.
	8. Make a track bar mount. This one is Alx's. I don't like my first draft, so I'm using his. Thanks Alx. This really isn't difficult. Mine was a much more simple design and works fine, but I'm going to make something similar to this. It bolts up to the existing power steering gear bolts. If you don't mind welding to your frame, then it will be really easy. I prefer bolt up stuff.
	9. After picture. It sits exactly 4" higher than the skyjacker 4". Was that so hard? Certainly not rocket science. I left out a few things about a good way to hook up the brakes, tranny crossmember, and steering, but I'll include all that in a full writeup. I did this entirely by my self in one weekend.