2wd to 4wd conversion?
05-01-2015, 12:33 AM
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2wd to 4wd conversion?
I have two 93 ford f150's one of which is 2wd the other 4 one had a beet up body and trashed engine I like the look of the other I want to take the nice one and convert it to 4wd the only thing wrong with the 4wd is the bad body and engine how hard would it be to change over the transmission drive shaft rear end and the front end form the 4 wheel drive and put it on the 2 wheel drive both have the 5.0 efi engine.
05-01-2015, 07:02 PM
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Well im not to worried about cost and I have two trucks so purchasing another isnt and option the other truck is in great running condition had an engine problem had to replace the engine it has 10k miles on it so I want to keep it and my 93 is the first truck I ever got want to keep it so I need a 4 wheel drive so mechanically how hard do you think itll be I have a moderate amount of experience working on vehicles so what do I need to do
05-01-2015, 07:38 PM
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if you have to ask...
"in theory, theory and practice are not that different. In practice, however..." In other words, I know that I could read and understand how to do what you are trying to do for example. In practice, there is not a chance in hell I could actually do it without killing myself and / or the truck.
Only you know your mechanical abilities. Somewhat who's been doing it for 20 yrs will tell you "it's the same truck, it's easy". But if you have never done it, you might get into more trouble than it's worth.
It sounds like you want to do it. You have the trucks, you have the parts, just give it a shot
you can always pay someone to fix your mess later on 
"in theory, theory and practice are not that different. In practice, however..." In other words, I know that I could read and understand how to do what you are trying to do for example. In practice, there is not a chance in hell I could actually do it without killing myself and / or the truck.
Only you know your mechanical abilities. Somewhat who's been doing it for 20 yrs will tell you "it's the same truck, it's easy". But if you have never done it, you might get into more trouble than it's worth.
It sounds like you want to do it. You have the trucks, you have the parts, just give it a shot
you can always pay someone to fix your mess later on
05-01-2015, 08:06 PM
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The easiest way to do the transplant would be to remove the cab, box and drive train from the 2wd and place it in/on the 4wd chassis.
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05-01-2015, 08:50 PM
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you need some tools to do this conversion, you know? engine hoist would probably be a good one to have at some point!
05-01-2015, 10:04 PM
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I was looking underneath them today being Friday it looks as if I can just unbolt everything I need and put it in my truck I would just need to lift the entire front end of the truck any ideas?