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Old 03-26-2007, 03:11 PM
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Hello, so Everyone I talk to says I might have cracked my block for attempting my latest project. I got an 86 f150 4x2 short bed, and a old beat up f150 86 4x4 long bed. My plan is to turn the 2w short bed in to a 4x4 from the parts on my long bed. I am also thinking about taking a 5.0l v8 out of a 1990 mustang and swapping out the stock v8 in the shortbed truck. (better injection system). Of coarse add add a lift and some other suspension upgrades (coil over airbags). Has anyone else done a conversion like this ?
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I think there was one guy on here who did it before, but I dont rembember his username.
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Originally Posted by HighRoller
Hello, so Everyone I talk to says I might have cracked my block for attempting my latest project. I got an 86 f150 4x2 short bed, and a old beat up f150 86 4x4 long bed. My plan is to turn the 2w short bed in to a 4x4 from the parts on my long bed. I am also thinking about taking a 5.0l v8 out of a 1990 mustang and swapping out the stock v8 in the shortbed truck. (better injection system). Of coarse add add a lift and some other suspension upgrades (coil over airbags). Has anyone else done a conversion like this ?
I say go for it, but if you are going through the trouble of making a 2wd a 4wd, go with a straight front axle not the TIB. You can get a Dana 44 straight axle that should bolt right in to your radius arms. Good luck. I used to work in a 4x4 shop we did stuff like that for fun.
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Cool good idea about the front straight axle. Thanks for the rply


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