JP91

Been looking at pulling that stupid IFS front end out of my truck to put in a solid axle front end and I'm clueless on what all I need. Does anyone know what years to look for and what all I'm gonna have to buy to make it work. It's going in an 85 f150 4x4 with a 300. Coil springs with shock absorber is what on my front end now if that info is needed.

63f1005.4l

Im sawping in a dana 44 out of a baronco idk if that helps mine a differt kind of bulod but same idea

JP91

My thing is, with the way the ifs bolts up will that matter with the solid axle? And the radius arms, would they bolt up?

KedwinH

Nothing will just bolt up. There are a few different ways to do it but all will require some, or a lot, of fabrication. Except for maybe axles out of an F350, I think those are the solid axle models, but even those will probably require some changes. And you would need to get both front and rear axles as the bolt pattern will be different. Plus probably drive shafts depending on the flange/yoke setup. What I would suggest is find a good 4x4 fab shop near you and talk to them about what is the best way to do it because doing it without knowing what your doing could make for a very unsafe vehicle.
Why is it you want to swap out the front end anyway?

JP91

It's junk. My dads broke on his and I'm not going through that problem. Plus they are easier to work on.