When you do it to a power stroke ie old ttb f250s it is really simple and is a bolt on. I did it when i was 17 with minimal knowledge just a determination.

Adding it to a vehicle that never had a solid axle from the factory is tricky to say the least. And requires a decent amount of fab skills and pretty good welds.

 

Hmmm think ur must have had crap springs I don't even have shocks and my truck rides smoother than the ifs

 

It was a 96 f250. Had same springs on the ttb and the ttb rode smoother its common knowledge.

Im just saying he is going from modern a arm 2wd setup to possible leaf sprung front end. Seems backwards to do.

 

+1

 

It is the easiest setup to do coils take more knowledge more mounts and more money its all personal preference in the end and what you plan to use it for

 

I would not try the SAS on this truck without a heap of cash and a great parts vehicle to cannibalize.... Just locating the front diff and cutting yourself a new front and rear driveshaft will be a chore. After the T case, diff, new brakes and brake lines, you will need to figure out how to activate four wheel from in the cab ( I'd get an electronic shift out of an older IFS ford) chose your springs or leaf lift + shocks and panhard bars, weld everything up and then fine tune your inevitable afterthoughts......I can keep going but I give up... There not cheap and extremely time consuming... Buy an old beat up ford bronco (hopefully with an SAS and just wheel that thing) Broncos are the best IMHO..I will always have a bronco in my life.... They are beasts, easy to mod, and www.jeffsbroncograveyard.com has everything you need.

 

UMm go up about 3 times that amount!!! I am interested in doing a solid axle swap on my fx4, I already have all kinds of the parts needed. The local 4x4 shop said roughly 10k for parts, labor, fabrication and all out the door with 12" suspension lift on 44's

 

Man 10k is alot but then if u pay someone to do it it can be I think in my whole setup I have less than 3k

 

easieast axle to put in would be a late model superduty dana 60. ive reserched this pretty heavily as i wanted to do it on my truck. this axle has the same abs sensors as our trucks so its plug and play. this is a big deal if you dont want to machine gears onto axle shafts. its really the only axle to go with. this axle is a radius arm style with trtac bar. if you get the whole front end, axle, radius arms, steering, stering box then modify the stuff to your truck. i was going to go coilover. procomp makes a coilover kit for our trucks that all you weould need is to weld a bracket to the axle and use the existing upper mounts. brakes are easy just adpat the line to your existing, steering box needs to be welded on and our steering shaft would need to be adapted to it, cutoff/trim old suspension parts, mount radius arms to frame with stock factory brackets. it sounds like alot but with a welder and a little time its not really. You would proably need to do a minimum of a 6 inch lift and 35's so the axle's pumpkin clears the engine pan.

 

budget:
superduty axle setup ebay around $1200 used $2000 new
procomp coilover: 400-600
misc brake parts/bolts etc: $100
drive shafts: $100 to shorten rear $350 new front
steering box: $300 junk yard
dana 300 transfer case: 500
new rear crossmember: $100 in steel
wheels and tires? 500-2000
rear wheel spacers adapters: 150

so rthats around 3k without wheels and tires or rear lift springs