Can i Swap Ford Excursion Axles onto a 1992 Ford F150 Flareside
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Can i Swap Ford Excursion Axles onto a 1992 Ford F150 Flareside
So, recently i gotten stuck in mud and my flare side is a 2WD but my dad has an excursion and gave me the idea to put d50 axles(Ford Excursion axles) so, i wanna see if i can put them on and what else might i need except the axles, rims and a liftkit.
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Anything's possible, if you have enough time, determination, creativity, & MONEY. You'll never find a kit for this swap - it'll have to be custom fabricated. So if you're not a mechanical engineer & a certified welder, I recommend making this a TRAIL-ONLY truck.
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The Ex front axle is either D50 or D60; the rear is either D80 or Ford/Sterling 10.25".
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The Ex front axle is either D50 or D60; the rear is either D80 or Ford/Sterling 10.25".
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You don't have to do the swap to know that it would look bigger, because it would BE bigger.
"Traction space" doesn't mean anything; traction is one thing - space is another. If you put bigger axles & tires under the truck, there'll be LESS space in the wheelwells (unless you also do a body/suspension lift). Traction really has nothing to do with lift, or axle size, or tire size - it's about the tire construction, its air pressure, the surface it's on at the moment, and the force pressing the tire to that surface. So the added weight of the axles & tires might increase the traction on some surfaces under some conditions; but it's more likely to just make the truck slower, less fuel-efficient, more work/$$$/hassle to maintain, and less fun overall.
If you want a 4WD truck, buy one that was built that way by the factory. Then learn to drive it for a few years before you start modifying it. You might be surprised what a stock truck can do - it's usually the DRIVER who gets it stuck & breaks it; not the truck. If you took the time, you could learn to drive that 2WD off-road without getting stuck. Most off-road racing prerunners are 2WD. Most people who off-road for fun spend most of their time in 2WD & only shift to 4 when they've messed up.
"Traction space" doesn't mean anything; traction is one thing - space is another. If you put bigger axles & tires under the truck, there'll be LESS space in the wheelwells (unless you also do a body/suspension lift). Traction really has nothing to do with lift, or axle size, or tire size - it's about the tire construction, its air pressure, the surface it's on at the moment, and the force pressing the tire to that surface. So the added weight of the axles & tires might increase the traction on some surfaces under some conditions; but it's more likely to just make the truck slower, less fuel-efficient, more work/$$$/hassle to maintain, and less fun overall.
If you want a 4WD truck, buy one that was built that way by the factory. Then learn to drive it for a few years before you start modifying it. You might be surprised what a stock truck can do - it's usually the DRIVER who gets it stuck & breaks it; not the truck. If you took the time, you could learn to drive that 2WD off-road without getting stuck. Most off-road racing prerunners are 2WD. Most people who off-road for fun spend most of their time in 2WD & only shift to 4 when they've messed up.
Last edited by Steve83; 06-18-2011 at 12:35 PM.