Yes. Right now my problem is a lack of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$ ok, you get the point...

 

i am saving for it. i love having a truck to wheel but ihate not having any flex. last truck i had was a sas'd toyota and i loved her. wanted american muscle but also got the IFS back so time to save the dough. though it wont be for a few months to a year before i can actually do it. there is a company out here that is gonna do it for me and for 4 k they will do everything including the axle lift driveshafts and all that good stuff.

 

Lewisbest had one. Don't know if he's still arround though. Hasn't posted since March.

Since he may be gone for good, here's a link to the gallery.

https://www.f150online.com/galleries....cfm?gnum=9149

Throw enough money at it and just about anything is possible.

 

Nice first post on Pirate btw. Must have been an off day, you barely got flamed. Its disappointing how mellow the place as become over the last year or so.




Anyways to answer your question on the older 8.8 is that many of them prior to 97 had provisions for the VSS gear on top of the diff. You sort of need that to have a speedometer. You will need to change the rear axle to accomodate the D44s 5x5.5 bolt pattern. Most guys would just say swap in a 9", but the 8.8 is only marginally weaker and it'll allow you to keep the sensors.

 

im sorry powerstroke i am a little lost on what question your answering for me lol.

and yea the pirate thing was kinda my fault but what ever i will live and so will he.

 

just for kicks i got qouted nearly 10k for a fully ****ional 10 inch lift , 4 linked and plain jane shocks....... :S most of the cash was towards labor .......

 

i quoted this other place here in denver for all their parts axle and everything including labor it come to about 5K for i think 6 in

 

After re-reading I somewhat answered the question. I was more answering why you wanted an older 8.8 vs another axle.

To answer the above questions the 8.8 is the rear axle you want to use because you need a matching bolt pattern to match the front D44 axle. Your 97 F150 uses a 5x135mm pattern that was only used on the F150 from 97-03 and the 04 Hertiage Edition. No other auto maker has ever used this pattern. To do an SAS on a 97+ truck you will have to do a lift on it due to the front crossmember. Really what you will want to do is cut out a good share of that crossmember and make it a low profile modular design. That will allow you to run much less lift when you're done. Basically it does not cost you any extra for the lift as you must buy the stock suspension components anyhow. Lifted ones are marginally more.