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d44 solid axle swap / sterling 10.25 / restoration

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Old Mar 17, 2013 | 10:20 PM
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Thanks for the info man i will check and make sure about the driveshaft mounts before i buy it.
 
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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by 1989xltHolton
Was the sterling 10.25 a direct swap? I'm getting one from a 1991 ford f250 in about a week and wanted to know how hard its gonna be to swap it over.
falls rite under there, your drive shaft will be too long tho, I cant remember what year they changed to the long pinion sterling, look into it because you want that one not the older style. You will need a new or shortened drive shaft.

Russo your new sig pic is looking good, that truck looks nice lifted

and status on the truck: Spring time I have a ton of body work, engine work and a bunch of other little stuff. Super slowly cleaning up an 86 d60 that will get most likely 4.88 gears, possibly locked, and I will be going coil sprung unless I find a good price on some used coil overs. Still cant figure out if Im doing radius arms, 3 link or parallel 4 link. Rear is staying leafs but changing to chevy 63's and a shackle flip when I relift and do stuff over. Hoping to end up with a much more capable rig, softer suspension, some more travel and in the end better for all around off roading. Aiming for 8-10" lift and 38-42's
 
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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 05:00 PM
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Could i just take the driveshaft from that and put it under my truck? or buy a new from for the f250 since the junkyard one probably isn't in good condition.
 
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Old Mar 20, 2013 | 05:26 PM
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No because depending on what transfercase or transmission the shaft could be a different length. You want to do the swap then measure. You could have your shaft shortened too.
 
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Old Mar 20, 2013 | 06:20 PM
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Alright we can just finish this talk in my thread don't wanna clog up yours with my stuff lol.
 
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Old Mar 21, 2013 | 08:47 PM
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Clark, i got something for you. It's a past issue for ya!
 
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Old Mar 21, 2013 | 10:26 PM
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I seen that pic on Facebook earlier haha.
 
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Old Mar 25, 2013 | 08:54 AM
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Looks about right ttb was certainly not designed for offroad obstacles, glad to say it's not one of my problems. Can't wait to say rust and a junky engine aren't one of my problems but that's another story
 
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Old Mar 26, 2013 | 08:03 PM
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You gonna get another 302? rebuild the one you have now? or get a 351?
 
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Old Mar 26, 2013 | 08:29 PM
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The amount of ideas flowing in my head drive me nuts. Just fix this 302(maybe throw gt40 heads and a few other little things) vs swapping to a 351 or if Im going to do all that why not just do a 460. Then suspension - coil or bite the bullet on some used coil overs and then what 3 link parallel 4 link or just do the extended radius arms similar to 05 + superduty with adjustable top link (leaning toward the ra's because I think I want to start cutting down costs) and then I have some serious body work to do. I put up a thread for some help on that in the apperance section for body but no hits yet. But yea, lots of fun in my future
 
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Old Mar 26, 2013 | 10:45 PM
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find a toataled 1 ton stroker... you would have all you need in one truck!
 
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Old Mar 27, 2013 | 02:23 PM
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I feel the same way about the SAS for my truck so many options i just dont know what to do. But your problem is way more comlicated haha, my friend had a 460 in his like 90 f250 until he blew the motor driving it home(which he bragged about for some reason).
 
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Old Mar 27, 2013 | 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by 1997 lariat 4.6
find a toataled 1 ton stroker... you would have all you need in one truck!
Actually had a thought for a 7.3 idi for a while because I almost had a free one available but things fell through. For some reason Im stuborn as hell and wont get a 250/350 and have the nice hefty frame because I need an f150 for some reason. Some one wanted to trade me an f250 for this and I could just coil the f250 and bob the bed but I haven't decided yet
 
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Old Apr 1, 2013 | 01:36 AM
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Turned out nice!
 
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Old Apr 1, 2013 | 10:44 AM
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the 250 will still have ttb... unless it's a 99 or newer...
 
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