would it be worth doing a strait axle swap on a 1998 f150 4.6l? what is an estimated cost for all parts? what problems could be run into? has anyone done this? i want to do this because most of the places i drive to require lots of ground clearence and alot of suspension articulation. thanks

 

There has been 3 or 4 guys that have done it that I seen on here, couple of them on 97-03 150's and the other was a 2004. Only one I could find pics of was the 04 and his ID was "jessem" and had about 30 pics in his gallery. I did find a link to a company called "Fabritech" that specializes in this and has a kit for the 97-03's: http://www.setstr8.com/. It alot of work but outcome is sweet lookin' jus my 2cts

 

look for a company called farmboy fabrications or farmboy customs. i forgot which it is but the owner drives a 97 f-150 with a D60 front on 44" boggers IIRC

 

it depends of what you call worth it, if you want build a monster (37's+) and wheel it hard, then a solid axle will be the better deal in the long run, dont have to worry about trashing cvs and balljoints and what not. but if its just a highway queen with the occassional offroad venture then IMO its alot of extra work thats not really needed. but the cool factor is priceless i seen a couple in my travels, i talked to one fella and he was running 78 or 79 fullsize bronco axle up front, not sure on the t-case though. he had a work truck model with the shifter on the floor, so i dont know if you can adapt that to work or not, not sure. as for cost it all depends on your abilities. if you can do it yourself obviously your cost will be way less having a shop do the work could run thousands. if your doing the work a kit may be the way to go, taking the guess work outta if and its gonna work the 1st time. it just depends of what your looking for.

 

Stay away from Fabritech. If you don't have a GREAT shop that can do this for you or you can't do it yourself, I'd advise against it.

It's Farmboy Fabrications, his name is Jesse. Shop is out of Lakeland, Florida. Now he's got Toyos and 20s though.

 

does ayone have pics? will i have to replace the transfer case? if i dont do a solid axle swap is it possible to run long travel a arms on the procomp lift?

 

Actually I believe Jesse is running Iroks now ,not toyos but yes he did do a axle swap himself and its a D50 from a superduty in the front.He's ran 46in claws,44in boggers,39.5in boggers.He's got a 97 f150 standerd cab long box w a 4.6.Great guy,you should give him a shout

 

Here's a little something google helped me out with...

 

im looking to do a straight axle conversion on my 1998 f150 or any one else that makes kit

 

I would like to see someone do it...and use coilovers instead of leafs. now that would be a sweet rig! 4 link and coilovers= BA

 

im eventually going to do this with leafs, the only issues i can see are the leaf spring mounts and clearance.