Does anyone know if the Chevy HD 9.25 IFS axle will fit into a 97-03 F-150 w/o major modifications to the axle mounting points? I know this may seem blasphemous to put a Chevy product under a Ford, but my truck is staying IFS, and I am exploring possibility of shoving the bigger pumpkin in front of my truck.

Please, no comments saying it's a retarded question, or just go for a SAS. The truck is my DD, and I would rather not cut it apart, and weld it back together to put a Dana 60 under it.

Another reason why I was pondering this was because 5.13 and 5.38 ratios are available for this IFS reverse rotation axle. 5.13's are available for the Ford 9.75 I have in my rear end, thus opening the possibility for lower gearing if the swap is feasible.

 

anyone? does anyone know even what side drop the chevy pumpkin, driver's or passenger's? If it's a passenger drop i won't even think further about this... too much fabrication.