SAS-D44/D60FF swap

Ford rear axle assembly, likely from a Bronco or similar truck, undergoing maintenance or modification. AI caption 3/8" custom caliper mounting plate by Jim H. 3/4T chevy disc brake setup. Plan to use exact same up front. Owner Close-up view of the internal components of a vehicle's differential assembly. AI caption D60 toner from spicer, and new magnetic pickup from ford. Part numbers visible. Owner Rear axle differential assembly with new Motorcraft parts laid out for installation. AI caption will be drilling a 13/16" hole up top to mount the VSS sensor. Owner I did grind the diff for clearance. Ground my current 8.8 as well. Best I can measure there is 1/8" difference. Owner This is a close-up view of a vehicle's brake system, focusing on the caliper and rotor assembly. AI caption A disassembled rear axle assembly, likely for a Ford Bronco, is supported by yellow jack stands in a garage. AI caption Rear axle assembly with brake caliper and brake lines, supported by a jack stand, likely undergoing modification or repair. AI caption Cut off old low hanging shock mount and fabbed these up out of 2x2 x .25" square tube. Owner Detroit locker. I pulled this so we could press the toner ring on. Owner shot of toner, with VSS sensor mounted up top. got the air gap between to apx. 1mm. Owner another shot of sensor mounting Owner D60 about ready, you can also see I welded on some new 1/4" flat plate to the spring perches after some grinding. They had rounded over the… Owner Fabbed upper ubolt plate, 3/8" with 1/4" risers and offset 1" center hole for the ORD zero rate leaf (moves axle back 1"). Owner overall shot. Shows clearance of shock mounts. Owner VSS sensor mounted on top of diff. Owner Now using Ujoint "ubolt" type connector (1330 series) instead of flange. Owner Close-up view of the rear axle, driveshaft, and suspension components of a vehicle. AI caption close up of caliper. no more than 1/8" clearance to rim. Owner Close-up of a Goodyear Wrangler off-road tire and black wheel. AI caption Right now, until front is converted, it's 8 lug rear, and 5 lug front. Owner Speaking of front, here are many of the components that can be had "used". D44 78-79 housing, everything knuckle out is Chevy 3/4T, includi… Owner Chevy Flat Tops. Going to use PartsMike.com stuff for high steer. Owner E4OD Crossmember mod needed on pass side for Cage Radius Arms Owner D44 cleaned up, ready for paint. this is my garage "staging" area. Owner As part of the front SAS, I will be cutting the xmember, so the power steering tube needs to go, in favor of this itty bitty tranny cooler,… Owner Hard to tell here, but the 8 lug 3/4T chevy hub and rotor is beefier, as evidenced by it weighing in at about 5 lbs. more than my 1/2T. TTB… Owner again a bit tough to tell, but the big bearing chevy 44 spindle on the left uses a bigger inner bearing, this matches up with the larger di… Owner Drivers inner D44 TTB top and the 3.25" longer '78 bottom. This is evidence the diff sits this more inward, which makes clearancing the xme… Owner Front axle assembly, likely for a 4x4 vehicle, is black and appears to be recently serviced or painted. AI caption Vehicle axle and suspension parts are disassembled and arranged on the floor, likely for repair or modification. AI caption A close-up view of a suspension coil and shock assembly, likely undergoing maintenance or modification. AI caption A gray coil spring is mounted on a black axle assembly, likely for an off-road vehicle modification. AI caption Axle all ready to be put under Owner TTB was taken out, upper coil mounts off, ready to begin putting new '78 solid D44 under truck. Owner My old Rancho 4" coil used thicker coil rod, but was only 19" in length (compressed to 15.5"). Superflex coil is 26.5" and compressed to 21" Owner This was the final design of the E4OD crossmember. Had to do this since the cage arms and mounting bracket are so long. Owner locating axle under truck Owner shot before coil was in, and caliper not mounted yet. I had already pre-ground the caliper and mounting bracket to clearance 15" wheels. Owner caliper mounted. used a superlift stainless line meant for 8-12" lifted cheb. K20 truck, measures 31" Owner cage radius arm and mounting bracket now sit about 3/4" inch in front of the e4OD xmember Owner with weight on the coils, I had from what others had experieced, the same superflex bow problem. Owner this is after the fix, wedge in bottom welded to the cup, made a new upper attaching strap, and added a U bolt retainer as well. Owner all done, except for some tuning on all the work. Owner go to subsection after SAS flex misc. pics for better shots. Owner Track bar. Originally tried using the stock 78-79 bar. I redid that and now am running 1.125 DOM (.25 wall) tapped for 3/4" rod ends, secur… Owner Detailed view of a vehicle's modified suspension and axle system. AI caption Detail shot of suspension parts, including a large coil spring and adjustable linkages. AI caption Custom suspension and axle work on a vehicle, focusing on off-road modifications. AI caption Front view of a 1995 Ford Bronco with added transmission coolers and a winch. AI caption Differential housing and suspension components are visible in this close-up shot. AI caption Two aftermarket wheels are displayed, one with a black center and the other with a polished finish. AI caption This document details the costs and parts breakdown for a SAS-D44/D60FF swap. AI caption I don't have the hi steer arms on at this time, clearance issues. This pic just for reference on hi steer and chevy flat tops. Owner D44 8 lug outer...inner larger bearing race. Owner This document contains detailed information, possibly related to vehicle specifications or performance data. AI caption Close-up view of differential gears and housing, showing a stamped part number. AI caption D60 rear with detroit and toner ring added Owner 78-79 D44 front with the unusual "chip", but it's there for a purpose. Owner