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Solid Axle Swap

From 1981 Ford F-150, documented by TallGuy.

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1981 Ford F-150 - SAS axle donor 1981 Ford F-150 - another 1981 Ford F-150 - Nice camo 1981 Ford F-150 - last one 1981 Ford F-150 - Getting started - removing ttb axle 1981 Ford F-150 - Drivers side getting removed 1981 Ford F-150 - Passenger side 1981 Ford F-150 - Underside view of a solid front axle assembly on a lifted truck, showing the cast differential housing, coil spring, steering knuckle, and… 1981 Ford F-150 - Underside view of a lifted Ford truck's front suspension, showing a solid front axle, coil spring, shock absorber, and steering knuckle, wi… 1981 Ford F-150 - Underside view of a truck's front solid axle showing the differential, front driveshaft with U-joint, coil spring suspension, and a dust-co… 1981 Ford F-150 - 79 Axle, removed, and painted. 1981 Ford F-150 - A white 1980s Ford F-150 pickup viewed from the front three-quarter angle, raised on jack stands with the front differential, leaf springs… 1981 Ford F-150 - A white Ford pickup truck sits front-forward inside a metal-arched workshop, raised on a red floor jack with its front axle removed and res… 1981 Ford F-150 - Solid Axle 1981 Ford F-150 - TTB removed! 1981 Ford F-150 - Overhead view of a truck's front suspension and axle assembly disassembled on a garage floor, showing coil springs, shock absorbers, brake… 1981 Ford F-150 - Getting ready to bolt in. 1981 Ford F-150 - All shiny 1981 Ford F-150 - Two removed solid front axles with differentials and axle shafts laid out on a garage floor, featuring painted black housings with red-pain… 1981 Ford F-150 - Look different? 1981 Ford F-150 - Underside view of a white pickup truck raised on a floor jack and red jack stands in a garage, showing the frame rail, leaf/coil suspension… 1981 Ford F-150 - Underside view of a truck raised on a red jack stand inside a garage, showing the frame rails, driveshaft, and a removed axle assembly rest… 1981 Ford F-150 - Slid under the truck 1981 Ford F-150 - A white Ford F-150 pickup sits in a garage with its hood up and front end raised on red jack stands atop concrete blocks, exposing the fron… 1981 Ford F-150 - She's hanging! 1981 Ford F-150 - Close-up of a front suspension and brake assembly on a vehicle raised on red jack stands, showing a coil spring with orange/red paint, a bl… 1981 Ford F-150 - With axle hanging on the coils (cheap 6" lift), the driveshaft is sitting on the crossmember. It's fine for the moment, but when I swap to… 1981 Ford F-150 - Underside view of a truck's front solid axle supported on two aluminum jack stands, showing a freshly painted black axle housing, coil spri… 1981 Ford F-150 - Set truck down on springs, and radius arms are on. Now I need to do the track bar. Gears and locker were previously set up. 1981 Ford F-150 - Looks better 1981 Ford F-150 - Radius arm brackets, modified. 1981 Ford F-150 - Looking at angles, making sure things are straight 1981 Ford F-150 - Getting ready to make a cover from the TTB arm.. 1981 Ford F-150 - I don't think the clear cover will work... 1981 Ford F-150 - Front view of a white Ford pickup truck raised on large off-road tires inside a metal-arched workshop, with the front axle/driveshaft remov… 1981 Ford F-150 - TTB arm cut out for cover, with some sliding protection left on the bottom 1981 Ford F-150 - Another view, with stock cover unpainted 1981 Ford F-150 - You can't tell from the photo, but the TTB arm cut out is about twice as thick as the stock cover. 1981 Ford F-150 - Other side bracket, after paint 1981 Ford F-150 - The old shock mount on top is in the bucket, and doesn't quite line up with the new lower mount on the radius arms. I need to fix this at s… 1981 Ford F-150 - The completed install 1981 Ford F-150 - Another view 1981 Ford F-150 - Track bar bracket 1981 Ford F-150 - Testing 1981 Ford F-150 - testing 1981 Ford F-150 - testing 1981 Ford F-150 - testing 1981 Ford F-150 - testing 1981 Ford F-150 - Superflex coils, finally!