Well I guess Its my turn to start one of these threads. I told myself I wouldnt but here I go The plan is a Leaf sprung waggy front and a explorer 8.8 out back for now. I'm going to start tearing my truck down after the August dunes trip. So for now its just been a parts collecting mission. I got almost everything I need so not too many things left before I can get to work late summer. I got most the parts in a group buy from a local jeep guy who was building a wagoneer axle but plans changed, So i picked the parts up for a sweet deal. I'll Have more updates during the summer as I throw the axles together and then tear down my truck.

List of parts:

- 90 Wagoneer D44
- 99 Explorer 8.8
- 4-runner Steering Box
- Chevy Flat-top knuckles (milled and drilled)
- Hi-Steer arms
- 5-lug swap parts for the waggy axle
- 2 New calipers and pads
- All bearings and seals (still need 2 gear install kits)
- Currie D44 axles (long and short) stock stubs for now
- 4.88 Genuine Gear for D44
- Quick-loc for the 44
- Warn Premium hubs
- Jey's custom Alcan Springs
- Trail gear shock Hoops
- Some half tread 36" Iroks


Here are a few pics I've taken so far:











after taking apart the axles, but before total clean up.

 

this is going to be interesting...

 

subscribed

 

^^^me 2

 

Damn you Andy.

 

x2.

Sooooo I guess he is going to be the first purple SAS?

 

Can't wait to see this...

 

HEY! Watch it Mr. Enterlastnamehere!

 

Awesome

 

Sooooo uhhh....I've got the same axle sitting in my backyard....that I bought for my sas...hmm...


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Andy....will this be a 6month endevour like the 5.0? (lol...just givin' ya a hard time). And is that a shaved steppie gate I see?

 

yeah thats my old shaved gate(needs some re-work). maybe sell it eventually though.

Well this will need to be done within a couple weeks as Its a daily for me, but I have a motorcycle and my sisters car to use I think when shes in Iraq. So it should be done alot quicker than my 5.0 yes lol.

 

heh heh heh heh.

Well you go my subscription. A 5.0, SAS, Manual Tcase, it will be the ultimate purple truck.

Ahh just givin you a hard time. I am really jealous.

 

yea yea.. its purple green and blue together , how bout that!

 

Can't wait to see this done man!

 

AWESOME!!!!!

 

me either! hah

 

subscribed. Good luck on it man.

 

im jealous!

 

good luck!

id link the thing, but i guess you have most of the parts for that leaf spring setup.

 

yea its for sure not the greatest setup, but its a starting point. And one I can afford right now. But I'm sure I'll change it down the road.

 

lol subscribed... this gon be a hell of a truck!

id love to have the ***** to sas my truck. good luck!

 

Roberto, I'm sure most of us would kill for your truck here in the states with a SFA on it.... SAS diesel lifted ranger... Now that's what we on RF call ideal lol

 

that a drivers drop or passenger? or with the 5.0 did you get a passenger drop?

looks like it will be a good build and set it at a nice ride height man..

 

Andy, I like your pinion jack stand for the D44...

I just now noticed it's passenger side drop too WTF! lol

 

Passenger drop axles were from Wagoneers in the 1970's up until 79' I believe was the last year. After that everything was driver drop. I just picked up a D44 front axle from a 1987 Wagoneer (Driver drop) . You might want to find the BOM and look it up and see exactly what you year have. It took me a good solid hour trying to scrape grease and crap to finally find it.