Switching out Front end

Discussion in 'Aftermarket Products, Reviews & Installation' started by tlaning, Feb 18, 2012.

  1. tlaning

    tlaning New Member

    I am trying to switch out the IFS front end of my 99 Ranger to a Dana 30. Does anyone have anything on what they have done to accomplish this? Looks like a lot of fabrication, and if I can avoid recreating the wheel to accomplish it that would be great.
     
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  3. klinger86

    klinger86 Moderator

    send member brinker88 a pm he's the suspension guru and has loads of useless and useful info on suspension..
     
  4. El Camino Man

    El Camino Man Thank The Lord For BBFs!

    You have to notch your frame... Not my cup of tea lol
     
  5. Brinker88

    Brinker88 Black sheep o' the family

    Depending on what youre gonna do with this truck, I want to sway you away from that boat anchor of an axle to a dana 44. They're junk. You need to find one WITHOUT vaccuum disconnect. Good luck. Oh and the hub assemblies are over $100 a pop.

    And Elcaminoman, you dont have to "notch" your frame. You need to plate the frame and make a PROPER mount for the steering box.
     
  6. pooleo

    pooleo New Member

    You would probably be better off to look for a 97- year truck. It'd be alot easier to swap it over.
     
  7. El Camino Man

    El Camino Man Thank The Lord For BBFs!

    Are you sure? I was thinkin about doin this swap on my truck and immediately changed my mind when about 4 people said Id need to notch the frame...
     
  8. Brinker88

    Brinker88 Black sheep o' the family

    What do you mean "notch" the frame?
     
  9. Brinker88

    Brinker88 Black sheep o' the family


    ^^This :yes: with a 2001+ front end
     
  10. El Camino Man

    El Camino Man Thank The Lord For BBFs!

    I dunno lol. I didnt care after that. Ill keep my IFS lol. Not sure why you would need to either but it was from another forum. I hated those bastards anyways...
     
  11. allentwright

    allentwright New Member


    Looks like a lot of fabrication, and if I can avoid recreating the wheel to accomplish it that would be great.
     
  12. carrkool

    carrkool New Member

    dana 30

    if you plan on going bigger than a 31 stay away from the dana 30. it has very week points point 1 outer knuckle seen them crack with 33s on a daily driver that never went 4x4ing just a town runner point 2 where axle tubes meet rear housing. common breaking point when offroading.

    plus dana 30s are full time hubs with a passenger side vac lock you can turn it to cable or full time with a kit full time is 90 buck cable is 150 bucks however the driver side runs full time to the diff. to put lock out hubs is about a grand from warn. best bet if you want a solid axle go with a dana 44. its a strong better and more options to change it how you want
     

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