Hello:
I am really interested in buying this 02 F-150 crew cab. I live in Michigan, so I NEED a 4X4 for the winter. I was at the junkyard the other day, and I saw a 4X4 Expedition. I was wondering, would I be able to take the whole front suspension, axle the transfer case off of that, and will it bolt into my 2WD frame? I was talking to the guy, and he told me that 2WD and 4WD Ford truck frames are the same. I was wondering if there was any truth to that?

-Tahleel

 

Welcome to FTE!

I'm sure that it is a nice truck, but since it's not that hard to find a 4x4 Supercrew, I'd reccomend buying a 4x4 rather than trying to convert one.

Just too much of a headache to get all the trim, components and the computer to work together.

 

Thanks for the welcome. I joined a few months ago, but my account got deleted.

Also, its not JUST a CrewCab, its a Harley Davidson edition. :P I just didn't want to say that now, because of all the people saying that the transfer case, or the front differential wouldn't be abe to hold the power of the HD.

-Tahleel

 

4WD F-150's of this generation use a different frame than 2WD models. Definitely not plug'n'play. The least expensive and least troublesome way to get into a 4WD F-150 is to buy one made that way from Ford.

 

If you are really after the HD, and still want to get around in the winter, you could swap in a LS rearend (it may already have it) and toss on some good snow tires on some cheaper rims.

You'll beable to get around pretty good in straight lines, but you'll need to be conservative on the pedal going around a icy corner, as it the truck will want to swap ends.

This would be cheaper and easier that swaping a 4wd, and it would also get better mpg overall. This way you could still run your truck at the strip and not be the laughing stock of the town.