i have a 300 6 4x4 84 f150 and wanted to go 302 then turbo 300 6 and now in thinking use some parts from an f250 i can get VERY cheap, like axles and leaves and then it can handle 460 power but who makes a conversion kit for this motor swap but not L and L because they are good but want $2500+ for the kit.

 

F250 would have TTB frt axle.

 

The f250/350 axles won't fit a f150 frame, unless you make it fit. Why re-invent the wheel? Just slip the whole f250 frame under your f150 body. Guess, what? The f250/350's came with a 460. Just go buy a truck with body problems cheap that has a 460 in it, and use it as a donor.

 

yeah i know its alot of work but i can get matching axles from a late 70's f250 for $100 with leaf springs and my 8.8 is not far from needing an overhaul and that will cost more than the axles. are you saying they are to wide?

 

and the ones under the truck have very high gears in them that are holding the truck back bad.

 

You will need 351m/400m, 460 engine perches. They need to be from a 80-97 Fseries. Youe will also need a trans from the same. A 70's D44 is a good axle but not so sure with the massive 460 sitting on top of it though.

If it was me i would either find a F250 or F350 chassis or put a D60 in the front and a sterling 10.25 in the rear

 

yeah if i do the swap i will get a c6 for it. i thought a m/t would be fun but i wish it was an auto. i can get the 351m400 perches by the hand full so thats no problem but now that i think about it they may all be 78 79. i will have to check

 

Yeah.Those are completly different

 

thanks i will have my buddy check, he has the scrap trucks

 

i ve done 1 ton swap to my 85 ... u ll need motor perches... and u ll need 87 n up dana 60 and rear whatever u desires.... i can show u what i have .... mine re a 80-86 body but with a 93 axles everything bolt right up on my leafs i lifted it also.

 

sounds nice but what i was hoping to do was use some late 70's axles that i can get for $100 but on just the motor swap side of it did you go BBF?

 

70's front axles are compltelty differnt. You would have to make custom spring perches to get the front to fit. Using a 79 D60 that is

 

are they coil springs up front on the later years or are those still leaf?

 

the pre 80 axles wont work on ur application perches wont work... and yes i went from 351M to 429 then now getting a mild built 460

 

Ford stopped using the soild axle in 79. The solid axle did not come back until 1985.5 And then it was a D60 in F350s w leaf springs. They kept leaf springs until 2005 then the F250-f550 got coil springs