Aerostar Front Axle
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Some reference material I have from drivetrain.com shows the IFS designation as indicating 'reverse rotation'. What the acronym actually stands for, I don't know. I think, but am not 100% certain, the 28-2 is for different style case and mounting unique to the Aerostar, rather than the in-axle style for the Ranger. The internal parts are the same but the case/mounts are different. Hope this is of some help.
Some reference material I have from drivetrain.com shows the IFS designation as indicating 'reverse rotation'. What the acronym actually stands for, I don't know. I think, but am not 100% certain, the 28-2 is for different style case and mounting unique to the Aerostar, rather than the in-axle style for the Ranger. The internal parts are the same but the case/mounts are different. Hope this is of some help.
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I'm going to guess that the D28-2 designation is to distinguish it from the Ranger's D28, which is a very different assembly. The Ranger D28 and D35 (thru '97) was in a Twin Traction Beam front end.
The Aerostar's axle, though, is more like a narrowed live axle (like in the rear), that's hard-mounted to the chassis and has stubby CV-joint shafts to connect it to the wheel hubs. The Explorer's D35 went to this configuration in '95, and Ranger finally followed suit in '98.
FWIW, the later-style Explorer/Ranger D35 and the Aerostar's D28 are very similar. Unfortunately, it still isn't a direct interchange. One of the times I had my van on the lift, I wheeled a spare Ranger front axle on a cart underneath it to compare. Again, very similar in shape and proportion. The D35 is a little wider and the pumpkin is somewhat bigger. Also, the mounts are different. I'm sure if someone was clever they could figure out how to swap it in. But I can't think of why you'd need to unless you supercharged the 4.0L or something...
The Aerostar's axle, though, is more like a narrowed live axle (like in the rear), that's hard-mounted to the chassis and has stubby CV-joint shafts to connect it to the wheel hubs. The Explorer's D35 went to this configuration in '95, and Ranger finally followed suit in '98.
FWIW, the later-style Explorer/Ranger D35 and the Aerostar's D28 are very similar. Unfortunately, it still isn't a direct interchange. One of the times I had my van on the lift, I wheeled a spare Ranger front axle on a cart underneath it to compare. Again, very similar in shape and proportion. The D35 is a little wider and the pumpkin is somewhat bigger. Also, the mounts are different. I'm sure if someone was clever they could figure out how to swap it in. But I can't think of why you'd need to unless you supercharged the 4.0L or something...
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