IF!!!! (thin line)
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IF!!!! (thin line)
ok IF i could get ahold of a same year model truck (2000 f-150 4.6) that was wrecked could I use a 4x4 junk truck to convert my 2x4 good truck. Would I just need axle transmission springs transfer case ... or would it involve changing out cpu also are the frames the same are the mounting points there already
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Well, the front suspension is totally different. The 4x4 doesn't use springs, it has a torsion bar set-up. Your best bet would be to do a frame or body swap. You will need the proper GEM module for a 4x4 as well.
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Originally Posted by steve(ill)
why? find a nice 4 x 4 and trade or sell your 2 x 4.
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You'd be best off swapping the entire frame, suspension etc. Basically keep your body if its that nice - and change everything else. You'd also have electrical components to wire in which could entail getting a whole new dash wire harness and GEM module. If you used a floor shifter you'd have to possibly cut and mount the shifter - you have relays above your glove box to install for the 4x4 front axles to engage and a new GEM module to control the 4x4 functions.
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"IF!!!!" the "wrecked" donor "could" supply all the parts you'd need & you were a glutton for punishment-YES. IMO it sounds like far more work than its worth. These are abundant-not rare vehicles & conversion is not a desperate, last chance, emergency-nor does it offer anything a factory built 4X4 has. Its no doubt quicker, cheaper, easier & dramatically less frustrating just picking up a 4X4 & getting it up to speed, than rolling those dice. In my region there are loads of gas guzzlers flooding the market-bargains abound.
