I wonder how doable it would be to swap an IFS front out back in place of the rear, and have independent suspension all around.

Imagine, a highway hauler with *some* handling.

Okay, excuse me while I adjust my aluminum foil cone shaped hat.

 

Dont forget the 4 wheel steering option.....

by the way... you got your hat on backwards...lmao!

 

i see the hardest part as properly mounting the IFS mounting brackets for correct caster/camber angles.


ya want to hit up a junk yard for a D-50 candidate to graft into the back of frankenford??

 

The super duties came after the 92-7 f-250's and they all have solid fronts. They are metric lug pattern. One other thing, for your swap, you need all the bracketry and steering linkage from the f-350. Especially the track bar and bracket. No 250 after 79 and before the sd had a straight axle. The 350 is a bolt in, but I would rebuild it when I got it and make sure the gear ratio is right.

 

Naaah, mount all the front-end bits out back measuring carefully, bolt them on, weld in the crossmember, and it's 9/10th of the way.

lol not yet. Have to put the 500cid together and finish the turbo manifold first, hopefully before it doesn't move under it's own power any longer...

 

yeah superduty i forgot about that lol but dont you think it would work for his swap...its a solid axle in a f250 im not sure what the changed between the 97s and the superdutys...would that be a d60 in a f250 SD?

 

from 99 to 03, you could have either a D-50 or a D-60 in a 250 superduty. after 03, they were all D-60's

 

ok cool thanks man sorry for the

 

Ok let me try this again. I know nothing about what axle came from where or whats better between a corporate 10 or 14 or D50, D60, D70. That kinda stuff. I've already build up my F-150 (Custom leaf springs) and driven it for a few years, not dead yet.

I do plan on getting a whole front end off a 350 hub to hub steering linkages and all.
My 250 is a f250 HD I'm told that make it a 1 tone as opposed to a 3/4 tone, does that mean I already have 1 tone axles? Or should I grab those off the doner truck aswell?

My BW is hanging out behind a stock 460ci. Thinking about hedders and a better intake but nothing realy crazy. From the sound of it if should be ok for now at least. On that note though, How do I get the case into 4low? 2Hi to 4Hi works no problem but is there a trick to 4Low?

 

Almost forgot, I'm thinking of 35x12.50 tires possibly the BFG KM2 or Pittbull Growler but we'll see.

 

your 88 F-250 is a 3/4 ton truck. there is no such thing as a 250HD in 88.
the re is only a difference in the GVW. some people call the larger GVW trucks HD's, but ford does not. your 88 will have a sterling 10.25 rear axle, and either a D-44 or a D-50 IFS front axle.
the way to tell the difference between the 44 and 50 is the size of the locking hub. if it is slightly smaller than the mounting flange, it is a D-44.
if the locking hub is the same size as the mounting flange, it is a D-50.
as for putting the t-case in 4 low, look at the shift handle. there are 2 different shift patterns the BW-1345 you push down to get into 4 low.
the BW-1256 you pull towards the drivers door to shift into 4 low.

 

Ya mine is a pull toward s the drivers door according to the shift pattern. Only problem is with 2 hands I can't get it to move sideways. Gonna crawl under and check the model.

 

There were light duty F-250's made for a number of years. The "normal" F-250 some people refer to as a heavy duty model, but as Tom says, Ford never called them that.

If someone told you that because you have a "heavy duty" F-250 means it's really an F-350 then someone is either misinformed or is trying to misinform you.

 

if it pushes over but don't pull back, the linkage may be frozen. you also must be on flat level ground with the truck in neutral and the brakes off for it to shift into 4 low.

 

never heard of that rule before but then again im a 1/2 ton guy...but i can shift my BW-1356 into 4low on any terrain as long as i aint moving and i have the clutch engaged or the truck is in neutral?

and i agree with the others there is really no such thing as a f250 heavy duty, there are f250 light duty's and there are f250s.. the light duty f250 has a lower GVWR (GVW) then the regular f250 but they are both 3/4 tons, the f350 is a 1 ton