Custom Sport Trac – Preparing The Front Driveline 

Preparing and building the front driveline on the custom Sport Trac is going to be the most work.

Dana 44

Front axle (closer) is a Dana 44 from an old 74ish Ford Bronco. I could use the ARB air-locker from my Dana 44 IFS, but had to get new gear ratios. The preparation included having the ratios and the air-locker put into place by professionals in axle work. The axle work was done by Jeppasmidjan.

Rear axle (further away) is the Ford 8.8 from the rear of my old F-150. It has all the goodies I need, but perhaps the bearing need to be replaced.

Wheels off!

My Sport Trac will never be the same 🙂

It is now lifted to remove the suspension and the parts of the driveline that won’t be used.

Front right suspension unit still in place.

Front left suspension unit removed. Brake disks are almost new and this looks pretty good.

Stuff on the framing needs to be removed to make room for the new suspension system.

The big frame piece containing the steering engine in front of the front differential unit needs to be moved further to the front and will add protection to the cooler.

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