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I'm dreading some of the responses I might get to this question so let me start off by saying that I've been searching for the past week or two through this marvelous forum and I've spun myself in so many circles changing my mind what to do that I just need to come out and ask for suggestions.
I've got a 78 ford f250 dana 44 that I picked up for a song. I want to shorten it with waggy or EB shafts from Warn and fab something up to put it in my 96 XJ. I plan on 35s and maybe someday 37s on 5" of lift with generous fender trimming. I'll be throwing in gears to the flavor of 5.38 and using a detroit soft locker for my traction needs. I'm fairly easy on the throttle so I'm hoping I won't have too many breakages.
I've read all about some of the nice 4 and 3 link set ups that some of you have built and while idealy I'd like to go that route, I think something like that would be beyond my ability to design correctly. I can weld and design well enough, but they seem to only work really well if you have a great understanding of the geometry and physics involved.
So I figure I can either duplicate the factory bracketry from my d30 over to the d44 and continue to use the short arm design or try a radius arm design with one long arm going from a custom crossmember to the bottom of the axle and another arm from the top of the axle to the center of the long arm.
Obviously, like everyone else, I want to go the route that will give me some nice flex as well as a good ride on and off-road.
Any suggestions?
I've got a 78 ford f250 dana 44 that I picked up for a song. I want to shorten it with waggy or EB shafts from Warn and fab something up to put it in my 96 XJ. I plan on 35s and maybe someday 37s on 5" of lift with generous fender trimming. I'll be throwing in gears to the flavor of 5.38 and using a detroit soft locker for my traction needs. I'm fairly easy on the throttle so I'm hoping I won't have too many breakages.
I've read all about some of the nice 4 and 3 link set ups that some of you have built and while idealy I'd like to go that route, I think something like that would be beyond my ability to design correctly. I can weld and design well enough, but they seem to only work really well if you have a great understanding of the geometry and physics involved.
So I figure I can either duplicate the factory bracketry from my d30 over to the d44 and continue to use the short arm design or try a radius arm design with one long arm going from a custom crossmember to the bottom of the axle and another arm from the top of the axle to the center of the long arm.
Obviously, like everyone else, I want to go the route that will give me some nice flex as well as a good ride on and off-road.
Any suggestions?