Gotcha. I got one with the cast wedges from a 78 and wound up reselling it because of the cast wedges and found a good deal on one from a 77 so I could weld to it. I wanted a 3 linked front and wanted to truss it or I wouldve just kept the 78. Nice work though!

For most yours is the ideal setup. I went the cast direction simply because I found a HP D44 with 4.88's, detroit, all new 1-ton tie rod end steering and drag link for 450 bones. So I found a 9, ordered some 4.86's, a full spool, and the hard part was done. So how are you liking the full width's Tennessee?

Oh i love how they take up that much more space in my garage
Yeah im still gathering parts. I ordered some 5.13's, spools, hiem joints from ballistic, and then a bunch of other random stuff (like ball joints, hubs, rotors, calipers) to rebuild the front and then some brackets, rotors, and calipers to do discs on the rear. Im gonna do a cage, chop top it, plate the frame, flip the rear springs, and do a fuel cell so i figured i would just knock it all out at the same time while everythings apart

I seen you trussed the top.. any plans to strengthen the rear of it?

I have the same plan for mine.. but I am going to use a 73 drum brake HPd44, and a ford 9" with discs. MIne will be a 3 link though.



Still very cool build.

Are you running a EB HP D44 or one from a F150?

If it's the F150 version did you stay full width or narrow it?

There you go..





The arms are 85cm from inside the "C" to the weld.



& it drives great considering i´m not using sway bars.
no death wooble or anything.

I don't think so, i trussed it just for strength cause ford 9" tend to bend easier than others..

The axles are full width fom a 1979 F150.

Thanks man. I like your setup. Mine will be almost identical. I'm trading my 7" coils for 5's to get it a little lower. Have you had any problems with just 2 bolts per side on the cross member? Are those bolts in the factory location or do they go through the floor?

I have 5 bolts per side the 2 shown in the pic are in stock location and & the other 3 bolt in the frame stifners, they are grade 8.

Good luck.

Do you have a good clean full size pic of the Jeep with those axles in it?

I'm looking at the same axle, only it's a '76 and wanting to see if I'm going to narrow it or not..

Imo i'd keep it full width for the added stability

When u go FW axles on the front do or did u have to move the coil spring pads? For the rear what did u do did u move the leaf spring pads in word of the axle? Just like to know

chingona paisa
nice rig man how much lift are you running?

For the rear i just move the spring perches..



Gracias compa
I've around 8"