Alright i have a 1990 Ford F-150 6 inch suspension 3 inch body, 2 inch add-a-leaf- 2 inch coil spring spacer upfront with 40x17" Ground Hawgs, and i woudl like to start making my truck more durable, although i have had no problems so far, i woudl like to just make sure i wont have any prob's first i woudl like to swap my 8.8 with 4.10's with a 10.25 rearend, coudl anyone give me and info or personal experience with that like mtaadams. then i would like to swap my dana 44 ifs JUNK! with a d60 or d44 can someone give me an opinion on that or how long it will take of how much it will cost, i can get a d44 with 4.11's for 50 bucks, from a friend whos in neeed right now, and the last i have the i6 4.9 300 its freshly rebuilt, with 4k miles and it has good power, and in the chilton it say it only has 10 lb's of torque less than the 302, but anyways, my mothers boyfriend has a streetrod truck, and he has a 460 with hi compression head, and bored .30 over and its serious, and i know he would sell it to me cheap and i talked to him last night abuot buying it, and i woudl like to know if if it woudl be difficult to swap or is there anything i should know first, also i have a borg warner t-18 fourspeed with granny low ,and also i would like to know whats the difference in lockers like spool,gearless,c clip,true trac, all that bs, thanks alot
and i woudl like to thank everyone in adavance for the help thanks,

Chad:beer: :beer:

6" and 3" and 2", I would guess that you have no problem clearing the 40s. But anyway, the front SAS is real easy on these trucks. You will need to get the coil sprung 44, lift springs for the same rear (78) and the radius arms and mounts from said rear. Ditch all your TTB stuff, the new springs will go into your exsiting coil buckets. Get it all stright and level weld/bolt your new radius arm mounts, mount trac bar, the steering off the 78 will fit right into your pitman arm. Then swap the outers for 3/4 ton stuff.

The rear is bolt in.

The 460 was outlined in another thread, quick sumery. you have to change the one frame mount, they are bolted on. Use 390 motor mounts, grind out oppisite cornors cut off lower cornor, bolt to block. Now you can set the engine into the 302 frame mounts. You will need to get headers, or truck manifolds, or you can use the car manifolds if you notch the frame on the right side where the frame has that one spot that sticks out. You will also need to get the 385 family bellhousing for the tranny.

Also with that motor you should get a larger radiator.

Enjoy and go for it!

I wouldn't bother with another Dana44. Get a 60.
With a 460 and 40" Hawgs I don't think D44 hardware would last long.

Originally posted by 4x4junkie
I wouldn't bother with another Dana44. Get a 60.
With a 460 and 40" Hawgs I don't think D44 hardware would last long.

LOL it will last, he has made the TTB last so a solid D44 will be fine

actually im gonna sell the 44 and buy a 60, cause i got 42 tsl's with 3/4 tread today, an they hook up a lil more than hawgs,lol
and im thinking of a gm 14 bolt, rearend
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Originally posted by welndmn


LOL it will last, he has made the TTB last so a solid D44 will be fine
Yeah, but that was with a 300I6. The 460 he wants to swap in I'm thinking "SNAP!!"

SO CAN ANYONE TELL ME ABOUT LOCKERS