ZF 2wd to 4wd? and A.I.R pump...? - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

yoterr · 03-23-2010, 04:13 PM

i need to know if there is a way to adapt the ZF 5spd 2wd to 4wd output? swaping tailshafts n outputshafts?? also any 1 use an A.I.R pump for onboard air? says 35 psi an hour but im sure a big enough tank would suffice, with it being full all the time..

redstang410 · 03-23-2010, 06:29 PM

Depends on the ZF you have.
2wd ZF with parking brake attached like those found on tow trucks, it can be converted by unbolting the casting with the parking brake and bolting on a transfer case.
2wd zf from a pickup truck with only an output yoke need to change the tail casting and possibly the main output shaft from a 4wd.

yoterr · 03-23-2010, 06:48 PM

yup i got a ZF from a 90' F-250 so it can be done, just with a little work, thats what i wanted to know, if i go with the D300 n adapter this is what ill have to do, im looking for a divorced case now, but we shall see....any one on the A.I.R pump??

jam0o0 · 03-23-2010, 08:22 PM

the general idea i've gotten from conversatons about air pumps is that they don't make any psi. if you had a giant tank, and only needed 20 psi it could work. but with the pump running all the time you have to have a valve that unloads the pump or i think it'll burn up. in the stock configuration they are always pumping at basically zero psi and are vented when the air isn't needed.

try it and report back.

yoterr · 03-24-2010, 04:26 PM

might as well i guess, i need it for the serpentine setup so its going to be on there anyways, ill test it first when i get the motor in the truck b4 i go crazy n start plumbing stuff, thanks

jam0o0 · 03-24-2010, 06:38 PM

you don't have to have it. ford racing sells a delete kit for a mustang i think. it fits fine. let us know how it goes.

03-23-2010, 04:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
yoterr Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Member # 99699 Location: Inverness, FL Posts: 122	ZF 2wd to 4wd? and A.I.R pump...? i need to know if there is a way to adapt the ZF 5spd 2wd to 4wd output? swaping tailshafts n outputshafts?? also any 1 use an A.I.R pump for onboard air? says 35 psi an hour but im sure a big enough tank would suffice, with it being full all the time..

03-23-2010, 06:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
redstang410 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Member # 86041 Location: Panama Central America Posts: 110	Depends on the ZF you have. 2wd ZF with parking brake attached like those found on tow trucks, it can be converted by unbolting the casting with the parking brake and bolting on a transfer case. 2wd zf from a pickup truck with only an output yoke need to change the tail casting and possibly the main output shaft from a 4wd. __________________ 1994 F350 IDI Turbo Diesel, 43's, 4:88's, BW1356, ARB's F&R, Propane, 16.5 F Winch, 12K R Winch.

03-23-2010, 08:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
jam0o0 Granite Guru Join Date: Apr 2006 Member # 71891 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 796	the general idea i've gotten from conversatons about air pumps is that they don't make any psi. if you had a giant tank, and only needed 20 psi it could work. but with the pump running all the time you have to have a valve that unloads the pump or i think it'll burn up. in the stock configuration they are always pumping at basically zero psi and are vented when the air isn't needed. try it and report back. __________________ 95 ford bronco, 351W - one tons, 38's, lockers, no discernible driving ability 93 F250, 7.3T, ZF5

03-24-2010, 06:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
jam0o0 Granite Guru Join Date: Apr 2006 Member # 71891 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 796	you don't have to have it. ford racing sells a delete kit for a mustang i think. it fits fine. let us know how it goes. __________________ 95 ford bronco, 351W - one tons, 38's, lockers, no discernible driving ability 93 F250, 7.3T, ZF5

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03-23-2010, 06:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
yoterr Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Member # 99699 Location: Inverness, FL Posts: 122	yup i got a ZF from a 90' F-250 so it can be done, just with a little work, thats what i wanted to know, if i go with the D300 n adapter this is what ill have to do, im looking for a divorced case now, but we shall see....any one on the A.I.R pump??

03-24-2010, 04:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
yoterr Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Member # 99699 Location: Inverness, FL Posts: 122	might as well i guess, i need it for the serpentine setup so its going to be on there anyways, ill test it first when i get the motor in the truck b4 i go crazy n start plumbing stuff, thanks