1980 f100 4x2 to 4x4 swap

[4x4xdodgeman]

you live in michigan!!   rust is a must in michigan.

[jaycluckey1313]

The trucks only been in mi 3 years and hassnt been on the  road yet

[jaycluckey1313]

so if i do decice to do this convertion what axle,t-case,trans should i get for all around good stuff light mud pullin cars out ditchs pretty much a work/play truck? when it comes to that kinda stuff i know nothing.. all i know is i have to match the front gears with the rear gears

[old school truck dude]

so if i do decice to do this convertion what axle,t-case,trans should i get for all around good stuff light mud pullin cars out ditchs pretty much a work/play truck? when it comes to that kinda stuff i know nothing.. all i know is i have to match the front gears with the rear gears

Buy a rustbucket/wreck donor truck and use whatever is in that.

[Ranger Dave]

go buy a 4x4 truck and there is your parts and brackets  shafts . all of it.


my  ranger  was a 2 wheel drive when i started it.

[Cannaert]

I got all the stuff to do this swap sitting here at my house, It is all the stock parts but its all there was going to do it to my old F100 but things changed.

You need the Radius Arms, a HP44 with the either the welded on or cast in wedges, The Cross member or the side frame brackets for the radius arms, Radius arms and the 4wd drive coil springs or lift coils.  Thats the big things you need to do this swap. 

There is tons of info on doing this swap out there on all the different Ford Truck Forums that are out there.