96rokee

So I'm starting my full width project.
I have a ford 8.8 from a 70s ford f150
and now im trying to source a hp44 from a 70s ford

Ive found one online prebuilt - ish with a lot of money put in it.
but it was built for a bronco.. guessing the demensions arent going to be the same ( waiting on weather and sunlight to make some measurements on my car to compare. )

anyways in the mean time i thought id post some of this info on here and see what you guys think

so its a high pinion dana 44. id put a value on the axle alone at 150-200
he has g2 chromoly inner and outer shafts ( never installed ). valued at 700$
and a g2 full spool carrier ( never installed ) . valued at 300$
gears are g2 as well 4.88 ( never installed ). valued at 200$
blue torch fab truss kit ( welded on ). valued at 300$
ballistic fab coil retainers ( welded on ). valued at 40$
upper and lower control arm links ( welded on ). valued at 40$
1.5x.250 dom steering full heim. valued at ??? 200-300 ?? ( drag link probly too long for my car )
2x.250 dom links 4 link triangulated uppers with ballistic fab rod ends x8. valued at 640 for rod ends maybe 200 in dom??

so all together thats like 2500$
and hes asking 800$

but like i said its set up for a bronco.
so heres the measurements i got.

Upper link to Upper link 5 3/4" inside to inside on the front, 45* set back so wider in the rear
Lower link to Lower link ~35 1/2" center to center
Coil Perch to Coil perch ~41" center to center
Inside of rotor to Center of coil perch 9 1/4"
Inside of rotor to outside of lower link 9 7/8"
Inside of rotore to backside outside of upper link 23 1/2"
Axle width wms to wms 65.5"
Lower links are 35" collapsed and 38" extended
Upper links are 27" collapsed and 30" extended

does this sound appropriate for a jeep xj beside the fact that the coil perches will need to be moved?
will i need to move the lower links inward as well?
i think the upper links would be ok? but to be honest i need to do more research on triangulated suspensions systems..

my plan was to find the axle and do research on the triangulated system i wanted to build for it.. but when something like this comes along.. you gotta consider it.

any help or opinions are appreciated

Power73

what was the axle originally out of?

93XJLI

You don't have a 8.8 out of a 70s f150

xjmarc

What kind of Bronco is it set up for because they never used a 4 link and wms to wms should be closer to 67".

96rokee

full width hp dana 44 i think is like 76-79 f150s and f100s?

Im pretty sure its a 31 spline full width ford 8.8 out of a ford f150.
thats what the guy who sold it to me said.
you seem like you know what it would be out of??

Not sure to be honest.
but he was deff setting up for a 4 link

and ill have him double check the wms to wms.

hankthetank

the first 8.8 was put into a truck in 1983...

93XJLI

yup. if you have a rear axle from a late 70s f150 its a 9"