79 bronco fw d44 leaf swap?

[jmidd2011]

has anyone done a leaf spring swap on a 1st gen with the 78-79 fw d44?? id like to see pics of how the perches are mounted .. thats my only consern with this.. any help is appriciated

 

[1badexplorer]

If you plan to run leafs you want either a 76-77 F150 axle. The radius arm wedges are removable. Better yet would be a 77.5-79 F250 axle or a f150 supercab axle because they are both already leaf springs. A f150 supercab will be 5 lug already and a f250 is 8 lug but you can switch all the parts over from a f150 coil axle except for the inner axle shafts are different lengths.

 

[brinker88]

If you plan to run leafs you want either a 76-77 F150 axle. The radius arm wedges are removable. Better yet would be a 77.5-79 F250 axle or a f150 supercab axle because they are both already leaf springs. A f150 supercab will be 5 lug already and a f250 is 8 lug but you can switch all the parts over from a f150 coil axle except for the inner axle shafts are different lengths.

^ This PLUS the F250 D44's have thicker axle tubes than the 78-79 ones.