79 ford 150 axle width

[TheFarmRanger]

I'm going to use a front end out of a 79 ford 150 and swap it into my 2000 ford ranger xlt 4x4 4.0 and was wondering if the 150 axle would be the same width or not.

 

[93 4x4]

Look at (Tech articles) At the top of the page under axles all the information you could possibly need for doing a dana44 axle swap, but anyway the answer to your question would be The Dana 44 is 6 inches longer than a ranger axle if you plan on having different lug patterns if not then you would need to chop 4 inches so can allow for 1 inch spacers with the same lug pattern as a Dana 44 on the rear so you can have matching lug patterns on the front and rear, but always measure twice and cut once

 

[Toreadorranger]

Lug patterns can be changed on the rear without wheel spacers but it would require you to get new shafts made with the bigger axle flange. you could run the front axle full width with a set of high BS wheels to suck the tires under the truck and run a rear Fullsize 8.8 to match lug patterns and keep the VSS.