Axle Flip Brackets?

[Original_Ranger84]

Ok so as some may know I got an explorer 8.8" with L/S and 3.73's that I plan on putting under my truck, But the problem is I can remove the brackets for the axle perches but my dad tells me the welder we have probably won't be able to make the proper welds and I am afraid of miss aligning the perchs or warping the tube.

So I can either find a good shop to do it or find a knowledgable guy to do it.

But then I read this...

http://www.therangerstation.com/Magazine/winter2008/axle_flip.htm

there are some brackets or tabs that you put on the axles other side and it goes from SOA to SUA. I am thinking it would then theoretically work the otherway right?

If you guys think it would work and not be too big of a problem then awesome! If not I will go and get it profesionally done, but cheaper is better, I am a college student.

Note: this vehicle sees very little hard core off roading, its my Daily driver so the most I take it on is a little mud pit or the beach and snow.

 

[jovibuilt]

Buy the superlift flip brackets for a explorer.Summit racing has them.But if your welder is a 110 or bigger it should work.

 

[Original_Ranger84]

Buy the superlift flip brackets for a explorer.Summit racing has them.But if your welder is a 110 or bigger it should work.

Could you post a Link? I looked but could only find shocks...

 

[rngmStr]

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SLF-1160/

 

[nate09]

or you could just buy these from ballistic fab...

http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/Leaf-spring-perch_p_1485.html

 

[MountainMike]

Ruff Stuff has a kit to do this swap, has everything you need. It seems a little spendy but knowing Dan it's great stuff, and it works with our blocks. I priced the stuff out individually and this is not bad at all.

http://www.ruffstuffspecialties.com/catalog/simple-spline-p-186.html

 

[superds]

Original_Ranger84, I like the way you're thinking, eventually I'm going to be putting an Explorer 8.8 under my Ranger also and why pay someone to weld perches on when you can just use a flip bracket.

Nate09 and MountainMike, I think your two products, while being the correct spring perches to use, would still require welding, something Original_Ranger84 was trying to find a way around.

 

[Original_Ranger84]

Yeah like superds said, I'm looking for the non welding type deal, and All of those require me to cut off the old perch or weld ro something....

I'm looking for something like these

 

[MountainMike]

Whoops I missed that, sorry man.