Dana 44 leafsprung SAS question

[QuakerShaker4242]

hey guys im doing a leaf sprung dana 44 solid axle swap to my 1994 ford ranger. the axle came out of a 1990 jeep grand wagoneer.

i was wondering if anyone and good ways to mount the leafsprings up front. im not to sure on how to put them in place.

all help would greatly be appreciated.

thanks in advance!

-cody

 

[DieselSmoke]

look at my thread, its on a 88 ranger but you can use the same concept im sure

 

[QuakerShaker4242]

hey diesel are your springs in the front less lift than in the back? it just looks like your spring mounts would provide more lift than i would probably need. or does it sit even?

 

[DieselSmoke]

they are 6" superlift chevy springs in front, it sits lower in the front with the v8 motor and heavy trans in. i would run some 44044s if you dont want it as high. i also droped the front hangers lower for more highth, just dont do that and run smaller shackles behind it and it would be a lil lower

i was using some add-a-leafs and 4" blocks and the back sat just a lil lower but curently just have it back to stock. im going to use chevy 63s and do a different shackle hanger setup in the rear soon.

 

[QuakerShaker4242]

they are 6" superlift chevy springs in front, it sits lower in the front with the v8 motor and heavy trans in. i would run some 44044s if you dont want it as high. i also droped the front hangers lower for more highth, just dont do that and run smaller shackles behind it and it would be a lil lower

i was using some add-a-leafs and 4" blocks and the back sat just a lil lower but curently just have it back to stock. im going to use chevy 63s and do a different shackle hanger setup in the rear soon.

well im using 12" chevy leafs and i dont really want to use blocks so i didnt want the front to be higher than the back. and i was going to try to use stock shackles from the factory.

 

[DieselSmoke]

12" for the front or back or both? 12" springs are going to be way to big unless you are building a monster ranger and are using rockwells and some 44s atleast... and that dana 44 from a wag aint goin to hold up to huge tires

 

[QuakerShaker4242]

12" for the front or back or both? 12" springs are going to be way to big unless you are building a monster ranger and are using rockwells and some 44s atleast... and that dana 44 from a wag aint goin to hold up to huge tires

haha. yea it is big. im going to be riding on 39.5s. and i brobably wont take it off of the street. unless to do some trails