What axle for straight axle swap on 85 bronco II

[roughranger]

what rear end do you use to put a straight axle under the front of my bronco II. the pumpkin on the drivers side has me stumped on choices of rear ends. thanks

 

[dusto2]

well first off you dont use the rear axle, second try the search function, it is your friend, and third try a front axle from a wrangler of some sort would be the closes wideth and still same bolt pattern

 

[roughranger]

I dont care if the pattern is the same or not! It will never see the road, therefore width doesnt matter either. I would also like to have leafs, I think it will work soooo much easier. thanks for your reply

 

[dusto2]

if thats the cause look at almost any ford, dodge, jeep with leaves, and it should be a driver side drop and go from there, lots of guys here have done leaves, look in the extreme 4x4 section

 

[roughranger]

I have several 4x4 dodges and they are all passneger side input. and if memeory serves me right older fords with leafs were on the passenger side also. The 81 CJ7 i have also have passenger input

 

[F150hybred]

A Dana44 from an early bronco will be a drivers side drop. It's probably the easiest swap out there if you are gonna stick to the radius arms and coil spring.

 

[roughranger]

i wouldnt mind staying with the set up i have. but i have 302 in my bronco and am tearing hubs and u joints left and right. Is there some place on the web to find the axles i need? thanks

 

[4x4junkie]

Could swap in a D35 from an Explorer... Not a straight axle but with a locking hub swap it's just as strong, and bolts in.

If you want wider, then go with the D44 and 8.8" or 9" from a F-150. Keeping the radius arm/coil suspension will be easier than switching to leafs.

All Fords are driverside diff.

Dodge '94 & up is driverside.