CarBizIndio

How old of a truck can I use for a mostly bolt on conversion? Also are any 1500 4x4 parts interchangeable on my 2500 ?

notpowerSTROKIN

Honestly, you would be absoultley CRAZY to attempt this. Sell the truck and buy a 4x4. Done. It will be a hillbilly deluxe special. Sell the truck, pull the fass out of it and thats it.

Valv

It's been done may times but don't use any 1500 parts on a 3/4 to please.

If you are going to keep truck forever it's no problem, but if you plan to sell you will lose a lot of money trying to explain why your VIN says 2wd but truck is a 4wd, also you might want to have it inspected at a reputable DOT shop and ask your insurance agent if they will cover an accident once truck it's been modified.
You don't want to find out when it's too late

CarBizIndio

Will a 4x4 gas 2500 have interchangeable parts? If so how old of a truck will it interchange with? 1998?

It will cost an extra 5000 on top of what I can sell my truck for to buy a comparable 4x4 model not to mention taxes I would have to pay and other costs. I have a good resource in finding wrecked vehicles and good parts if I know what to look for.

John DiMartino

find a rolled/wrecked 4x4 2500,but it has to be 8800GVWR ,even a cheaper gas 2500,swap your body onto it,eng.trans into it,and use your rear axle if its the same ratio,its stronger than the gassers.do not buy a 7500 GVWR 2500! it has the 3850 lb GAWR D44 front axle,its to weak for a cummins truck,its overloaded under a cummins before you even get in,or add a winch/plow. If you want it to be as a factory 4x4 would,you can only go back to 2000,since the frotn axles on 99 -94 are different,you'd need a 2000 or newer.mid 01 they went to non CAD axles.

CarBizIndio

Looking at a 2000 3/4 and 1ton 4x4 gas truck are there any differences in the transmission-transfer case-front axle?

CarBizIndio

I found a 2001 2500 gas 4x4 8800gvwr for $4000. That should have every thing I need for a easy change over?

patdaly

Still will need at the minimum either a diesel specific trans or output shaft, OD unit, input gear to the transfer case, more than likely front, rear, or both driveshafts.

I don't know if the 8800 GVW Gasser trucks had a Dana 70 in the rear either.

John DiMartino

8800 gas has a dana #60.It will be fine unless adding big tires and big hp together.Although Id swap in the #70 out of his current truck if the ratios match.

heykw

Could I install a 2001 four-wheel-drive front axle on a 99 2x4 frame. Will the spring cups be in the same location on the frame?

totalloser

Man if I were to consider a conversion, I wouldn't even *consider* the stock garbage frontend. Sloppy, weak wandering junk from one end to the other.

Get a Ford configuration non-unit bearing dana 60, kingpin if you can find one and swing it with leaf springs. Feeling fancy? put a panhard bar in too.

I could make a looooong list of junky parts and design flaws that would be eliminated.