prerunner
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I've had this weird idea lately about taking a Scout II Dana 44 steer axle (yeah, I know. Right hand pumpkin...) mounting it upside down and backwards to make a leaf sprung SAS. Break the welds to the spindles, flip the spindles and index camber before rewelding. Change the ring and pinion to reverse rotation. Weld the vent closed, redrill on the new top. Just backyard rocket science.
The Scout II axle is 58 1/2" wms to wms and are still cheap while early Bronco axles are rare. Scout axles have disc brakes and are a 5 on 5 1/2" bolt pattern. The only downside I can see is the Dana 30 outers. The pumpkin would be further left than a Ford Dana 44.
Can I flip an axle and turn it into a reverse rotation from standard?
The Scout II axle is 58 1/2" wms to wms and are still cheap while early Bronco axles are rare. Scout axles have disc brakes and are a 5 on 5 1/2" bolt pattern. The only downside I can see is the Dana 30 outers. The pumpkin would be further left than a Ford Dana 44.
Can I flip an axle and turn it into a reverse rotation from standard?
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