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I have a 95 bronco that I may be doing a solid dana 60 front axle swap on In the future. so if I do the dana 60 I want a equal size rear axle and im was told that the Sterling 10.25 is a direct bolt in springs and all.. so im wonderng is this true or is there soe modification required

 

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yo  Ants,

Here is some info until someone else chimes in;

Installation in a 92
Source: by Zach K (BurnedB, BurnedBronco, Badassbronco) at http://www.supermotors.net/clubs/superford/vehicles/registry/1549/8962

Zach includes this price list

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Posted on: 6/29/03

pics & info in a 94
Source: by RNUOVR at http://www.supermotors.net/registry/11013/50991

most significant comment & pic;

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"...Cut the rivots to move the rear axle back 2.25 inches. Driveline fits the 10.25 with no modifications..."

pics & info from a 93 F350 in a 95
Source: by wmcelwee

'95 bronco Dana 60 SAS and 10.25 Sterling Swap.
Been working on this for a while now, almost done, currently waiting on High Steer Crossover kit from SKY, and some extended Brake Lines.

So far,Here's what we got:

'95 Bronco, came to me with a 3" body lift.

10.25 Sterling from a '93 F350
SKY Rear Shackle Flip Kit.
Heavy Duty Diff cover from GLO
Rear Driveshaft shortened by Cosimo at Clutch & Driveshaft here in Shreveport.
Have the beginnings of rear disc conversion, but haven' gotten around to it.

Dana 60 Kingpin from a different '93 F350, came to me complete with Springs and steering.
Reverse Shackle Kit from SKY, 5" lift version.
Home made rear shackle hangers for front springs.
Front Driveshaft will be receiving a double cardan treatment and length will be adjusted accordingly, also by Clutch & Driveshaft.

37x13.50 **** Cepek Mud Country's on 18x10 Mickey Thompson Classic II's with simulated beadlocks. Didn't go with the sim'd beadlocks for looks, went with them so that when I smack the rims on something, hopefully I will only have to replace the fake beadlock, not the whole rim.

Many, Many more things to come. For now here are some pics:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/al...&id=1240247305
'95 bronco Dana 60 SAS and 10.25 Sterling Swap.
Been working on this for a while now, almost done, currently waiting on High Steer Crossover kit from SKY, and some extended Brake Lines.

So far,Here's what we got:

'95 Bronco, came to me with a 3" body lift.

10.25 Sterling from a '93 F350
SKY Rear Shackle Flip Kit.
Heavy Duty Diff cover from GLO
Rear Driveshaft shortened by Cosimo at Clutch & Driveshaft here in Shreveport.
Have the beginnings of rear disc conversion, but haven' gotten around to it.

Dana 60 Kingpin from a different '93 F350, came to me complete with Springs and steering.
Reverse Shackle Kit from SKY, 5" lift version.
Home made rear shackle hangers for front springs.
Front Driveshaft will be receiving a double cardan treatment and length will be adjusted accordingly, also by Clutch & Driveshaft.

37x13.50 **** Cepek Mud Country's on 18x10 Mickey Thompson Classic II's with simulated beadlocks. Didn't go with the sim'd beadlocks for looks, went with them so that when I smack the rims on something, hopefully I will only have to replace the fake beadlock, not the whole rim.
For now here are some pics:
 http://s75.photobucket.com/user/wmcelwee2/library/?sort=6&http://s75.photobucket.com/user/wmcelwee2/library/?
 
Took the rear suspension apart and did a home made add a leaf. A buddy of mine owns an off road shop here in town and gave me a pair of leafs off a '08 or so f350, I had to drill a new tie bolt hole in each, and shorten them by about 1" each end. Installed them between the top leaf and the rest of the pack. Gave me right at 1 3/4" additional lift for the rear. So now the rear is only 1/16th of an inch lower than the front, which is fine with me.
Put on the high steer arm from SKY today, but my drag link is about 3" too long, gonna have to get that shortened and I imagine have the threads extended inside.......

Shocks should be here tomorrow, one day at a time..."
 
 
"...Ford built our Broncos & other 4x4 trucks & vans with a numerically lower front gear ratio in the front Dana 44 than the rear so that off-road steering is enhanced. A Bronco built with 3.55 rear ratio would have a 3.54 ration in the front Dana 44; or; 3.08 in the 8.8 & 3.07 in the Dana 44; or 4.11 in the 8.8 & 4.10 in the Dana 44, etc..."; Following was in my MS WORD Notes and the source, Randy's Ring & Pinion has removed it from their current web site; The gear ratio in the front of a four wheel drive has to be different from the front so the front wheels will pull more. There have been many different ratio combinations used in four-wheel drive vehicles, but not so that the front will pull more. Gear manufactures use different ratios for many different reasons. Some of those reasons are: strength, gear life, noise (or lack of it), geometric constraints, or simply because of the tooling they have available. I have seen Ford use a 3.50 ratio in the rear with a 3.54 in the front, or a 4.11 in the rear with a 4.09 in the front. As long as the front and rear ratios are within 1%, the vehicle works just fine on the road, and can even be as different as 2% for off-road use with no side effects. point difference in ratio is equal to 1%. To find the percentage difference in ratios it is necessary to divide, not subtract. In order to find the difference, divide one ratio by the other and look at the numbers to the right of the decimal point to see how far they vary from 1.00. For example: 3.54 ÷ 3.50 = 1.01, or 1%, not 4% different. And likewise 4.11 ÷ 4.09 = 1.005, or only a 1/2% difference. These differences are about the same as a 1/3" variation in front to rear tire height, which probably happens more often than we realize. A difference in the ratio will damage the transfer case. Any extreme difference in front and rear ratios or front and rear tire height will put undue force on the drive train. However, any difference will put strain on all parts of the drivetrain. The forces generated from the difference have to travel through the axle assemblies and the driveshafts to get to the transfer case. These excessive forces can just as easily break a front u-joint or rear spider gear as well as parts in the transfer case.
Source: by miesk5 at Ford Bronco Zone Forums
 
 
rear hangers for the front leafs As you can see I ended up fabricating some. With a little trial and error it wasn't too difficult.
 
   
 

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