what harm would it do to do a ifs swap? is the dana 50 (ford ifs) beefy? or is this a pointless thought? my brain is going 100 miles an hour with ideas for my hb!

86.5 hardbody ext cab
3 in lift, 31in tires
newer motor (89)
4wd coming to a mud pit near you !

If the Ford cross member fits in the Nissan frame, you'd be OK. My concern is that the Nissan frame might be a bit narrow.

The D50 IFS's used leaf springs, not coils. I suspect they're easily converted though.

The Ford IFS can be tuned for huge travel and a Nissan drivetrain ain't gonna break it. Steering could be a mess. You'll at the very least need Ford steering and a custom draglink. And the suspension mount crossmember has to be welded into the frame exacltly true for the truck to track well and come close to an alignment.

It'd be cool. I'd like to see it!


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well the reason i ask is my buddy has a donor truck a 90 f 150 fwd with a 302, full complete frame and all, he took the body off and put it on his 79 ford f-100/200 with a 429 in it, its his stock class pulling truck, any way i can poach whatever i want, plus he is puttin a dana 60 on the front of his 79 i dunno, cabin feaver is driving me nuts and its only dec 19th d'oh

86.5 hardbody ext cab
3 in lift, 31in tires
newer motor (89)
4wd coming to a mud pit near you !

he also has welder and liquid wrench (torch)
so i can hack and weld whatever i need to ...

86.5 hardbody ext cab
3 in lift, 31in tires
newer motor (89)
4wd coming to a mud pit near you !

Wait...you're gonna get rid of your IFS for...IFS??? Am I not seeing things clearly?

Well, anything's gotta be better than Nissan IFS...

Mr. Will "is ready to go"

|1992 SE-V6 4x4, 2001 LE 3.5|
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i only have a four banger, not that it matters, but if i went solid axle (dana 60)i would HAVE to go v8 just because....the devil would make me
i just want beefier ifs, no one makes nissan bullet-proof ifs kits sooooo i am stuck kiking the dirt looking for ideas.....

86.5 hardbody ext cab
3 in lift, 31in tires
newer motor (89)
4wd coming to a mud pit near you !

another plus free donor parts (or damn near free) he paid like 800 for the f-150 non running

86.5 hardbody ext cab
3 in lift, 31in tires
newer motor (89)
4wd coming to a mud pit near you !

Very true.

If you run lots of muddy trails with no rocks, IFS isn't so bad. Mor GC up front than solid(with same size tires)

Mr. Will "is ready to go"

|1992 SE-V6 4x4, 2001 LE 3.5|
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i dunno i just think my stock ifs is pointless to upgrade....we will see what the evil doctor has in store....muahahahaha

86.5 hardbody ext cab
3 in lift, 31in tires
newer motor (89)
4wd coming to a mud pit near you !

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Originally posted by bluefsr:
ii just want beefier ifs, no one makes nissan bullet-proof ifs kits sooooo i am stuck kiking the dirt looking for ideas.....

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SLR makes a racing IFS setup for about 850 bucks I believe. Quite durable, and Andy has it on his 2000 frontier. And he drives to the limit, and this thing (slr ifs) is still holding up. Only flaw to date I believe was a bronze bushing of some sort, but was replaced with something stronger. (andy, help me on this one)



that little voice in your head saying "YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO!!!!!!!!"

The F150 would have the D44 IFS. The F250's had the D50.


1998 Frontier 4x4 seriously built
2002 Xterra 4x4 still stock
Please help STOP urban sprawl!