HOW TO: CONVERTING A CLASSIC OBS/BRICKNOSE FORD TO 4X4! EASY!
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- Опубліковано 31 гру 2021
- In this episode we go through some of the processes it takes to completely swap your 2WD classic Ford into a complete bolt on 4X4 truck! Most of the steps are shown here! I hope everyone enjoys this video, and if you are thinking about trying this... DO IT. This is a challenging but overall simple process to convert your Bricknose/OBS to 4x4!!!
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Timken LM603049 Inner Wheel Bearings (One Piece Seal)
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Lucas 80w90 Hypoid Gear Oil GL5 (10043)
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Rough Country Stainless Braided brake hose
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38 in. Front Driveshaft 88-96 (For 5 speed transmissions ZF5 M5R2/M5OD)
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The manual hub 4x4 is awesome. Nice truck.
Glad to see Cadillac Jack made it back. Always excited to see Jack!
Nicely work! As one who has done a couple of these conversions I can testify as to how straightforward the process is. With each of mine I also changed the spring towers and converted to quad shocks. Early on in your video I knew you would discover the fact that the 2WD & 4WD radius arms were not the same. Others may find it helpful to know the 2WD radius arms from F250 & F350 trucks will work for F150 4WD applications.
Awesome info thank you!!!
What about 2wd f350 radius arms for a f350 4wd conversion?
My ‘89 F250 HD is equipped with a 300 and ZF transmission.
Yep correct I do not believe this combo was offered in the F-150 only F-250.
nice. however, at 41:00 -ish, I see a Ford Power Steering Pump. That can be swapped to a Saginaw unit from the econoline vans (with bracket as well)! Had huge problems trying to get my '78 f150 quiet and found these Saginaws on the van and **bam** nice.
edit: oh and I grabbed the Serpentine belt and 3g alternator and bracket ... and '96 4.9l efi manifolds and efi and ... lol,
Excellent content sir!
So this doesn’t look as hard as many people make it out to be, just pricey (depending on your method of obtaining parts) and time consuming. All in all sick truck man
Nice Zf5 swap. Did the same with my 89 f150 with a 302. Had to move the crossmember back 3" and had to customize the driveshafts to fit
It should work with any crossmember that was 4x4 for the M5R2 and the ZF5. The AOD and the T18 are incompatible. However I had a friend cut and weld more steel on so it would work properly! Other than that it was all bolt on with no issues.
@@flatheadlarry7977 you do nice work Larry! Love your bricknose. What year is it? 89?
@@jtuminello7z It is a 1989!
@@flatheadlarry7977 super nice truck man. You're very talented my friend.
Great video. Lots of good information, professionally done. Cadillac Jack makes another appearance!...
Awesome stuff Larry!
LOVE THAT TRUCK, GOOD JOB!
I have a 1988 inline 6 that is two wheel drive so this video is very helpful .!
Amazing job young man! 💪🇺🇸🏁
Bet your dad is very proud of you 👍
That's a great looking truck my friend! Digg it! Thanks for the content! Very helpful 👌🏼
Glad you like it!
Good job! I have a ‘92 Flare side and did much the same excepting I stuck with the AOD, but went to a manual shifting t-case and swapped a tired and unhappy 302 with a warmed up 351. You covered the basics well. While details are missing you hit the important pats well enough with the time-lapse sequences.
Nice looking truck….should serve you well for many years!
this awesome. I am actually doing the same thing in a couple days. I'll be putting a zf5 and a front and rear diff off a 1991 f250 on to a 1992 f150.
making a search and rescue unit. but I trying to figure out how to put the leaf springs on the front of the f150 from the f250. hope to get it going fast.
thank you for the video sir.
actually its very common to have the ZF5 with a 300, I've had several and currently own one. you've done a great Job!
Excellent information, in my case I have that front axle. It is a 1993 F150 xlt and I would like to service the brakes and differential.👌
Subscribed!
Crazy how little compression those springs were under while the truck was in the air. Makes me feel much safer picking parts off them(my 84 has some bent suspension parts)
Well done.
Thank you!!!
Ford built those bricknose F-series pickups & Broncos from 1987 through 1991. The pickups are the eighth generation F-series & the Broncos are the fourth generation Broncos. I still see a lot of the pickups out on the roads today, but the Broncos on the other hand, I don't see many around anymore like I use to back in those days.
I have a 1978 F-150 2-whd drv . 302 3 on the tree I want to swap to a 5 speed. You make large jobs look doable
thx. What would be the best 5 speed swap ? Mustang or F150 5 speed . great video watch it twice.
What was done with the engine?
The Front Axle match the rear.
Differential
Driveshaft front connect with the transfer case of the transmission?
I will need a list to have it added on eBay to purchase. Will need a guide. For convenience ill use the video for details. Nice work! And thank you.
With going through all the work to put the zf5 in there and converting to 4x4 I would’ve went with the solid axle Dana 44 or sky’s off road makes a kit to use super duty axles.
Cool truck I got videos on my channel about one! Just subscribed bro
For a half ton I definitely prefer the Mazda transmission. Better gearing for cruising and shifts a bit nicer.
Did you any problems with your inertia switch failing and locking the transmission in park or having the ignition switch under the dash fail or having to replace the whole steering column. I have all the problems with my 96 F-150 XLT
Have you had any issues now running leaf’s in the front like factory 4x4 ?
Ok I have 96 F150 with a automatic E4Od transmission and a 302. What do I have to to swap over to do the 4x4 conversion?
Is there a sway bar on these @Flathead Larry
I have a 77 Ranger XLT and im thinking of a 4x4 swap I have a 351m and a c6
Is the ZF5 a manual transmission?
My 88 F150, 300-6, 4x4, manual trans and transfer case. But flange style ( tophat) hubs, right side will not grab. Any solutions ? Also what benefits does the upgraded trans and transfer case do for performance and fuel cost ? GREAT INFO AND VIDEOS ! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK !! Thanks, USN Vet.
If it isn't grabbing it could be an issue with either the hub, the U joint, or something in the carrier that came apart. I only upgraded for the increased HP if anything younwould lose fuel converting to 4X4 due to adding much more weight to the vehicle! Thanks for the kind words!
@@flatheadlarry7977 What are the benefits of the ZF trans ? Is it a 6 speed ? My 88 F150, 300-6, 4X4, manual trans and transfer case with 31 inch tires. 3:55 gears. It cant do highway traveling, any options ? THANKS !! KEEP THOSE VIDEOS COMING !!! THANKS !! USN VET !
Legend has it that zip tie is still under there.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 it was there for quite some time after the install
When doing the zf conversion, make sure you use the clutch and slave cylinder that matches the year of clutch master cylinder you are using. Brick nose master cylinders have a .81something or other bore , and the aeronose master cylinders have a .76ishortheother bore and won’t move enough fluid to operate the older slave cylinder/throw out bearing. And they mount to the firewall completely different. So it’s not as easy as just swapping the master cylinders. At least not without some major mods
I completely made my own line and used a Wilwood brake master cylinder I could build you a kit for $325 and I also used a 92 Slave cylinder. Worked perfect!
I love that thank you what is your website
Looks great! Hey did you also connect into the dash for the 4x4 indicator light to come on? Was there a wire or anything that needed to be added to the dash?
I did not, you need to add the wire down to the factory harness below the steering column and then hook up those wires to the t case
@@flatheadlarry7977 perfect thank you!
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AMAZING TRUCK.. I HAVE MY 89 READY FOR THIS TYPE OF WORK YOU SAID YOU ARE USING A DANA 44 FOR THE FRONT AXLE .. CAN YOU GIVE ME MORE DETAIL ON THAT..?
Any dana 44 from 1980-1996 F150. Try to find an axle with the same gear ratio as your rear axle, save yourself a bit more work.
Did you reuse the two wheel drive front springs or did you put different ones
in there?🤔👍❤😎🙂
Bought new 4x4 springs
I have a 1988, wondering if i can just swap the 5 speed transmission on. Or if i need to upgrade all the drive system with it ?
Thanks
Nice truck.
You can swap over the 5 speed ZF or M5R2 as long as you have the small block and 4x4 crossmemmber cause it gets in the way of the driveshaft
Pretty sure I've seen this truck on the 8th and 9th gen f150 facebook group? Anyway I have an 89 5.0 AOD would I be able to just take off the drive shaft and slap a transfer case on the AOD? Thanks, good video.
I'm sure this is the truck!
no, you need a different tailshaft
I have a 96 F250 4x4 with 5 speed behind a 460. The truck is rotted out , but the running gear is perfect. Id like to run a small block in another truck. Or transfer the transmission to the small block. Is there an adapter plate in front of the transmission??? It seems you said that the heavy 5 speeds would fit the small block pattern. Also have 2, 6.9 IDI automatic trucks. What would need to be done to fit the 460 , 5 speed to them? I know I'll need the flywheel of course. Both of my C6 autos are toasted. If none of this rambling made sense, I'm asking how do you put a bigblock. Transmission behind a small block Windsor bolt pattern engine???
you'd have to make or find a bellhouse adaptor to buy and use.
Would it have been easier to pull the bed to put the transmission in? Also were your cross members bolted on? I was looking at pulling mine to do my oil pan gasket and it looked like they were rivets.
It would still be just as hard with the fuel tank in the way, and the crossmember under the engine is riveted. You need to undo the motor mounts and jack the engine up. Remove the EGR if you have that too.
@@flatheadlarry7977 right on man, thanks
where did you get that front bumper? that would look great on my 1988 f250 custom super cab long bed
Logans Custom Bumpers Indiana PA
@@flatheadlarry7977 cool thanks. Gonna have to see if they ship to Texas
Did you regear that front axle to match the rear?
Sure did!
cool thumbnail
Hell yeah!!! You did a great job 🤙🏼
@@flatheadlarry7977 all in a days work ;)
What head lights are you using? Will they fit a 89 f250 custom?
87-91 is interchangeable. 92-97 is interchangeable in those years. It's not rocket science.
Are the steering knuckles the same between 2wd and 4wd?
No, they're not the same
How difficult would this be on a 1970 f100? I would like to do a similar swap
I believe you would need a 4x4 frame. Unless you're pretty handy with welding
Hello, very good video. I have a 95 f150 and I would like to do the same job. How much is the total cost? What money would I get a job like that?
If you swap everything directly from a junkyard no rebuild probably $2000 to rebuild everything and it be all new triple that almost
@@flatheadlarry7977 tks hug 👍🏼👍🏼
I want to make my 2wd into 4x4 but I’m not sure how to start. It’s a 95 4.9L. Is that even possible? Any advice?
Follow this video it would bolt up thr same way.
My other question is; did you make a hole to put the H and L gear knob? Or do you just lock the hubs and it work?
@@alexaguilar3758 that is already there you just need to heat up the metal plate with a little propane torch and it will get warm and the glue will lift, you need all the linkage for the Shifter too.
@@alexaguilar3758 You don't just lock hubs and have 4 wheel drive with having the transfer case shifter. Unless you lock the transfer case in under the truck, then you will always have the transfer case in 4x4 and that's douchey
I live within my means. I am mechanically inclined but lack experience. I am attached to my 1989 f250 2 wheel drive as it is from Nevada and has absolute no rust. It needs paint job and rear main seal but has 351 Windsor efe engine. it needs lots of cosmetic work but I know engine is solid as is everything else. Yeah it sways like a boat on grooved roads maybe shocks and sway bar bushings. I need guidance to let it go or to convert it to 4x4 since I now live in south Dakota. does it make sense to convert it, or being economically responsible is this a road to avoid going down? I have found what I want it to be and see listings for over 20,000. I am not able to buy that finished truck, but willing to spend money over time. Please anyone advise me to help me know it this dream is not realistic. I hear many people saying divorced transfer case and such, I just want to realize if my dream is financially responsible withing my working means. Thank you. Mashed the like button right after the subscribe button.
The f250 is a lot more involved than the f150. Your truck has coil springs, the 4x4 uses leaf springs. You would need spring hangers, leaf springs, track bar, driveshaft, Transfer case, linkages, shifter, the front axle gears need to match rear axle gears. And you will need the axle. Honestly, if you have mechanical skill, it's a pretty easy conversion, just have to be mechanically inclined. I would recommend that you call Skys Off road or Google them. They have the frame boxes that are required for you to attach front spring hangers. Not expensive, I believe 250ish. You can find an F350 solid axle or find the dana 50 twin traction beam from any f250 from 80-97.
Got the same headlights... But red... Omg that ruins ur truck...
Easy??