My plan of action was simple. Slap a cheap solid axle under the front end, lower the transfer-case ratio, and use some suspension which could be conceived as the ultimate bare-minimum package that ...

Project purgatory, that seemingly inescapable place your 4x4 build ends up in when your ambitions outweigh your available time and/or funds. If you've been messing around with 4x4s long enough, you've ...

First appearing in 1977, the 8.8 Ford rear axle is found in almost all Ford V-8 cars from '86 on, and in V-6-powered Rangers and Explorers. There are 24 different Fords that offered the 8.8 rear axle.