Has any one did a 4 wheel conversion on a 3rd gen ram yet? I know how to do it but I want leafs on the front. Hate to say it but will Ford leafs work?

 

you are wanting to do a 2wd to SFA 4wd conversion? Its been done, but a ton of work. A ton. I havent seen it done with leaves though. Why do you want that? Why not coils like a 2500

You will need another vehicle while this one is down and thousands to do it (not to mention tons of time and you must fab and weld).

 

For now i would just do the suspension work. Then savin more money up gettin the drive train and electrical. Coils would be okay but less fab for leafs. No different than doin a sas on a chevy or yota.Done both. I havent seen one with a leaf setup so im curious. And maybe a airbag setup in the rear?

 

Dont mind the fab work and since I have a note on it I cant trade it in for a 4 wheel drive yet. Plan on keepin it for awhile. Just wonderin if the ford leaf pack would work?

 

i didnt even think it was possible to change a 2wd to a 4wd... it would cost more to convert it instead of already buying a truck with it so why bother?

 

There is someone that just did it on this forum, he used leaf springs like you want to.

It doesn't mention but it was a 2wd before.

https://dodgeforum.com/forum/3rd-gen...ttle-goat.html

 

i forgot about that!

 

im not 100% how someone would get into that thing theyd have to be part monkey or something

 

I think I could do it. But it wouldn't be a DD. My wife would be pissed if I brought that monster home.

 

You have a note on it, yet you want to completely remove the original drivetrain? Hmmmm. My though is if you have enough money to perform this conversion, you probably have enough money to lower the "note" enough to trade it in on a 4x4.

To answer your question, yes, of course ford leaf springs would "work". So would older chevy or dodge springs too. You might want to do some spring rate homework to get a decent ride.