Dreadnought Durango One Ton Swap EP-1: Ford 10.5, Custom 3 Link and Baja Pros
Channel: Aired Down
Date: 2021-03-22

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It's finally time to get this one ton swap started on the dreadnought Durango! I've been looking forward to this day for a long time. The one ton Ford 10.5 and 43" Baja Pro XSs look amazing under the rig. The custom 3 link brackets are looking good on the frame. This is my dream swap, and I'm so ready to wheel with these Superduty one ton axles.

Chapters
0:00 Intro and Overview
0:56 Part 1: Teardown Begins
8:43 Stock Rear Axle Comes Out
12:05 Ford 10.5 Axle Goes Under Durango
16:58 Part 2: Custom 3 Link Fabrication Starts
23:53 Lower Link Tacked to Frame
25:05 Aluminum Links Go In
26:24 Use Antiseize on Your Rod Ends
28:34 Upper Link Gets Cut Out
32:16 Outro for Episode 1

Catch Episode 2 Here:
https://youtu.be/9Vj-95CDvYc

For those of you joining for the first time, the Dreadnought Durango is a 2002 Dodge Durango with a 5.9L V8 Magnum. I'm swapping 2004 Superduty one ton axles under it to turn it into a family crawler. I have a wife and 3 girls I'd love to take to the Rubicon Trail and Fordyce creek, so I need a big, capable rig that makes the journey easy and fun. Plus how cool is it when your Dad owns a monster truck?

This is Episode 1 of many on this subject. Please subscribe and follow along as I build an amazing rock crawler out of something that isn't a Jeep or Toyota.

In this episode, I deliver the Dreadnought to my shop space in Sparks, NV. I put the Dreadnought on the lift and tear the rear axle and exhaust out of the rig. Then I begin cutting and fabricating my custom  link mounts for a 3 link of my own design. One ton swap here we come!

I realize after making this film that I didn't cover the design of the custom lower frame mounts at all. I will go over them in greater detail in an upcoming episode.