The 78-79 Ford front axles stay away from unless you are planning on using the Ford radius arms. The 70-76 axles are the same width without the outer cast sections. 65 wide has seemed to work well for most folks. However if you go with Chevy flat top knuckles it makes the front axle more like 66 wide.

If you are planning on using the Calmini kit. A High pinion axle will not work with it. The cross member that runs under the bell housing is totally in the way. This could be modified at the cost of losing the ability to use their sway bar. It would not be an easy mod either. This kit is designed around the waggy axle. So there are a few more things to be dealt with too. Just use the waggy axle with this setup. It works awesome.

When we sased ChefTyler's rig, he already had 4.90's and an ARB in the rear. So we made an axle to match width of the 233b. The way we found out best was to take a high pinion D44 out of a 70-77 Ford F100/150 and cut the long side down almost 2 inches. This made his long side shaft the same length as a Waggy long side (no need for a custom length shaft). Now the axle just over 63 inches wide, which matches up with the width of an X. We also used the Chevy outer knuckle/hub assembly in order to make this 5 lug Ford axle into 6 lug. It works sweet!

Cyclemut used the Ford 9 and HP D44 combination. We had to ditch his 78-79 housing because of the casting outers sections and go with the early 70's Ford 44. With his leaf setup he wanted high steer. So with a little research he found a way to use the Chevy outer "flat top" knuckles with the Ford hub assembly. This way his front bolt pattern matched the 5x5.5 pattern of the rear Ford 9. This setup worked sweet! The only drawback is finding someone with an extra spare wheel with the 5x5.5 bolt pattern when you are wheeling with Nissan's. He will manage just fine.

If you have any questions go to roninwheelers.com. We are always willing to help folks out. Most of us have had the joy of pulling the IFS out of our rigs. Tyler pulling his!