sas or buy one that has a solid axle?
#1
Registered User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: ohio
Posts: 10
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
sas or buy one that has a solid axle?
i live in ohio so unless i drive 6-8 hours there are no rock trails for me. just some sticky mud. so my need are big nobby tires and lots of wheel speed. i want to do a sas, but is it really worth it just to play in the mud? my other question is. i have limited mechanical experience so would i be better off buying an older yota with a solid axle or doing the swap on my 86pu with the 22r?
#2
Contributing Member
Do the SAS.
It will take you almost as much work to make a SA truck work with the big knobby tires as to do the SAS. You have to redo the steering, and beef up a ton of stuff.
It will take you almost as much work to make a SA truck work with the big knobby tires as to do the SAS. You have to redo the steering, and beef up a ton of stuff.
#5
Registered User
for your needs, you don't need one. you WILL know when a SAS is necessary, if you're just thinking about maybe doing it, you don't need one.
#6
Registered User
Mud =
Ide say if you want the solid axle to do the SAS because its true if you want a great suspension even on the older trucks youll want to beef up alot and it would be about just as much work.
Also the wheel power you speek of is non existant in the 22re. yes its pretty comperable to the 3.0 but i mean either motor will hold you back if what your looking for is power while in mud. Upside is its light
I dont really know what ide do in your situation. do you want to play in the rocks at some point? do you only want mud?
Ide say if you want the solid axle to do the SAS because its true if you want a great suspension even on the older trucks youll want to beef up alot and it would be about just as much work.
Also the wheel power you speek of is non existant in the 22re. yes its pretty comperable to the 3.0 but i mean either motor will hold you back if what your looking for is power while in mud. Upside is its light
I dont really know what ide do in your situation. do you want to play in the rocks at some point? do you only want mud?
Trending Topics
#8
Contributing Member
Depends bigarms23 - it sounds like he's not very experienced, and it's likely someone else would do it better than he could.
Whereabouts in OH? I used to live near Steubenville on the eastern edge of the state, then in Lorain ... IFS with front/rear lockers and good mud tires (33x10.50 Boggers would be ideal) will handle most anything I had seen around there ...
Stock SFA is no stronger than IFS. As mentioned above, by the time you make the stock SFA work as well as it can, you may as well SAS your existing truck, as the spring locations will have to be moved and the steering redone.
Whereabouts in OH? I used to live near Steubenville on the eastern edge of the state, then in Lorain ... IFS with front/rear lockers and good mud tires (33x10.50 Boggers would be ideal) will handle most anything I had seen around there ...
Stock SFA is no stronger than IFS. As mentioned above, by the time you make the stock SFA work as well as it can, you may as well SAS your existing truck, as the spring locations will have to be moved and the steering redone.
Last edited by tc; 01-18-2008 at 12:12 PM.
#9
Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Bend, OR.
Posts: 652
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Yea there isnt a lot of point in a costly and lengthy SAS if your just using it for a mud rig. Put your money in some lockers instead and rock the IFS. Its breakable but you can slam some huge ass tires without upgrading too much as long as the working angles stay pretty close.
#10
Registered User
If you don't have the experience to do an SAS, you may not have the experience to be able to identify a well done SAS compared to one that's barely hanging on there.
A well done SAS with over 4" of lift means cutting and rotating axles - it's a huge pain. You've got to balance the rotating of the axles with correct alignment of the axle so it will self-center and not death wobble. I'll bet that neither is considered on most backyard SAS projects. The cost of having an SAS done I'm sure would be $1000-$2000 just in labor, if done right.
I see no huge advantage of SAS in mud until you need the lift.. I'd see a need for SAS in mud if you're running high HP and you're breaking things up front.
That being said, a well done SAS isn't worth the sum of it's parts on resale.. If you can identify a good one, you can get a great deal.
A well done SAS with over 4" of lift means cutting and rotating axles - it's a huge pain. You've got to balance the rotating of the axles with correct alignment of the axle so it will self-center and not death wobble. I'll bet that neither is considered on most backyard SAS projects. The cost of having an SAS done I'm sure would be $1000-$2000 just in labor, if done right.
I see no huge advantage of SAS in mud until you need the lift.. I'd see a need for SAS in mud if you're running high HP and you're breaking things up front.
That being said, a well done SAS isn't worth the sum of it's parts on resale.. If you can identify a good one, you can get a great deal.
#11
Contributing Member
If you don't have the experience to do an SAS, you may not have the experience to be able to identify a well done SAS compared to one that's barely hanging on there.
A well done SAS with over 4" of lift means cutting and rotating axles - it's a huge pain. You've got to balance the rotating of the axles with correct alignment of the axle so it will self-center and not death wobble. I'll bet that neither is considered on most backyard SAS projects. The cost of having an SAS done I'm sure would be $1000-$2000 just in labor, if done right.
I see no huge advantage of SAS in mud until you need the lift.. I'd see a need for SAS in mud if you're running high HP and you're breaking things up front.
That being said, a well done SAS isn't worth the sum of it's parts on resale.. If you can identify a good one, you can get a great deal.
A well done SAS with over 4" of lift means cutting and rotating axles - it's a huge pain. You've got to balance the rotating of the axles with correct alignment of the axle so it will self-center and not death wobble. I'll bet that neither is considered on most backyard SAS projects. The cost of having an SAS done I'm sure would be $1000-$2000 just in labor, if done right.
I see no huge advantage of SAS in mud until you need the lift.. I'd see a need for SAS in mud if you're running high HP and you're breaking things up front.
That being said, a well done SAS isn't worth the sum of it's parts on resale.. If you can identify a good one, you can get a great deal.
#12
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: milwaukee, WI baby muddin in the streets!!
Posts: 2,801
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
ok heres my idea f@$& it dont do ok here you got lets say $2000 bucks for this sas or a newer ride ok well done looks nice handles like crap or spend maybe $200 on a 2 or even 3in bl and throw some 33 or even 35s on her and still have money left over for what ever else you may want that should get the job done and still have the (low speed) drivablity that she had when it was got new you see what im saying bl sl or sas depends on what your doing if your doing the sas then twin stick it or triple stick it and ONLY do rocks or do a 4in ifs lift and throw some 35's on her and have fun all around or do the cheap way or a 3in bl and throw 35;s at her and drive like no ones looking lol
but like i said just an idea.....
sas-- solid front axel
bl----body lift
sl----suspension lift ( i so hope i spelled that right)
but like i said just an idea.....
sas-- solid front axel
bl----body lift
sl----suspension lift ( i so hope i spelled that right)
#13
Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Meadow Vista, CA
Posts: 294
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
my truck dosent do any better in the mud now that it has a solid axle, compared to when i had ifs, it only does better in the mud now because im locked front and rear.
people do SAS for articulation, which you dont need in mud you just need ground clearence and lockers.
when i had ifs and 32's with open diffs it did just fine in all the mud i took it through.
people do SAS for articulation, which you dont need in mud you just need ground clearence and lockers.
when i had ifs and 32's with open diffs it did just fine in all the mud i took it through.
#14
Registered User
ok heres my idea f@$& it dont do ok here you got lets say $2000 bucks for this sas or a newer ride ok well done looks nice handles like crap or spend maybe $200 on a 2 or even 3in bl and throw some 33 or even 35s on her and still have money left over for what ever else you may want that should get the job done and still have the (low speed) drivablity that she had when it was got new you see what im saying bl sl or sas depends on what your doing if your doing the sas then twin stick it or triple stick it and ONLY do rocks or do a 4in ifs lift and throw some 35's on her and have fun all around or do the cheap way or a 3in bl and throw 35;s at her and drive like no ones looking lol
but like i said just an idea
but like i said just an idea
#15
Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: rotorua, new zealand
Posts: 707
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
AS you all no i went down the same road..
Now are you planning on rocking or just mud hills and lil things...
Im not going to sas anymore because my truck flexas prity good with ifs..(for a ifs)
get a 50mm( it think thats the one) bj spacer and a 75 mill body lift and youl be fine for mudding hills and going over rocks more then 1 1/2 foot tall..
With 33x12.5 wheels make sure there 12,5 not 10.5 the wider the better
Now are you planning on rocking or just mud hills and lil things...
Im not going to sas anymore because my truck flexas prity good with ifs..(for a ifs)
get a 50mm( it think thats the one) bj spacer and a 75 mill body lift and youl be fine for mudding hills and going over rocks more then 1 1/2 foot tall..
With 33x12.5 wheels make sure there 12,5 not 10.5 the wider the better
#16
Registered User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: ohio
Posts: 10
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
this truck will not see rocks. just muddy trails and some hills when i go out. so it looks like i will just be doing a body lift and tires for now. when i get tired of gettin stuck i will add a rear locker. there is not a lot of crazy trails here in ohio like there are in the west or a couple states south. most of the wheelin i will be doin will be muddy trails through the woods that are faily flat. i never intended for this rig to be an extreme build. i just wanted a capable trail rig. i chose the yota mostly because of the weight and the turning radius. i had a hard time riding some of the more narrow trails in my full size chevy. tc i am located about 20 minutes east of dayton.
#17
Registered User
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Laramie, Wyoming
Posts: 56
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I think the only reason to SAS a mud truck would be for strength. You'd have to be running some pretty large tires with a different motor to need that strength.
All things the same, the IFS may have more clearance than a SA rig. Do a simple lift: ball joint spacers, body, etc., and run some tall skinnies that'll get you through without breaking your junk.
I'm thinkin a 34 x 10 LTB ought to be just right.
Not a Toyota, but you get the idea:
All things the same, the IFS may have more clearance than a SA rig. Do a simple lift: ball joint spacers, body, etc., and run some tall skinnies that'll get you through without breaking your junk.
I'm thinkin a 34 x 10 LTB ought to be just right.
Not a Toyota, but you get the idea:
#18
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: West NC
Posts: 407
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I would go with an older SA truck. The lifts are cheaper, and later on in life when you actually DO want to do something other than play in the mud, you'll be better equiped. Besides, older is simpler, simple is better.
#19
Contributing Member
34x10.50 LTB's ROCK in Ohio mud!
One of the OHTTORA guys had them open/open on a Taco and I was locked front/rear with Allterrains, and it was pretty close as to what we could get through when it was sloppy.
One of the OHTTORA guys had them open/open on a Taco and I was locked front/rear with Allterrains, and it was pretty close as to what we could get through when it was sloppy.
#20
Registered User
gear your old taco to the teeth, wack the fenders, and put on some 35x14 boggers. SAS it, but dont even lift it, just cut the fenders off. you dont need flex for mud
oh and weld up the diffs on the axles, front and rear, unless you can afford Detroits
oh and weld up the diffs on the axles, front and rear, unless you can afford Detroits