Looking for the average measured articulation on spring over sas'ed rigs
 

Too start off, I have searched and searched. From the info. I have found over the years, off the top of my head the average articulation for a sas'ed yota with leaf springs is between 12-14". My question is to try to see if that is true. So to all on YT with a sas that has actually measured from center of hub droop to compression, lets see the numbers and some specs. of your sas.

uhm...its a helluva lot more than that....lol

im thinkin more like 20-25in..

that is why i am looking for real numbers

yea..true..lol..if i was SAS'd i'd go out and measure real quick..LOL..

i may go measure for you tomorrow, its a little dark here now!

What about yotas that have the solid from the factory? I've got 3 inch lift springs on mine, and I have measured 24 inches of flex. Everything else (i.e. steering etc) is stock for now.

This is on my 85 rustrunner.

that is an interesting note that you have the much flex with stock steering

Oh the steering is getting done soon cause its all messed up from it now. Really not advisable. No joke, do high steer!! My steering binds sometimes when I try to turn right, and then it will pop free. Not safe!

I was hitting something over 30" here, so much that my crossover steering was binding up:
http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/Images/BigSluice.jpg

Specs:
http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/4R_suspe...II.shtml#Front

Of course, being an '85, it was solid front axle from the factory. But up front is all factory springs (as noted on the above web page).

4crawler shouldnt count :) his yota is a moster.

cool i am impressed, my thread is good enough for 4crawler to post in it.

thanks 4crawler for making my day.

i do agree 4crawlers rig is a monster and super custom, but its is still vary relevant.

bumping to the top, im still looking for more numbers. I already now YT has many members with sas'ed rigs so start pulling out those tape measures.

Mine was 24" of travel all the way around after the swap, then I limited it to around 18" because I didn't have enough rear wheelwell room or room for taller shocks without punching through the engine compartment or into the rear cabin of my 4Runner!

I guess I'm cornfused.

From droop to bumpstop, you guys are getting 20-30"? That means you have 20-30" travel in your shocks?

I have 14" travel Bilsteins. I have just over 12" of travel from bumpstop engagement to full droop (shock limit).

This isn't a good pic, but it's standard rear springs to the front, 63" chevy's in the back and sky crossover with front axle moved forward about 3-4".
http://picasaweb.google.com/Dirttrav...07000206772658

http://picasaweb.google.com/Dirttrav...07000206772658

ADDED Youtube vid of some flexing

Travel is measured outboard of the shocks and bumpstops at the center of the wheel hub. Travel is also measured when the suspension is "crossed up" like when the truck is on an RTI Ramp so you can see maximum compression on one side and maximum droop on the other side.

I also have 14" travel Bilsteins, but the hub travels further when the axle is crossed up. So the amount of travel in the shocks can translate into almost double that amount of wheel travel when a solid axle is crossed up.

Hope this helps...

im going to bring this back to the top again

Well, then I'm going to say I'm running about 26-28" of articulation.

how do you get a number some where between 26-28, how would it change. I would think it would stay the same.

4crawler is running crossover in that pic!? but i see the tie rod or whatever BELOW the springs? i thought crossover put all the steering above the springs?

either way..that's some AMAZING flex..

and you should check out the SAS guys that are Link'd front and rear :) yea..more like fricken 40"-60" of flex lmao