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Old Mar 29, 2008 | 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by TomkiRider
My bad. Would acceleration from a stop be bad?
haha, depends on what your driving now or before.
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Old Mar 29, 2008 | 10:43 AM
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I have seen alot of SASed toyota's that didnt buy the kits, some were really nice and well set up and some were pretty discusting and looked like they could break any second. Also, are you looking for a a offroad machine or something you can drive around in snow or something on the road?he mostly likely has a square front drive shaft, or some kind of really long splined driveshaft, that means you cant go over like 15mph without shaking your truck apart so cruising in the snow on the road for instance in 4hi is a no no?
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Old Mar 29, 2008 | 10:45 AM
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its a good lookin truck, but not worth no 4500. also with that V6, i thought they didnt start having HG problems until 91 and up?
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Old Mar 29, 2008 | 04:46 PM
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WOW! the 86 SAS was a pile of after drivin it for 30sec it felt like it was gona rattle apart lol and the steering was horrible. most id pay 1500. the guy with the v6 bailed...
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Old Mar 29, 2008 | 04:58 PM
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There are way better deals to be had, just take your time and I think you'll know when you drive the rig you want
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Old Mar 29, 2008 | 05:13 PM
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Watch out for the death wobble @ highway speeds, And put it in 4 hi and get up a little speed, if the front drive line angle are bad you'll know before 15-20 mph. To fix these things takes a hella amount of technical skills or money.

What kinda fab skills you got or people close to you?


Watch out for the SAS bandwagon, a lot of people do it cause it's cool, not because they've got'n to the point that IFS is limiting the offroading ability. Don't get sucked in.
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Old Mar 29, 2008 | 05:22 PM
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Im not saying its worth 4500, but that vibration could be as simple as a u-joint man, thats a 40 dollar repair. Or it could be more seriose if its a sketchy truck. Maybe you should do alot of research before you get into offroad trucks.
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Old Mar 29, 2008 | 07:01 PM
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I think im gona go with a totally stock truck and me and my buddy can put a lift on. he works at a place that builds up 4x4s...
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Old Mar 29, 2008 | 09:42 PM
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are you going to be using this truck for "farming" out in the boonies...lol
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 12:22 AM
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Its way more fun to buy a stock truck and mod it the way you like.
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 09:31 AM
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Nah me and a friend cut firewood all summer and sell it...pretty much the best job ever lol
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