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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 12:58 PM
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Yota87's SAS Questions

i Have a 87 toyota and i want to do the sas from all pro and with that i am getting 35" tires and 5.29 gears at least this is what i am thinking of doing does anybody have any tips or suggestions on what els i can do or where i can find good tires for cheep ?
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 01:05 PM
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you might look into re-treads if your looking for cheap tires. I dont know much about them,but theres a few people on here that do.
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 02:55 PM
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What else could you do?

You could leave the IFS alone, put on 33x10.50, and spend the SAS money on something that will dramatically increase the capability of the truck, namely lockers, armor, and gears, then learn to drive the IFS to it's limit and THEN decide if you want SAS, longtravel, a buggy, etc.

Why do you want a SAS? What kinds of trails do you do? Is this a trail-only rig, a daily driver, or something in between?

Are you a good welder? Detail oriented?

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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 03:22 PM
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I'm not a huge fan of the all-pro SAS kit that was put on Tippy right before I bought her. There are better kits out there. (The All pro leaf springs de-arched within months).

But seriously I agree with TC. Get your IFS rock solid and then decide on SAS> How do I know? There is a lot of stuff that he has schooled tippy on with his IFS rig and lockers with full armour.

Sure his truck doesn't look as cool (at first) but you should see peoples faces whjen they see what he can do. They are BLOWN away.

Tippy on the left, TC's rig on the right....
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 04:49 PM
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87 sas help?

i am trying to do an sas on my 87 and i am kinda new to modifying my truck this much so do any of you have any pointers or things to look out for?
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 04:55 PM
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First tip would be to purchase a kit. I recommend a kit from WabFab, a vendor here.

That will help you enormously if you are new to it.

Second would be to look in the Solid Axle Swap section here at YT. There are several very good threads detailing the swap and issues encountered.

Good luck.
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 05:07 PM
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Ummmm - how many threads are you going to start asking the same question?

Trolling is looked on kindly here...
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 05:22 PM
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well i am kinda new so give me a break haha and i think you are the guy i wanted to talk to did you just get your drive shafts done?
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 05:28 PM
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check out all pro off road, trail gear, and marlin crawler of coarse. for sas kits.
u will find what u need there.
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 05:28 PM
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ok you guys now you have me rethinking the whole idea so lockers armor and gears huh sounds like a good idea and i am looking for ideas i am trying to learn so i appreciate it. And yes i dont really need the sas but it just looks so cool and looks like it performs so well. so tc what gearing do you suggest i get for 33 10.50 ... and one prob i dont know if i can fit 33 10.50 under right now


btw those are both sick trucks

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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 05:33 PM
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thanks i have checked out all pro and marlin but not trail gear
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 05:52 PM
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btw how do i delete a thread i started ?
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 05:58 PM
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 06:49 PM
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btw how do i delete a thread i started ?
You have to ask one of us Mods to do it. I'll try and merge your threads for ya.
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 07:14 PM
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We got what you need.

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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 08:23 PM
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haha sweet that is cool... wab fab do you ship for cheap or should i just go to like 4wheel parts
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 08:48 PM
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For 33's, 4.88 if you have manual transmission, 5.71 if you have an auto.

33x10.50 will fit.

Where are you at yota87?
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 08:53 PM
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you shure they will fit ??? my friend got like a 2 in lift and he still had to cut some plastic and mud guards and thanks it is manual
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 08:59 PM
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He probably had 33x12.50 on aftermarket rims.

Stock backspacing and narrow tires are the key to fitting the tallest tire with the least lift.
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 09:33 PM
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what is back spacing? yea he did get the 12.50s haha i totally forgot ok cool and he did get after market rims but, so do i. i am running 15in with 31 x 10.50

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