I finally got a solid front axle for my 94 pickup to begin my swap. But I'm looking here at the trail-gear IFS eliminator kit and thinking that I can do this for less expensive then a grand. But I've got some questions.

What is the best steering set-up? Can a factory 84/85 steering be used?
What is the best/streetable spring set-up?
How do I go about getting the brakes working, is it as simple as adding extensions or new lines to the factory stuff?

I'll be making a lot of the stuff (like the spring hanger and mounts) and buying most of the stuff as I go. But I'm mostly confused about steering and brakes.

 

brysawn- its all depend on what kind of build your going

 

push pull will not work.. you'll need high steer.
best cheap springs are going to be RUFs
you'll want to use LC roters and your IFS calipers...

I put my SAS by piece meal-ing it together trying to save money (this was before i was a TG dealer) and i ended spending several hundred more than if i just bought the kit and be done with it..

 

I was gunna say the same thing. I've done lots of pricing and the TG kit is inexpensive for what you get! Its a very complete kit.

 

Its not the fact that it's expensive. It's just I don't like the quality of some of the parts it comes with. Like the spring hangers.

For my calipers, can I just use the stock 84 rotors, or are they no good? And do I just need to extend my brake lines to compensate for the added height?

 

So where have you had a firsthand experience to test said quality?

:wabbit2:

 

I guess I haven't, so I wouldn't know said quality. Thanks for correcting me on that. I'd rather just build my own

 

More power to you if you want to build your own stuff. It will take forever and it gets tiresome.

SAS is a LOT of work already. It's nice to be able to just unwrap parts, clean them up, test fit, tack and put things together. I can't imagine having to make everything too. I could but I will never waste my time doing it.

Buy the kit. You won't regret it.

:wabbit2:

 

I'd rather just use something that has already been proven to work without much issue. But then again, I don't ever plan on doing an SAS, If I want a solid axle I'll buy myself an 85 rig.

By the time your done buying steel, welding materials, fabbing, R&D'ing, refabbing again, breaking said homemade parts, buying more steel and refabbing for a third time said parts, you might have just as well bought a kit.

Not to mention all the drill bits, cutting blades etc etc your gonna go through.

 

bingo. you never realize how much work it actually is until you do it. i am super happy i bought a kit. even though it wasnt a complete kit