ok i have a complete 83 4wd toyota its smokein chokein knockin and popin with 400k on the motor but the rest of the drive train is decent body is badly rusted out so im not gettin a new motor plus i want a extra cab

ok i cant find a cheap 4wd 89-94 with good body and drive train at all but i did find a nice 2wd 91 extra cab with 22re 5 speed

so how hard will it be to put the 83 front axle suspension and all that under the 2wd what else would i need would this lift the front with just the stock springs or what

i can cut weld what ever i need this to be cheap

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and this tickles my gizards somthing feirce haha

 

all of this plays factor into me getting a new truck so i was kinda hopeing for some quick responses as to if this would work with out buying a ton of expensive parts to do this swap

idc what they say enduros arent always fun when there your dd cause ur trucks down

 

Its not an easy deal. What are your skills? Tools? Def not a bolt on with your buddies kinda thing.

Be better off Finding a 4x4.

Honestly sounds like you have a solid axle attached to a turd.

 

i have a sawzall grinder welder (wire and stick lincons) an indoor shop to work in air tools hand tools all that and a brother to help me

i mean my 83 is rusty and motor is done but the axles tranny and transfer case are good always changed my fluids and went over kill with the grease gun

yea i could pay $4000 for a decent extra cab 4wd or i coud pay $1500 for a decent 2wd extra cab and do the swap

the question is would i need any more parts and how much would they end up costing would the swap lift my front end with the stock 83 springs and how much exc...exc...

 

ok can i get away with just buying a spring hanger kit and shock hoops

i really need to kno if this will work for cheap and how much lift it will give

i only wanna run 235/85r16-255/85r16s minumum clearance no rub no cut

over 80 veiws only one reply other than mine comon

 

one more thing does the 22re take the same same input shaft the l52 has or what

and will i have to fab up a cross member

some one answer my thread i was told this is a good forum but now no replies im really trying to buy a new truck and get back to my 4 wheel off road adventures quick

dont make me trial and error my pocket

my 250 honda enduro hates me right now for doin 75 mph on it daily

 

I'll give this a shot...
The reason you probably don't have many replies is because if you searched "2wd sas" in this forum, you'd see a few have already done it. As far as frames go, the general consensus is that the 2wd frame has the same arch in the front as the older solid axle trucks, so a little easier to fit steering links in there. Also from what I've heard, less grinding and cutting to remove the old suspension.

I can't tell you the lift amount, exactly, but I was able to fit 33x10.5 KM2's with no rubbing with the stock springs on my 83. Now, that being said, I only had 1.5" or so between the bumpstops and frame, and my front springs were in relatively good shape. I'd suggest something like OME springs. A little lift, not too much so you're sky high and your tires look ridiculous.

There is someone on here who took a 2wd and used stock 85 springs, axles, etc to sas his 2wd, but I can't remember the username and didn't see it immediately in the 2wd sas search. The info is here, in this section, but no 2 sas's are going to be the same.

Edit:Almost forgot about the L52 question...yes, the 22RE can be hooked to the L52, but why not use the 2wd trans with the 83 transfer case attached to it? I'm not real familiar with the 2wd trans options, do you know what trans it is? The L52 isn't really known to be the strongest 4 cyl trans, just the strongest of the 1st gens, and using the 2wd frame, I think you'll have to do something with the trans crossmember anyhow. Not much reason to use the L52, unless the 2wd trans can't be converted to 4wd.

 

sweet thx for the info

yea i have no clue the exact trans in the 2wd but i would guess its a w55 (not w56)

all this seems so complicated but i think would be so worth it if i can get a sas extra cab for under $2500 instead of paying $4000-$5000 for a ifs truck