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It sounds like you got a good plan worked out for your SAS. Here's a tip, after you start removing your IFS off your truck, keep your wheel hubs and brake calipers. The wheel hubs use the same bearings as your straight axle and will fit right on the spindles. This will gain you a total of 3" of width taking your front axel from 55" to 58" matching your IFS rearend without having to run wheelspacers. If you get some landcruiser slotted rotors, you can use the IFS calipers which will upgrade your brakes at the same time. I am in the process of doing this on my build. The LC rotors cost me $50 compared to $80+ for wheel spacers, plus your getting better brakes. You'll have to drill holes in the new rotors to match the IFS hub pattern, I just did mine yesterday and it is relatively easy.
If you got any questions you can pm me, or check out my build. Keep up the good work man, I always like reading a good SAS build!.........Ed

Dthompson20

Finished dissasembling my front end today!! Heres a pic right before a yanked off the wheels & tires....didnt want it to get dark before i could take a pic of my progress, tomorow im goin to try grind out the tubes in the frame to save some $$$ after that a good cleaning and prep for paint

westjohns yota

those knuckle balls look pretty nasty, might want to do a knuckle service and change all the grease and fluid in the axles

Dthompson20

Update on my list.....

In the proccess:

Replace Power Steering Pump
Replace IFS Box
Clean/Pressure wash Under carraige
Wire Offroad Lights
Premium Warn Locking Hubs
Fix Stereo Deck
Make 6x6 Panels for Extra cab panels
Fix my Champion 8000 winch
Swap worn Cooper's for 33x12.50 Bridgestone Dueler MTs
3in Body lift (Sell/Trade for

SAS:

Cut out/Salvage IFS (Sell BJ spacers, AAL, and Shocks)
Sky's Hanger (Buy)
Sky's Bushing Kit (Buy)
Trail Gear Extended Brake Lines (Buy)
Trail Gear Shock Hoops (Buy)
14" Rough Country Shocks (Buy)
6 lug Chevy U bolts (Buy)
Extend Current Drive Line with Donor Drive Line (Buy)
Steering Stabilizer (Buy)
High steer (Work off)
Jigs & Tubes (Salvage Tubes from 84')
Regear '93 rear diff to match Front
Remount IFS Box
Swap '93 rear springs in the front
3" Rear Blocks on Rear '84 rear springs

Later:

Bob the Bed
Under Coat under carraige
Fab Hood Scoop
Herculine ENTIRE truck Exterior/Interior
Skys "Toyota" Axel Truss
Marlin Crawler Full Face Diff Armor
Light Bar
Go nutty with lime green engine enamel
Reupholster Doors Camo
Reupholster Back Seats Camo
Finish Fab Brutus's Winch Bumper
Fab Rear Plate Bumper w/reverse lights
Extend/Reinforce Sliders
Shackles
35's
Series 10 Flowmaster muffler
5 Point Harness's
CB/PA
92-95 4runner front end coversion (Have the grille!!)
Tilted Square Tube Headache Rack w/bed rails (Already Miss my old Rack)
Low pro Tool box

Eventually:

Skys 1" BL
3.4 Swap
Dual Exhaust w/Series 10
HID Conversion

Dthompson20

Deffinatley!! haha that is part of my cleaning process before paint haah

Dthompson20

Picked up this sweet Light bar with 6" pro comp lights for $60!! on Craigslist

Anybody know the brand of the bar? It looks like the Baja Eliminator but the bottom bar doesnt look as long

BoredOutnJackdUp

Dont get warn hubs.
And if your gonna buy shocks dont get rough country.

good looking build though.

Dthompson20

I already have the warn hubs they were part of a past transaction, but why do you say that?
and I cant afford Bilstein, there kinda my only option till i make more $$ and thanks

BoredOutnJackdUp

Your stock Aisin hubs are worlds better. IMO
That is unless you dont have manual hubs

bigt

i really like your thread... your determination is really good....

i would like others said change the seals and all fluid.. do you know which gears your new axles have and which gears your old ones have???

there isnt really a cheap way to do a SAS... but get a front hanger... and make alot of the mounts...

craigs list is a good way to make some money !!

keep up the build

Zelephant

Pro-Comps get decent reviews for the money. Whether to go with ES3000s or ES9000s is an open debate.

Dthompson20

BAD NEWS...the guy who I was going to work off my cross over kit screwed me over and decided to sell it, so im at a big stunt in my SAS.....idk what to do guys I cant make the money to buy a new $400 kit and those are REALLY hard to come by used....

Dthompson20

Installed the light bar and the lights, and the headache racks off :/

RMP8080

Not bad for $60, looks good

775Toy

As for shocks , I didn't want to put up 400+ for bilsteins either. I put rancho 9000s 9 way adjustables on my lifted f150 , 120$ea but I tow and daily it so good adjustable shocks were a must. I go some procomp es9000s 14.5" travel for 42$ea from summit for my yota build. My buddie runs them I'm his yota and they perform well. Can't beat the price.
O ya and the light bar is rad dude. Can't beat the price.

93Xtra-Cab

Looks great with the light bar. I wish I could find one for mine for that cheap. Do you know what brand it is? As for the headache rack, I think it looks better without it.

Dthompson20

I believe its the Baja Eliminator, Scored a gallon of herculiner for on $71 after tax thru a friend that works at ACE!! Then got an ass load of sandpaper from a buddy now i need to get a peice of angle iron so I can bandage up my beds rails with a few take welds cause their messed up in a few spots and prepin the bed for a make over...I think im goin to do the rocker panel and front bumper/grille while Im at it and I might go pick up a net tail gate cause mines trash then turn around and sell it to make my money back
oh and I sold the axel...made $200 so im still out about $20 but I bought a toolbox for $50 then sold it the next day for $100 last week!

RMP8080

after sanding it, use alochol to clean the area before painting, good luck...Bill

93Xtra-Cab

I also work at an Ace Hardware, however in Maryland, not California. I would've got it for you for $70.99

Dthompson20

Damn! I wouldve saved some money...every penny counts! haha picked this baby up today for $50!