I have a 88 pickup 4x4 stock. And I was wanting to do a sas and was wondering what is the best one to use that isn't going to cost me more than my trucks worth!

 

Well a SFA out of a 84 or 85 thats trussed on the bottom of the driver side would be a ideal start. as far as axle shafts, it really depends on your budget but trail-gear dirty 30's and bobby longfield super axles both come highly recommended. if your gonna do the shafts than i recommend getting chromoly hub gears as well cause those will be the next thing to bust which then would ruin your shafts

 

That's good advice. I was looking at a whole 85 with no engine or trans to do the sas but before I got over to him it was gone . I'm kinda new to the yota game. Just picked this truck up three weeks ago and the big thing to me is I want it to be reliable.

 

is it your daily driver? there's alot of other things you have to look at when your doing the SAS, if you've got the 22-RE you will need to regear or do some very substantial engine mod's. if you choose to regear which IMO would be your best bet as far as cost and practicality goes for wheeling, it would put alot less stress on that 4 banger. you will also need a IFS eliminator kit that you'll find on trail-gear's site that runs about 1200 bucks. than you need to match the rear which is about 5-600 bucks depending on the shocks you choose to use or depending on if you choose to run a 4-link set up in the rear. its not cheap. and if you have a reliable DD i'd save up for a motor swap like the 3.4 swap like i and many others have done on here. your lookin at about 1200 bucks for that particular swap. if you have the 3.0L V6 which i dont think they introduced that until 89' the transmission will bolt right up to the newer 3.4L. LOTS of options with these awesome rigs

 

No this isn't my dd and as far as engine yes this is a 22-re but I have been doing a lot of research on v8 swap because I have a chevy 327 already but you said something about a ifs eliminator kit? Do I have to have that if I use a 85 for parts?

 

Yes. The only possible way to swap in a axle out of 85 and earlier onto a 89 and later is by either fabricating your own IFS eliminator kit (which i dont recommend unless you have precision machining skills) or by purchasing one through All-Pro off road, trail gear or marlin crawler. All that gets you is all the components needed for the SAS. You still need the SFA out of an 85 or earlier. you will also still need your rear suspension as well which you have to buy seperatly. This is only my opinion, but unless you plan on swapping out the transmission and tcase when you put that 327 in, your tranny and tcase isn't going to hold up to the torque and power of that motor. now i haven't checked out the the V8 conversion page but that is just what i've heard.

 

Oh I'm sure about the trans and tcase I still have to look into that. But I do appreciate all your help it does come in handy and I will start doing quite a bit more research before I start.

 

for sure

 

For rear suspension, try researching the Chevy leaf swap.. It brings upwards of 4-5 inches of lift for a fraction of the cost of a whole new set of leafs/shocks and all. Not sure on your projected budget or anything, but with you saying you're new to the toyota game, I figured I'd offer some knowledge!

Good luck!

 

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/toyot...11-2007-a.html

Memorize this thread for the Chevy info and everything else to do with Toyota suspension swap information.

 

Great man thanks! Like I said I just got this truck and I'm trying to get little stuff fixed and everything good before I start the big stuff and I have more research to do. But for a little while I will be sticking with the 22-RE

 

purchased my IFS eliminator kit from TrailGear. VERY satisified with the quality and ease of install.

 

A SAS is very affordable if you can do your own work. I bought the Trail Gear kit on sale from a vendor with no shipping. Collected parts off CL and fabbed what I could.

Went with $50 63" Chevs in the rear and cheap $50 Rancho shocks and it works great. Fabbed my own shackles and hangers. I bought a 20' stick of flat bar cheaper than a set of store bought shackles cost. SKY sells a chev swap kit for $120.

My point is..........scrounge and fab what you can. If you have no skills and have to pay for everything it WILL cost you more than your truck is worth.

Save your money and keep your durability by keeping the 22RE. The V8 will break stuff and cost a lot. The 4 banger is plenty off road with correct gearing. Bigger engines are more desirable for the DD so you can keep up with traffic and pull hills with a load. Not needed on the trail.

I finally decided to swap in a 3.4 in my DD only because I got a wrecked 4Runner in trade. Parted it out and I'm actually money ahead. Parting it out paid for everything I need and more. Couldn't afford to do it any other way.