i dropped my truck off at 2extremzmotorsports in olympia yesterday to have my sas get done. im using marlin crawler: front and rear springs, hysteer, ss brake lines, fj40 rotors, rear hanger, tubes and jigs. i have the sky-manufacturing axle widening kit, and bbc shocks.

here are some progress pics that have been take so far.

before:











i'll keep posting pics as soon as i get them

 

Sweet Jay! Cant wait to see it when its finished! about how high is it gonna be when you're done? and you're gonna run 35's correct?

 

hmm, im in olympia and haven't heard of these guys. is that dan's(moto261 on pirate4x4) shop?

 

yeah thats Dan's shop, its unofficially named that i guess, hes doing the swap for me. yeah i'll be running 35"s after its done. i should gain a couple inches from this too, not sure how much though.

 

sweet, should turn out well. dan knows his stuff

my truck will be running 34s before too long...

 

Hell yes bro! It's gonna be sweet. You gotta keep me posted when you get the new pics. I wanna see this thing done!

 

im getting anxious. we were missing some bushings and i still dont have my rear springs yet but they should be here in a couple days. im hoping thursday or friday it will be done.

 

there was another slight problem with my truck. when the axle got opened up, it looked like somebody poured a chocolate milkshake in it. everything on the inside was completely trashed. he got the axle rebuilt, gears and locker installed. supposedly the front end should be all done by tonight and then i'll post more pictures.

 

Can't wait to see pics.

If you don't mind me asking how much is this going to end up costing?? Just curious since I'm pretty close this is something I may consider in the future.

 

if i was just getting the front axle installed and all the necessary components would cost about 1800, 2k including the price of the axle. thats everything installed and truck rolling. for me its costing around 4k, i got new gears, rear locker, rear springs, new tires, new shocks, all new parts for the axle, etc. it kinda depends how far you want to go on it. im sure some of the other guys who have done the sas will tell you the same thing.

 

Nice! Are you putting the ARB back on after the SAS?

 

yeah the arb is going back on, dan is making custom brackets for it so i'll still be able to remove it to get to my winch if need be.

 

Sweet, can't wait to see it when it's finished! I don't see that ARB getting chopped up yet, you still gonna have him do what we were talking about?

 

Can't wait to see the pics of it when it is done.

Back to Tahuya for a shake down run?

 

hey shane, im not exactly sure whats going on with the bumper, i showed him your pics and everything but i think he was going to go another way with it. as long as its on and i can still winch off of it im fine. i havent heard much more about the progress on my truck since i last posted so im gonna head down there today to take some new pics and see how its all coming together. i might head back out into Tahuya when it done to test it out but it will only be in 2wd(w/ locker) to play around. i'll post again later tonight

 

i stopped by the shop today and snapped a few pics and i was told id have some more pics later tonight.

heres, my axle (still needs some tlc, i have some por 15 waiting for it when i get it back)

 

my new meats mounted waiting to go on

 

Is that price including labor? If it does, that's pretty cheap.

 

I agree with Anthony. If you are getting a rebuilt ARB locked and regeard front axle hung along with rear springs, gears and tires for 4k, you ought to be arrested. Please fill in the blanks.

 

here is a price break down for everything i have purchased and or thinking about purchasing. im pretty sure this is all of it but i may have left something out.

High Steer Kit ($395.00) X 1 = $395.00
Front Vented Rotors ($39.00) X 2 = $78.00
Set of Three Brake Lines - Red ($85.00) X 1 = $85.00
Frame Tubes ($20.00) X 1 = $20.00
Frame Jigs (pair) ($20.00) X 1 = $20.00
U-Bolt Flip Kit - 84-85 Front ($49.00) X 1 = $49.00
U-Bolt Flip Kit - 88-95 Rear ($49.00) X 1 = $49.00
Front, 4 Inch Lift, Leaf Springs (pair) ($249.00) X 1 = $249.00
Rear, 4 Inch Lift, Leaf Springs (pair) ($349.00) X 1 = $349.00
shipping from marlin = $200

BBC shocks- ($100) x 4 = $400
sky axle widening kit = $200
Aussie Locker shipped = $266

cost of gears and install front and rear with rear locker = $490

knuckle rebuild kit = $85
wheel bearing kit = $80

35" ssrs shipped to me = $880

cost of front axle = $225
new front drive shaft= $180

labor including fabing my arb bumper, front hangers, and shock hoops = $900


total $5173

now if you start subtracting things that im selling from my truck

33" ssrs = -$500 (sold)
4" TC lift = -$400 (have a buyer lined up)
4.88 gears in thirds = -$400 (have a buyer lined up)
33" AT's w/ rims = -$500 (have a buyer lined up)

new total = $3373

with possibilty of getting a new arb locker upfront installed for = approx $500 cus i might have a hook up
longs and chromos (the originals) = $585

with those im looking at $4485