Topic: SAS Q and A

[FVF_SAS]

SAS - the final frontier... Alright I've had an SAS in mind for several years, always floating around the back burner vbehind my go-fast dreams (AKA to damn expensive wishful thinking) now I'm starting pull my resources together for it. I need to know what needs to be done (Frame reinforcements, measure ments for perches etc.) I would prefer to fab lots of the stuff at home like the perches, Shock Mounts, and anything I could machine at a buddies shop. Interested in areas which I should expect becoming problematic along with the cheap way around front leafs, (Low-Budget build up [DUH]) Any help or comments is greatly appreciated.

[Skinny_Pedal]

u want ideas for a low budget buildup. go to  the builup page and look for the $300 thread. thats should help ya

[FVF_SAS [OP]]

THX it's a bit of a slow read, I'll check it out later......free is good

[WHITE_TRASH]

Yep it is a bit slow just skip to the good parts where I do the sas.  I think it starts on page page 11 torwards the bottom of the page.  That should save you a little time.

[FVF_SAS [OP]]

thanks, it helps when the author will tell you where to start as opposed to digging thruogh 27 pages of sweet, nice, and damn to find the work everyone is aplauding

[WHITE_TRASH]

You should have been here about a month ago I took 5 total pages of bs out of it now its a little better.  Thats 150 posts!

[Hyena]

I have a small thread of what i am doing on my front suspension. It's called "new suspension". It has pictures of me building my crossmember step by step.  If you need any help you can pm me. 

[FVF_SAS [OP]]

Next question is springs.....I'm not talking the same BS question this board has seen about which springs do I put on 44044's or chevys....I want to know for an SAS what's best and cheap really cheap preferrably free... Along with any problems I may encounter.

[Skinny_Pedal]

take the stock rear and put them up front

[WHITE_TRASH]

You still havent read $300 have you?  Pretty much all your suspension and SAS related questions are answered there.  Put it this way I have just under $450 in my truck as of now.  How in the hell can you get any cheaper that that

[yotaboy79]

yota rears preferably 2wd cus it has mor arch because there spring under you will prolly have to add a few leafs to it to make it right if you want more lift out of them find a more arked spring to put into the pack and vise versa

[FVF_SAS [OP]]

I say dammit....the guy who was gonna give me the axle changed his mind...now he wants 300 for it......doh! :bull crap:

[84runner]

I had one for sale in the adds for the longest time for 250 then dropped it to 200 and finally parted it out for the knuckles out for 200 shipped. Still got the houseing and the third 

[FVF_SAS [OP]]

Ahh finally I got An Axle, it came out of an 85 EFI that my best friend had... So on with the project, What are those of you running an SAS using to brace the frame? 1/4" 3/8" ......Need some Ideas before I plunge into choppin off the front end of my 86 , with the shop I can use it's gotta be a one shot deal in and out in a weekend so it's gotta all be figured out and ready to go, I found a vehicle from which I'll pluck the rear leafs - a 70 something fullsize ford but hey it's free and it comes with the Ford 9" 5 lug they're on.

So white trash, hyena, anybody with an SAS shoot some digi pics and post em for me, tell me how to do the job please... Right the first time...like I said It's gotta roll in friday night and out Sunday...

 

[Hyena]

here is my hanger.  sorry i don't have measurements at this time.  and one of it on the truck.

[Hyena]

one more

[FVF_SAS [OP]]

Great Hyena, Can you get me a shot of the axle?