Topic: SFA widening questions

[Duffil]

OK, I just picked up an 86 parts truck for $150 and I'm looking at using the IFS hubs to widen the front end.  From what I have found, there are two ways to do this.
A spacer method:
http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php/topic,10921.0.html

and a caliper relocation method:
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=245396&highlight=Kamirtoy

I don't really like the Pirate method.  Is there anyone other than Sky who makes the spacer, or is there another way to do this?  Also, does anyone know the thickness of the Sky spacer?  I was thinking of trying to find a rotor with the correct overall height and lug pattern to do this without the spacer, although I doubt that is possible.

Or have I totally missed the bus on this?

[abnormaltoy]

OK, I just picked up an 86 parts truck for $150 and I'm looking at using the IFS hubs to widen the front end.  From what I have found, there are two ways to do this.
A spacer method:
http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php/topic,10921.0.html

and a caliper relocation method:
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=245396&highlight=Kamirtoy

I don't really like the Pirate method.  Is there anyone other than Sky who makes the spacer, or is there another way to do this?  Also, does anyone know the thickness of the Sky spacer?  I was thinking of trying to find a rotor with the correct overall height and lug pattern to do this without the spacer, although I doubt that is possible.

Or have I totally missed the bus on this?

I can measure the spacer I have...but you'd need a caliper about an 1 1/2" thick to make it work. I don't know for sure, but I think Brian at FROR was the first to use make the spacers. He quit selling them when he started Diamond axle. Ultimately I want a Diamond, I think the spacer widened axle is a decent stop-gap fix until I can afford it/them.

[Duffil [OP]]

I can measure the spacer I have...but you'd need a caliper about an 1 1/2" thick to make it work.

1 1/2" Caliper?  Whatchu talkin bout, mark?

[Hottrod81]

Just stick with the regular spacers and don't look back.  Just make sure before you wheel that you torgue the spacer nuts.