87 SAS build up- new rig

[87hillbillyoter]

yep thats where i usually park for work i work down the street



heres some recent pics from the 4th

[Zs Confederate Toy]

Lookin good! I like the black n white one.

[91 ex-cab]

Looks good on the 35's, how you liking them? Oh and fwiw I think your bumper looks good the way it is. Are you after the protection or just like the way it looks?

[87hillbillyoter]

thanks guys. i was going for both, but im just gonna leave it and save for my sas. im buying an axle next week so hopefully it happens soon

[91 ex-cab]

thanks guys. i was going for both, but im just gonna leave it and save for my sas. im buying an axle next week so hopefully it happens soon

Thats awesome man. Are you going to run Dan's old leaf springs once he switchs them out?

[bigarms23]

im going to give them to him but he might

[jsimp]

i really like those pictures from july 4th, woulda been sweet if you had one with the roll bar lights on. but nice rig! 

[87hillbillyoter]

thanks man, i would have but the outer two burned out, and are so old they dont make replacement bulbs anymore haha. and the inner two keep blowing fuses, i gotta find out why

[4x4isLIFE]

nice

[87hillbillyoter]

uh ohhhhh..... look what i got!



its an 84 axle, complete for $250

my own personal "axle hoist"



cut the link bracket deal off,





started cleaning it up and took the steering off



realized i need to buy marlins axle service kit- the knuckle bearings or whatever fell out and were missing a bunch of these little guys





and all done









also cleaned the shop today, it aint been this clean in years! usually you can hardly walk in there



so CLEAN!!




i also put my old fender on, fixed it up with some bondo and painted it. and i put too much clear coat on so now its shinier than the rest of the truck

[87hillbillyoter]

im slowly putting parts together hopefully this sas happens soon

[91 ex-cab]

Awesome man! Gonna be great to see you get going on this thing.

[Zs Confederate Toy]

Wooo! Cant wait. Definitly watchin

[87hillbillyoter]

started the tear down of my axle today, was only able to get one side done. the birf is in perfect condition, but i need to order marlins axle service kit.

and it begins...



the hub



cone washers gone



snap ring out and off





caliper off- might need a new one, or just use my ifs ones. anybody know if they will work?





lock washer and nut out





and yes, i did have a 2 1/8 socket lying around, so thats how i got that out :hillbill:



rotor off







whats left of the upper trunnion bearing



rock rings, felt and knuckle off





all i got done today, more to come later

[86YotaKing]

you going to buy backing plate eliminator?

[Peterbuilt84]

Coming along nicely. Just curious, why didn't you cut off the other brackets on the axle?

[Nimyad]

Hey I just got done doing this... Took me 3 days to take out my old axle tear it down completely and install everything onto a different housing, with rebuilding everything, and put it back under my truck. Oh and yes you're Ifs calipers should work but not with the factory straight axle rotors

[91 ex-cab]

Your ifs calipers will bolt right up. I think your rotors will work also, but not positive.

[Zs Confederate Toy]

Right on. Lookin good so far

[RockRescue]

FJ 60 rotors

[87hillbillyoter]

i thought so too, but trail gears website says you can use them with vented rotors, and my truck came stock with vented rotors...

link- http://www.trail-gear.com/brakes

and yes i know its TG but i was just searching around

[RockRescue]

if you read what they say  it says can be used with rotors listed below   .  those are  fj60 rotors .

[Sparkplug]

you can make a backing palte elim out fo your stock plate easy peezy

Id do ifs hubs on the axle while your at it, its cheaper and a much better looking and safer alternative to wheel spacers, which everyone ends up getting on mini axles. There is a few ways to do it, without skys crazy overpriced spacers

I wouldt do a truss on the axle, maybe just knuckle gussets, but even then, be careful welding it.

Lookin good, cant wait to see it under the truck

[RockRescue]

Please click on MC brake rotors, then click on standard vented rotors ,  and then tell me what that says ? 

[87hillbillyoter]

wow haha i am bliiind. thank you sir

[RockRescue]

No problem . 

[87hillbillyoter]

 

Products:
Qty   Product   SKU   Price   Total
1×   Front Axle Service Kit   MCAX-1531   $179.00   $179.00
2×   Standard Vented Rotor   MCBR-121   $39.00   $78.00
1×   Heavy Duty Pinion Seal   MCSE-311   $14.99   $14.99
1×   Upper Axle Reinforcement Gusset-Solid   MCAR-531   $25.00   $25.00
Subtotal:   $296.99
FedEx 2nd Day:   $40.00
Subtotal excluding taxes:   $336.99
California Sales Tax:   $23.68
Total:   $360.67

[bigarms23]

alright so in 2days your front axle will be rebuilt and ready to under your truck

[87hillbillyoter]

well yea they have to process it so 3 or 4 days it will be ready to roll!

[RockRescue]

remember if its a stock axle it will have a crush sleave on the pinon and if you back off the pinon nut   count how many turns so you can get it back . Not really the best thing to do though imo.  The top truss ?  i am not sold on them   but knuckle ball  trusses are a must  and as much as i hate to say it i think T-G has the best design for those  .