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Which SAS kit??

These kits are way too much to buy. I did my own a few years ago and Copied there brackets. I did not do some half ass job. Nice bends and welds with powdercoating. When you do it yourself you can be proud that you made it and learn things on your truck. When you start doing SAS its not just the bracket price either. There are tons of little expenses and big ones. If you want to do it the right way and look clean the least you will spend is 5grand on the whole SAS. Now this is not junk yard crap thrown on to add up to this. My advise, Dont do it. Save your money. Go by something that wont be a daily driver. Most will say the same who have done this also.

My Vote. NONE
 
chevysmithz71 said:
These kits are way too much to buy. I did my own a few years ago and Copied there brackets. I did not do some half ass job. Nice bends and welds with powdercoating. When you do it yourself you can be proud that you made it and learn things on your truck. When you start doing SAS its not just the bracket price either. There are tons of little expenses and big ones. If you want to do it the right way and look clean the least you will spend is 5grand on the whole SAS. Now this is not junk yard crap thrown on to add up to this. My advise, Dont do it. Save your money. Go by something that wont be a daily driver. Most will say the same who have done this also.

My Vote. NONE
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I respectfully disagree.



There are a handful of things that may or may not bite you in the butt trying to do this your first time out on your own. I got bit pretty good with my progressive rate coil springs, getting my ride hight where I wanted it and my coil buckets not being to far out.



The ORD kit, while I am sure it has down falls is a lot of product for price I think is very attractive as well as the fact that the bracket/hanger does not lift the truck so high its self like the sky kit. I have a friend with a 88-98 kit and while it may not be bling, made of 3/8" ...Id say it is a good purchase with a fair price.

There are plenty of cost that run right along with doing this swap, exhaust, tires, drivelines, regearing, steering, ride hight changes, rear springs or blocks or hangers or shackles, shocks, or or or or or ......

Any single one of those can blow a entire night, day or weekend or hell even a week and leave your truck unfinished till you sort out the problem, fix it or wait for the part that you broke, was missing, didn't fit etc..



If it makes any difference I will most likely be using their kit when I put a solid axle under my 06 daily driver 3/4ton and I already have a learning curve and know what I am doing having already been down this road on my 07 as well as some friends trucks.

My OPINION, is that you go with the 500.00 leaf kit from off road direct..

Get the kit on; work out your drivelines, shock choices/changes, have your exhaust moved, get your crossover and steering not only on but to your liking as well, work out any potential axle repairs, maintenance or death wobble issues, your tires and wheels etc, ride height changes and preferences..


If you then decide after all of the headaches and hurdles are over and you have drove it for a while that you want to convert to a radius arm, 3 link, 4 link, air bags, coils, coil overs, ori's go for it. You will already have your learning curve, much more knowledge and probably make the right decisions or possibly even just be happy with the truck the way it is... and if not.. you can always sellthe 500 hanger kit and get at least 70 percent of your money back.


So in closing.


this kit

http://www.offroaddirect.com/88-98-Chevy-solid-axle-conversion-kit-leaf-springs_p_9.html


plus this knuckle and steering kit "if you are using a 10 bolt or 44 axle"

http://www.offroadunlimited.com/orustore/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=20&idproduct=8244


Call this number with Phoenix rack & axle 602) 252-8255 for driveline questions, help or to have yours built. They have done at a minimum of 40-50 of these for my truck and a friends hot rod shop, some of those with serious power numbers:D Ask for steve or Berney in the back and tell them Shawn with the big white truck in Az sent you.. You should be happy with parts, price and that little forgotten thing nowadays called service.


For springs... id call up offroad direct and see what people are happy with for the hight you are looking for, I personally run Deavers and and led a few others to like their stuff too, but it is a bit pricy.. but they are quality.

Shocks, 5150 bilstines

Tires.. anything but irok radials :doah:



Good luck


-shawn
 
that stuff has come down alot in price. Whats your view of the off road direct kit vs the off road unlimited kit? or is it just six of one, half dozen of another?
 
79rustyk10 said:
that stuff has come down alot in price. Whats your view of the off road direct kit vs the off road unlimited kit? or is it just six of one, half dozen of another?
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Id say they both would not hold up to a night of me driving, Id go for price on them, hell if you do not like them take them off and copy it when you have some free time and make it out of a more respectable material and sell the original when you are all done.


Or just wait till I finally break my ifs on my 06 and ill let you know how it holds up.:thumb:
 
I helped my buddy do his he used a oru kit with the longer springs for a better ride had a 60/14bolt crossover hydro assit. and 40 or 41 inch irocks he is very anal and didnt cut corners so it wasnt cheap think he spent close to 10gs and he did all the labor.

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texas4x4rebel said:
I helped my buddy do his he used a oru kit with the longer springs for a better ride had a 60/14bolt crossover hydro assit. and 40 or 41 inch irocks he is very anal and didnt cut corners so it wasnt cheap think he spent close to 10gs and he did all the labor.
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There. Thats what Ive been waiting for. Someone that has done one and knows the expenses. Mine was close to 8k. DONT DO IT.
 
http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=270673

I think this is a pretty expensive proposition any way you look at it, but it is only as expensive as you make it.

If a guy wants to go and put a modern fuel injected engine with an electronicly controlled transmission into an earlier truck, you are still looking at dropping thousands to do it correctly. then you have a probably pretty abused truck you are starting with. I like the idea of a more modern truck, in decent shape with tough axles and suspension, which is something you cant really get these days.
 
chevysmithz71 said:
There. Thats what Ive been waiting for. Someone that has done one and knows the expenses. Mine was close to 8k. DONT DO IT.
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There's atleast 3 to 4k in just tires and rims. Of course he spent 8 or 10 when you have all that kind of stuff. It can be done for a couple grand easily. Just be resourceful and find the right deals
 
Not worried about cost, since this isn't a DD and not going to be done over night, just gettting parts here and there. my set up will be 44/14SF and 37 Iroks. going with the SF since its a 6 lug and i already have rims on my truck that can be used with the Iroks. might even just run a 44/10bolt until the 10bolt goes.
 
shouldnt be too hard to find a 4.10 d44 front from a 3/4ton and switch the 6 lug hubs on, then find a 4.10 sf14 bolt. would work ok until budget allowed for better gearing.

And the rear could be a bolt in deal which is always good.
 
I have a Chevy D44 house at my dads house, I just don't want to use it because my truck is a drive side drop, and the axle is a pass side drop.. so i would have to swap out T-cases... don't really want to do that.
 
Sure it's going to add up but my point is of your smart it can be done easily for the price of a ifs lift
 
ya i know. the only place i can find 3" front leafs are Tuff Country. what are yall thoughts on them?
 
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