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Post by dannytuned on Feb 9, 2008 9:56:05 GMT -5
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Post by DSM on Feb 9, 2008 20:46:38 GMT -5
hey! you and me both buddy! what do you have there? I just picked up a dana 44 and a ford 9 inch. You're not too far from me, we should meet up at bad lands this summer  |
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Post by dannytuned on Feb 10, 2008 13:44:06 GMT -5
badlands is on for sure, NathanC and Tag from 4x4wire will probly go too.
i'm going in late april with bike only.(unless by some miracle the truck is done)
same axle 44hp 79 f150 stayin w/ the mitsu rear
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Post by DSM on Feb 10, 2008 17:36:34 GMT -5
What gears are you going to run? Did you cut the tabs off for the radius arms? Check out Ilostmymind.com/forums we all go to the bad lands a fair amount (i know, i know.. another forum lol)
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Post by dannytuned on Feb 11, 2008 0:26:37 GMT -5
What gears are you going to run? Did you cut the tabs off for the radius arms? Check out Ilostmymind.com/forums we all go to the bad lands a fair amount (i know, i know.. another forum lol) 4.88. did not alter the housing at all, going to cut the radius arms close to the axle and use 2" .250 wall for new arms w/heims at the frame. gears and arb are set up ready to go to step 2. |
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Post by DSM on Feb 11, 2008 2:25:44 GMT -5
4.88, what size tires are you going with? Also what are you doing about transfercase and driveshafts? sorry, just comparing notes! |
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Post by abetterview on Feb 11, 2008 7:56:11 GMT -5
im about to do a sas myself and just thought i would ask you some things because you are a bit infront of me on it.all i have is a truck i found that i can rob so as long as things go ok mine should be easy cause im just gonna leaf spring i think. im not sure if i wanna take the extra time to 4 link it... are you going with leaf springs in front of 4link . i saw where you said you wanted to keep your rear axle and i wanna try to do that too. im not doing mine as much for rocks as i am for trails so as long as i can leaf spring i and make it look good and not look like that black one they had on ebay then im fine. i have my old cj for the big stuff this one will be more for looks and trail rides so ill just lift the front and re-gear the rear to match and get power to the axles and then hit the trail....i wish it were as easy as i just made that sound tho. but if you can tell me anything to help please let me know
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Post by dannytuned on Feb 11, 2008 13:18:47 GMT -5
4.88, what size tires are you going with? Also what are you doing about transfercase and driveshafts? sorry, just comparing notes! 35" tires, i'll make up for the poor ratio in the gearing in the t-case(undecided as far as type, leaning towards np231). 4.90 is the tallest available for my rear. driveshafts undecided too. stopped in the local driveline shop today and they gave me some dana websites to look at and some measurements to take. trying to stay away from having to rotate the knuckles in relation to the pig. this week i will start to test fit the axle and go from there. |
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Post by dannytuned on Feb 11, 2008 13:37:04 GMT -5
im about to do a sas myself and just thought i would ask you some things because you are a bit infront of me on it.all i have is a truck i found that i can rob so as long as things go ok mine should be easy cause im just gonna leaf spring i think. im not sure if i wanna take the extra time to 4 link it... are you going with leaf springs in front of 4link . i saw where you said you wanted to keep your rear axle and i wanna try to do that too. im not doing mine as much for rocks as i am for trails so as long as i can leaf spring i and make it look good and not look like that black one they had on ebay then im fine. i have my old cj for the big stuff this one will be more for looks and trail rides so ill just lift the front and re-gear the rear to match and get power to the axles and then hit the trail....i wish it were as easy as i just made that sound tho. but if you can tell me anything to help please let me know well this is my first swap, and i have a long way to go, but i can tell you that the front t-case output will have to be converted to a fixed yoke. depending on the lift you're going for, rear may have to be done as well. i can also tell you that you may have to do something with the crossmember that used to hold the t-bars, to clear the rear driveshaft(notching). IMO though the toy axles (the ones i've seen) are too narrow but trade off is the ease of leaf springs. i have coils/radius arms in the rear so i definetly wanted coils/radius arms in the front, to match. one more thing... ...it's alot more money than i expected, but what else am i going to spend it on, booze and women?  |
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Post by abetterview on Feb 11, 2008 13:53:59 GMT -5
i need to find out how much wider my rear is than the toy front.....i can always go with a set of spacers....they go up to as wide as 2in so that aint as big of a prob to me as if i cant get some leaf springs to look factory on it cause i dont want it to look redneck or ill start over.. im at the thinking point now about what i need to do and what i need to get cause i hate to get midway and find i have to go make or buy something new. nice thing for me is the in-laws own a machine shop so i get it easy when it comes to custom parts. so as you go just let me know if there are any huge stops you face so im ready for it.
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Post by DSM on Feb 11, 2008 22:40:41 GMT -5
4.88, what size tires are you going with? Also what are you doing about transfercase and driveshafts? sorry, just comparing notes! 35" tires, i'll make up for the poor ratio in the gearing in the t-case(undecided as far as type, leaning towards np231). 4.90 is the tallest available for my rear. driveshafts undecided too. stopped in the local driveline shop today and they gave me some dana websites to look at and some measurements to take. trying to stay away from having to rotate the knuckles in relation to the pig. this week i will start to test fit the axle and go from there. But the Tcase gears wont make it any more comfortable to drive on the street...? I'll be running 35's with a 10:1 sohc engine, 5.13/5.14 gears  I cant wait to wheel together, we gotta get some pics of the only SAS's MS's in the midwest |
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Post by ES_97Sport on Feb 23, 2008 17:48:26 GMT -5
... well this is my first swap, and i have a long way to go, but i can tell you that the front t-case output will have to be converted to a fixed yoke. depending on the lift you're going for, rear may have to be done as well. i can also tell you that you may have to do something with the crossmember that used to hold the t-bars, to clear the rear driveshaft(notching). ... Notch the cross member and rebox it. That works fine. Unless you go with more lift than I have now - which is a BOAT load - the rear slip yoke will work for a while. Just wanted to let you guys know that I going to have a Mitsu t-case here in a couple weeks with the converted front fixed yoke setup if anyone's interested. Edward |
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