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front straight axle conversion?

Discussion in 'Solid Axle Suspension' started by dirty TaTer, May 9, 2011.

  1. May 9, 2011 at 6:35 AM
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    dirty TaTer

    dirty TaTer [OP] Ruts are the enemy

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    I was just wondering a ball park for converting my 96 4x4 taco front end into straight axle and leafsprings. is this even a good idea in the long run as far as off road performance goes?:confused:
     
  2. May 9, 2011 at 6:40 AM
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    Check out the rocksolidtoys.com/forum
    Solid axle swaps are nasty. Real expensive though
     
  3. May 9, 2011 at 6:43 AM
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    dirty TaTer [OP] Ruts are the enemy

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    yea, will do
     
  4. May 9, 2011 at 3:40 PM
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  5. May 9, 2011 at 3:43 PM
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    I lost track thousands of dollars ago.

    LOL OP the cheapest your going to be able to "do a SAS right" is about $6000 and that's doing all the fab work yourself.
     
  6. May 9, 2011 at 4:06 PM
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  7. May 9, 2011 at 4:35 PM
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  8. May 9, 2011 at 4:38 PM
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    Not really if you read that anywhere or hear someone telling you that then they are bs'ing. 6 grand is about the cheapest it can be done
     
  9. May 10, 2011 at 8:07 AM
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    pff who needs SAS with Land Cruiser front diff 35 splines :D
     
  10. May 10, 2011 at 8:10 AM
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    you can peice them together and do all your own fab work it can be relet. cheap now by cheap im talking 5-7 grand
     
  11. May 10, 2011 at 8:15 AM
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    caged, camburg long travel, 50t leafpack (soon to be installed) light rack over cab, 5pt harnesses etc
    but yes it is the best for off road crawling! most flex!
     
  12. May 11, 2011 at 6:08 AM
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    Come check out this site.

    Lots of cool toys here. RockSolidToys
     

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