Tacodriver08s-Just another SAS

Good to hear. It's a process getting all info together to start. 110% worth it in the end though

 

My current challenge is overcoming the 3rd gen electronics.

 

I can only imagine, I got rid of ABS online but that was about the only electronic thing I had to worry about on mine.

 

Any updates? I really like the steering arms you're using. It looks like they're pretty stout.

 

Actually made some big changes this past weekend. I pulled the twin sticked fj case out and installed an atlas 2 speed case in it. Still need to cable it up. I'll get some pics up tomorrow if I get some daylight.

The steering arms are super stout. 1.5"x.25" dom tubing. Got all the parts from barnes4wd


Got some pics of the install, the install is not for the faint of heart. Had to cut up the floor of the truck pretty good to get it to go in and have room for the cable shifter. Will need to do some body work once I get the shifter installed. Could not have done this without the help of @Overkill07 & @mfer

 

Awesome, just start cutting things out for more room for activities.

 

Sure made filling the transmission back up really painless.

 

I had a 93 Toyota with a Lt1, 4l60e and dana 300 that had a removable transmission tunnel that made working on things really nice. If you can I would make it to where you can take part or all of it out to work on stuff.

 

I was sorta toying with that idea, it really is a good inspection hole and easy way to fill stuff up for maintenance/check bolts etc. I'll see what I can come up with

 

Pics of it installed, it's hard to tell but we managed to clock it up just above the bottom of the crossmember. The cable shifter is all hooked up, now to build up the center console around it and patch up my floor.

 

Looking good.

 

Wow. Killer stuff here, good sir!

 

Alot of work done in the last weeks with all this free time. Ended up pulling the tranny out, replaced the clutch/pressure plate and throwout bearing with the state 2 kit from URD, also put a new seal in fornthe atlas stub adapter. I butchered the first one and it was leaking like a sob. Also got rid of the clutch accumulator, made up a line straight from the slave to the clutch. The whole thing drives like a new truck.

I also went ahead and redid the crossmember to make the center section removable, should have done this from the start...oh well. Redid the mount for the tranny & atlas. This atlas is amazing, love the 5.1 low range in it. Still need to make up a front drive shaft and itll be good to go.

 

Been long time since I've posted in here, truck is finished now with the SAS, needs a tranny rebuild soon and I need different weight front springs, but other than that she has went wherever I pointed her. Received some decent body damage at Windrock, lost a mirror too. Getting use to the width and the driveablitly of the rig took a short time, definitely like driving awhile new truck.

Scattered pics from Barnwell Mt, Tx and Windrock Park TN.

 

How doable is it to clock Atlas for a flat belly?

 

All depends on how much you want to cut and beat with a hammer. I had to cut my floor up a bit to clock it further up.

 

Here's another option.

I've had a 1" body lift in my truck for years. Anyway, fast forward to when the atlas got installed, that extra 1" of clearance between the tcase and the cab made a HUGE difference. A blessing in disguise of sorts, as I didn't have to cut the cab floor or anything. The tcase is clocked enough to clear the side frame rails thought it is not 100% flat either.

[Also, that 1" of clearance makes working around the transmission and other parts a lot easier especially if you have big hands.]

 

I was curious about this, I had debated on getting a 1" body lift for the clearance alone. That is good to know. I wouldn't mind clocking the Atlas up another inch or two.

 

I think it is totally worth it.

Many people dislike body lifts. I do too when they are crazy tall because they look like crap and can cause all kinds of problems.

My truck is different than yours of course. But I suspect you'll have similar positive results in relation to the atlas. And if you don't like it, then removing the lift is super easy too (unlike crazy tall body lifts that require a ton of modifications to make them work)

 

X2 on the body lift, still had to CHOP, but mine is 100% above the frame. 4-speed is probably easier as it pushes the case further back away from the tunnel narrowing. As @1999RegCab mentioned, getting hands around and mounting it is made MUCH easier with some wiggle room.