Solid Axle Swap BS Thread

Seems like it would be a seized up ball of rust/mud pretty quickly

 

Some of us live in the desert

My truck dog walks because the rear perches didn't end up perfect... That or the axle tube is bent which seems likely given my luck breaking it lmao

 

Hahaha good point, if you live somewhere without rust and mud you will probably break it!!

 

i can't break it if the truck is on jackstands where I left it

 

I used alot of their brackets on my 3link 2nd gen. Good quality products, nice fit up and the free shipping on larger orders ain't bad.

 

Need to stop spending time in here, keeping looking for ford 44's and at kits haha

 

Most of my brackets are from RuffStuff, and some from from Ballistic and Artec. Chose these 3 vendors because they are closer to the southwest and shipping is usually cheap (or free) from them, and I get parts fast.

Barnes is on the opposite side of the country for me, but they do make great stuff for sure. I think most of these vendors have similar quality products. Can't go wrong with any of them.

 

Well that would prevent them from moving around. Seems like a win win.

 

I don't think you need to live in areas with salted roads or mud to cause it to seized. The cheap black oxidized bolt will rust with drinking water regardless

It will quickly go from a "I think this is the best invention ever" to "I bought the most useless offroad product"

 

Right?? Since seeing this I have been trying to think of times I needed to fine tune the location of my rear axle and I just can't think of one. Also if that thing did somehow fail driving or on the trial it would SUCK!!

 

And you paid $279 for something you can buy for $40

 

Because it's a WFO thing. Like their radius arm link. Make great sense to those that don't ACTUALLY offroad?

Would definitely be smarter and cheaper to buy RS $41 3 slot perch vs WFO $279 easy adjustment perch. I can use that $238 on other things such as buying a matching full size spare tire instead of carrying an incorrect size spare.

 

Because you're just looking and not buying. That's the difference, lol.

 

TG is litterily the only place you can buy a "KIT"

You don't have to keep looking, just start buying.

 

Sky's used to make a 1st Tacoma leaf hanger kit too

Maybe I'm misremembering tho

 

I think Sky still manufacture leaf spring
hangers. But TG is the only provider now where you can buy a nearly complete "kit" from axle, springs, steering box, etc. Your one stop offroad shop?

 

ahh their shipping is great

on small orders I've had them ship out the same day if I order before noonish EST

 

I would just source everything separate and save the $$$. There isn't much to a leaf spring SAS. I would even just build the front hangar as everyone I know ends up rebuilding theirs as it rips off the frame/rips itself apart after a few years.

 

Isn't that the case with most of this stuff.

 

why pay $40 when you can build them yourself for less? stop being lazy