Skee's 97 Stepside SAS Thread

[thz71]

Your makin me wana SAS my 98 when i get it back

 

[dirtridinz71]

So you can't properly preload the ball joints without the special tool?

Unless you can judge 50ft/lbs with a hammer and chisel. You can easily make a tool to fit th preload nut out of a deep 3/4" socket.

If I remember right the proper way to do the balljoints is to just thread the upper balljoint adjusters into the housing, slide in the knuckle and tighten up the lower balljoint. Then torque the adjusting sleeve down, then torque lower ball joint and finally the upper balljoint nut.

 

[AirmanSkee]

Learn something new everyday I guess.

 

[98chevyz71]

Your makin me wana SAS my 98 when i get it back

you got another one!?!?!?!?

 

[thz71]

you got another one!?!?!?!?

Im gona buy my 98 back when the kid goes to college

 

[98chevyz71]

Im gona buy my 98 back when the kid goes to college

when will that be?

 

[thz71]

when will that be?

This fall thets not clutter up skees thread To the Chat Thread!

 

[bluedxj]

lots of good info here. thanks.

 

[Dans94Chevy]

Did you use the 10 bolt axle shafts or the ones that were already in the Dana 44??

 

[AirmanSkee]

Ford 44 inner shafts, Chevy stubs shafts.