Need some sas advice

[dirtyhick42]

Idk if you saw it over on fsc but norcal4x4 has a buildthread where he used a dodge axle and if you get the proper years you can swap chevy stuff on and have the 6 lug bolt pattern.

 

[GreaseDog]

but he's still using unit bearings... i want to eliminate them. i have had ONE tapered roller bearing fail... to 7 unit bearings.

 

[dirtyhick42]

O I figured you just wanted to swap bolt patterns, didn't know the bearings were that big of a deal.

 

[GreaseDog]

you've owned 3 IFS trucks (or more) and you didn't know the front wheel bearings are junk?

 

[dirtyhick42]

The tapered rollers in my rover have gone bad 4 times and I have had one bearing go bad on ifs, it was only because I hit a curb at 45 miles an hour straight on with that wheel.
And I got rid of the ifs on my ccsb 2 months after I got it so I didn't have any real experience with that ifs.

 

[willdabeast69]

check out ORD's SAS kit I've heard really good things about theirs. it also looks pretty good too http://offroaddesign.com/catalog/88-98SolidAxleConversion.htm

 

[TIM GAINOUS]

yeah i purchased a off road design kit a couple months ago, its very well built. the install off the actual kit is very strightforward. i dont have probably but 2 hrs drilling/ininstalling the ord parts. spent waaay more time getting rid ofthe ifs brackets and bs.