SAS or NOT!

[JayBo]

Damn!
Thats a pretty good price.

 

[Bama2door]

Jason- I was in the same shoes as you last summer, I thought it would be awesome to do a SAS so I bought a Fabritech conversion kit and it is sitting in my closet. I just don't have the time and money to do one know and I'm going to wait till I get a job over the summer and start collecting parts for it and do it right.

But IMO, there's no way you can do a legit, not half assed SAS for the same price as what a 6" kit would be, there just wouldn't be any way. Wait it out, get a 6" be happy being lifted for awhile and then do a SAS later on down the road. I think you'll be much happier that way.

 

[JayBo]

That's kinda what I"m leaning towards. Seems a RCX would be a good kit for DD and light off road. I don't beat my truck at all unless I have to.

 

[Bama2door]

I agree 100%...I'm actually taking my body lift off after my swampers wear down and going back to 285's and I'm gonna crank my keys down to level so it doesn't ride so rough...it'll suck not being lifted but I think I will love having power back and having a smooth ride again.

 

[JayBo]

I swear my truck is a light duty 1500. It just seems sooo puny. Open rear diff, 3.42's(wtf), small ujoints, etc.

I wanna make it more manly lol

 

[99COOP]

Yea like Bama said your best to just go w/ an rcx, which is a great kit. Your not going to SAS for 1000, and you wont be happy with a poorly fabricated setup. Sometime down the road with proper funding and parts collecting you will be able to do it, just as i plan too!

 

[Butch]

before you buy a SFA, buy a 14sf

 

[JayBo]

14sf are rare and expensive around here

 

[bggrnchvy]

The costs you don't see are steering, front driveshaft and shocks and t-case unless you find a 78-79 F-250 D44.

The other items are whether or not you rebuild that 30 year old housing and parts and regearing as no ford axle came with 3.42's.

 

[Bama2door]

before you buy a SFA, buy a 14sf

Screw 6 lug, go 14FF and swap over to 8 lug IMO