3rd gen SAS
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T4topher
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Lot more SAS rigs over on tacomaworld, same basic setup as the 4runner.. What did you want to know?
I have a pair of axles out of a 79 Ford pickup but am concerned about the overall weight. I had heard that some guys use a Jeep axle. Also was wondering about re-tubing a 80 axle to be driver drop. I’ll check out the Taco site also.
T4topher
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79 ford Dana 60 is hands down the ultimate front axle for these trucks, that mixed with a Dana 70 or 14 bolt rear. So long as you have the right set of gears for the size tire your running you should be fine. Main problem with the lc80 axles is the knuckles, pretty sure to do high steer you need the ‘hellfire’ knuckles from ruffstuff and I don’t think they really even make them anymore. There may be another kit out there though not sure. Also you wouldn’t be able to use the rear axle from the lc80 cause they have offset rears. Jeep waggy Dana 44 is an option but won’t be as strong as the 60 for sure. I’ll post up a link to my favorite sas build over there, it’s pretty in depth.
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01 4 door 1 ton SAS | Tacoma World
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Team_Jake
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The Dana 44 axles from old Wagoneers are one of the more ideal axles to use - it's a good width plus they are 6x5.5 lugs (same as our 4Runners). The LC80 axle is probably the best choice if you want to keep everything Toyota. You can certainly flip the axle, re-weld the knuckle balls, and re-drill the diff drain plug, it has been done before, but that's a lot of work when you could just get a custom housing or switch to a gear driven t-case to get a passenger-side drop.
Do some searching on Pirate, plenty of info on there.
Edit: The best axle for you also depends greatly on how strong you want it to be, how large a tire you want to run, and how much you like to get on the throttle.
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Team_Jake
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Hellfire Knuckles are still around, and it's really the only option for true hi-steer with the LC80 birfs. Slee also makes some hi-steer double sheer arms that integrate into the stock knuckles/arms. I know Front Range was making some knuckles and hi-steer arms but I haven't seen any update in a couple of years so I'm not sure if they are still developing them or not.
T4topher
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Wow your right, usually they are out of stock lol.. at least everytime I checked in the past they were.. cool.
Ha! Strength is not a huge concern. Tire size will be minimal, power is non existent. I’ll check Pirate also. Thanks!
Jaysen4runner
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Fj80 driver drop ruffstuff or diamond housing w/hellfire knuckles be my way to go. D44 vs fj80 axle, d44 is alot weaker compared to Fj80. Fj80 stock can run 37s without a problem. Bad side is it's a passenger drop, so you will have to flip the housing or get a diamond or ruffstuff. D44 just a budget cheap built. Ujoints are slot weaker compared to a birf. Coilover forsure if I do sas my 3gen 4runner. Leaf spring on my crawler good but coilover the best way to go with all these deals and new technology now and days. I built my toyota pickup crawler back in 2007, links and coilover didnt have much infor at the time. Do your homework and find what best for you and what you like and want to do with your rig. Hope that help
