SAS binding
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SAS binding
Well as most of you know i'm getting around to doing my sas on my truck. Heres how i was planning on doing it. two mounts welded on to the axle tubes out at the ends for the 95 style radius arm to bolt into. Well heres what i'm wondering, how much is that going to limit suspension travel from the lack of a pivot on either side of the axle.
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If you're good at fabbing I'd put a 4 link on it. Then no track bar or any of it with no binding and no radius arms to rub on.
Oh and the undeniable coolness factor. How many of your friends have one?
Oh and the undeniable coolness factor. How many of your friends have one?
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From: Neenah, Wisconsin
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well i didn't really wanna do a 4 link. Petersons 4wheel drive mag did a great piece on 4 links this month with the correct ways to figure angles and all for anyone wanting more info on 4 links. For anyone who gets four wheeler mag, turn to page 72 of the june issue. tims toy is just like what i'm doing on the front and four wheeler notes that it binds and reduces articulation, but how bad is my question. I don't rock crawl, i don't even get trail riding all that often unfourtenetly. Anyone done anything like this on their rig?
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Since you don't need the extreme articulation needed for comp rock crawling, I think you'll be fine Ryan. The trail rigs I've seen with that set up seemed to flex fine, nothing radical but they did the job. 'Sides which, testing, cutting it off and fabbing it up again is half the fun 
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lol...its going to only get done once. this ones taken me a year and a half. i can just imagine what the second time will take. I can't imagine what i'm doing would flex anyworse than a 79 F-150. Those c bushings can't give that much flex. and besides, if that guy got his in top truck challange and competed their with that setup it can't be terrible can it....lol.
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Nope, you'll be fine. The trend for mad crazy 1000+ crazy flex doesn't mean that sas is bad, it just won't be jaw dropping. It will work great. The fact that you've spent that much time on it tells me that you are most likely doing it right (or are spending too much time drinking beer on the job) 
Heck, my leaf spring set up is waaay old tech but with a little ingeniouty I've got it ramping a bit over 800. Not to shabby. Hope you post some pics when your done.
Heck, my leaf spring set up is waaay old tech but with a little ingeniouty I've got it ramping a bit over 800. Not to shabby. Hope you post some pics when your done.
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it will flew pretty damn good like that, but if your not satisfied just build a wristed radius arm for your passenger side
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well their not quite as long as my radius arms, and the problem with them is that they mount up narrower, plus i'd have to use drop brackets which are weaker.