<TABLE><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top width="100%">i have a 85 f150 4x4 been told that a sas would give a better ride and not eat tires first question is this true 2 question do i have to lift the truck 3 question do i need to buy a kit or can i pull all the part off a junkyard truck 4 question what year axle am i lookin for 77-79 is what i think i need 5 question after this is do i would like to lift it but not now could a d44 handle 35 12.50 tires?
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this is also in the 80-86 fourms but i thought maybe u off road guys would be able to put some light on this i searched it but did not find to many people askin same question in the end i want the truck to have a 6in lift with 35x12.50s and use for dd weekend warrior and to do some towing mostly for cars that will be goin to the crusher its got a 351w ho that i wanna rebuild or i have the 300 inline 6 that came out of it its being rebuild as of now back to stock might do just a few mild mods to it what ever engine i use will have a 435 that has less then 2k miles on it or ill switch to a auto c-6 if i do that i would like to have a over drive i hear there are some nice units but i need more info on them to


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1985 f-150 4x4 long bed reg cab with 300 6 or 351 w 6 in lift 35x12.50s with sas for weekend war dd and towing thats the dream any way

 

you could easily answer all your questions with just a little research, a GREAT place for SAS info is on FSB, they have a forum for just SAS's.....here you go

http://www.fullsizebronco.com/forum/...splay.php?f=29

or ditch the d44 and run some rockwells

 

srry for askin so much but i doin all this on a ps3 a its sloooooow

 

Question #1 Not a better ride........but not a bad ride/ yes on the tires
Question #2 Yes to clear the cross member and then it still need some minor modification.
Question#3 You can get most of the parts from junk......hardest part is the steering(DON"T CUT CORNERS) takes a little work to get caster right but not to hard
Question #4 78-79 reverse cut
Question #5- yes

 

My take on the axle is get a 76-77 if you are going with a dana 44. They have one piece tubes that are thicker than the 78-79.

 

A question about your question #2.....

If you dont plan on lifting the truck then why go through the trouble/cost of doing a SAS? The TTB axle under the truck now will hold up fine with 35s and I doubt you will ever realize the sas saving you money on tires. Cost to do vs cost of say 4 new front tires.

Slap a 4" lift on it with the ttb drop brackets and call it a day. I love my 300-6 in my 79 f150 but the aftermarket is flooded with winsor parts. If someone had the desire they could build a jam up 500hp stroked winsor and for pretty cheap. You cant say that about a 300....even turbo'd.

 

I put a 4 inch lift on my truck 89' with a ttb and my wheels are as straight as an arrow really hav'nt had any problems with tire wear. I really must've instld my lift
just right cuz really your not the first to have worn tires.

 

i want to lift the truck about 6in but i read some where u break u joint quicker because of the angles any truth to this

 

I have'nt yet, and im not like what you'd call easy on equipment, but then again I only have a four inch lift to keep center of gravity down slightly.