Yeah I am pretty low
. I know now after doing more SAS's that getting low with leaf springs is WAY easier.But, yeah, I do like the coil-overs and links...:thumb:
Lowest Straight axle swap
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Yeah I am pretty low
. I know now after doing more SAS's that getting low with leaf springs is WAY easier.But, yeah, I do like the coil-overs and links...:thumb:
Yeah I am pretty low
But, yeah, I do like the coil-overs and links...:thumb:
I would love to see some pics of your front end set up.:hug:
Is the truck in the pic a single cab, short bed?
Either way, I would like to see pics of the swap and how you did it.
Regular cab long bed. I can get the pics up tomorrow. Im on my phone and pics are on computer... I have quite a few but can get the good ones up!
Will do! Kinda put that truck on the back burner/not on the mind since the I put the hole in the piston. I will try to remember tonight.
Im from around the youngstown area i bought brians truck. Where you at in ohio your truck looks sick man!
I thought I had seen pics of that truck before! Looks great.
What's the weight difference IFS vs. SAS?
If you go with oru"s kit 6." would defiantly be the lowest. even at that you dont have much up travel with out modification. The plus 6 spring make a big difference. the kit does 3" in the brackets so the 3" pack is inverted. I went back to atlas and had them make me a custom pack off their original pack which is now BADASS. it will cycle the entire 14" 3.0 KING Bypass shock.
Have you read this thread? The OP has ford excursion springs (negative arch) Pretty sure it's about as low as you can make one...
I can't much lower without making a new fwd crossmember! I have plenty of pan clearance. My 20x12 wheels are holding me back from going lower now! If I didn't DD I would go lower for the drag strip but am happy with looks and drive ability.
Some people think IFS is the worst thing in the world and every truck that has IFS kills a baby seal.
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i see the ifs trucks pulling all the time.... seems odd so many people would need something stronger even though it makes the truck ride worse?
Who says the truck will ride worse? I would bet money a coilover Sas can ride as good or better than a Ifs truck. Leaf spring Hmm probably not.
I had a leaf spring Sas & just sold it. I got bit by the drag racing bug and 8" of lift and 38" tires don't make a truck faster at the track. I still have dana 60 set up for coilovers sitting behind the garage.
If you lift your Ifs, I can almost say with certainty at some point you will want to do a Sas... If you run a low rider not much point is there.
I think the ops truck is doing pretty well...