easiest sas

[goodie85]

i just took apart my front end and now im just wondering if i just just do a sas front and rear i have roughly $800 in broken stuff that needs replacing so i was thinkin just do a sas and that way later down the road id be more satisfied as well. So im asking all you 1999 ranger owners what would be the fastest and easiest sas front and rear

 

[TheOne]

well ur rear is already sas'd so i just saved u a bunch of money; like geico!

 

[goodie85]

its a stock 8.8?

 

[bobbywalter]

for me the fastest and easiest and best of all COST EFFECTIVE is a jeep 44 or 30.

 

[bcost882]

Actually the easiest solid axle swap is to sell your ranger and buy a jeep. but if you want to do a sas then yo can look at a d30 since there are so many but dont say fastest and easiest sas cause then people are think you are gunna do it crappy and not wanna drive on thesame road as you. just dont cut corners to make it faster and easier

 

[Chance]

Easiest? Well, it's always harder than you think it will be. The only thing that's a pain is the steering set-up. You must remove the rack and pinion and get a ball steering gear. Finding adapters and hooking up the lines/column isn't that fun. Again, not bad if you have money.

Leaf sprung was rather easy to set-up for me... I was using a fullsized axle so I just outboarded the springs a couple inches... it's basically just a lot of welding.

For a sas on a 4th gen, I'd recommend to have at least 2k on hand, or at least all your parts before you cut it out (yeah, I was stupid enough to not have everything I needed)

I wouldn't do anything less than fullwidth personally... but that's just me.

Next time I try... I'd like to go coils.

I'm rambling, not really giving advice. I quit.

 

[goodie85]

thanks for all the advice i think im going to just repair everything then get a bronco for a trail rig

 

[bcost882]

bronco 2 you mean right

 

[stiluv]

its not that bad if you have good old know how and some help and did i mention money. i got lucky and got most of the stuff for free. if you have the time and money its worth it.

 

[mazdafamily]

its not that bad if you have good old know how and some help and did i mention money. i got lucky and got most of the stuff for free. if you have the time and money its worth it.

it does not take that much money, i got a set of old toyota axles for $$80 from a scrap truck it a dude yard, i baught my 4 link and panhard bar it was about 500 and then metal it was like another 100 i got 97 ford ranger coil spring for free, rear 63 inch chevy leafs 300 for both bran new it has not been that bad yet but have not done steering yet!!!

i only payed 400 for the hole truck

 

[rangertoy]

There is no "easy" way to it. I started with a good know how and still did a good bit of trial and error, and like everyone else has said it takes money, I have about 2500 in mine