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Got the rest of the tires mounted up besides the spare. Ill need to trim the front bumper some more, along with some of the body in the rear wheel well. Should help minimize rubbing. I'm still not positive it'll fit out of the garage door haha

Started working on mounting the 40s. Definitely have my big boy pants on now. Front has the 40, rear has the 37. Big difference.

I think you should get the axles under the truck, centered, and then measure for wheels. I only say this as there is a lot of crap you gotta stuff in there and a wheel that is that "sucked in" might have some rubbing issues.

Ordered!

Been following this build since it was first put out there 15 years ago, been a huge inspiration for myself. Cant wait to see what you do if you end up with a buggy, might be a path I follow down the road as well.

I'm following! Interested to see where you take this!

I do a fair bit yes. Idk much about the j8 axles or the differences between all of the jk/jl axles so I'm afraid I'm not much help there. You can probably find a set of ford super duty axles locally for cheap

I've had both. Thorparts did my first sas with the dana 44 front and stock rear. I then upgraded to a dana 60 and 14b. So I've had both setups.

No problem. Yea it's just comes down to, which headache do you want to try and fix/deal with. Anything is possible with the right amount of $ haha

I'm telling ya, just go the d60 route. For what it's worth, I'm on a dana 60 in the front and 14b in the rear and I stick out....2-3 inches on each side.

4l80 is physically bigger, bell housing is bigger and it's longer over all by like an inch or so, and heavier. The 4l60e also has a 27 spline output shaft and the 4l80 has a 32 spline. So you'll have to figure out how to mate it to the factory transfer case or go with an aftermarket transfer...

Are you doing the sas yourself or a shop? The rear is easy. Couple of leaf spring perches and shock mounts and done. Is way easier than the front. Are you going coils, coilovers, or leafs up front?

Only one way to find out if it works! The speed sensor is in the t-case on the H3 and i dont know what the relationship/communication between the abs sensor and speed sensor is when it comes to the computer and electronics, im sure its stuff you can mess with in hp tuners. are you trying to...

One thing to consider with the JK or JL axles is their use of unit bearings in the front, with respect to abs. The H3 computer is 55 tooth, Jk tone rings are 52 tooth, and the tone ring is internal to the wheel bearing assembly. This would make converting to 55 tooth difficult. Now, what i don't...

I'm sure others will agree, but 5-600 hp with the already large tires the h3 has....i would seriously consider dana 60/one tons axles, i think you'll be happier long term. Gm dana 44 wms is 67.5". Stock rear is similar slightly narrower i think. Thorparts machines down the hub and presses on...

Side note. For pricing. You csn start with a few hunded dollar junkard housing, but gears/locker only...1500 easy. Chromoly axle shafts...800 or more, add a few hundred more to rebuild all of the wheel end stuff. Typical sas costs are around 10k for dana 44/stock rear, 15-20k for swapping both...

Heck yea, SAS! What's your main goal, just driving it around and mild offroading or getting into hardcore stuff? I only ask because, if it's more hardcore, just skip to one tons/dana 60 stuff right off the bat. I know you mentioned driver drop, however if you stay pass drop the gm dana 44 or...

Ill take 2 also

Ill contribute mine. Completed my own version of the SAS. Swapped the D44 and the OEM rear for one tons, Dana 60 and 14b. Also changed from coils to coilovers in the front. Learned a ton in the process about fabrication, suspension geometry etc. Lots of late nights in the garage. Somehow my...

Firestone kit is a popular one with the daystar cradle, you have to leave the bag un connected on one end so you can still flex the truck. I have air lift on my daily, no issues