84 F-150 Sas Oll Blue lives again

[Antichrysler [Veteran Member]]

Well all in all the sas has turned out great. Other than out of balance 40's it drives tighter than it did with the original frontend. I'm very happy with it. Looking forward to adding a few more things like dual steering stabilizers ladder bars or traction bars on the rear.





These 5.13 gears are really impressive being the first truck to do a gear change. With the 39.5's 60mph is 3000 rpm I will have to go up to 42's or 44's to get a stockish hwy speed. I'm not complaining about that problem though.


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[balage [Veteran Member]]

Your truck looks awesome!
Little problem with picture resize, but who cares, with the trailer that is great!

[Reserector [Veteran Member]]

I went with a single traction bar, offset to one side (right). It has worked out well, because it prevents axle wrap while still allowing the suspension to articulate. You might want to consider that for your setup.

[Antichrysler [Veteran Member]]

Thank you balage. I plan on asking for some insite on the difference between the three different setups as i gets closer to doing it. I've never heard of a single setup that might be a better way for me to go.


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[Reserector [Veteran Member]]

I set mine up to pivot at the center of the driveline, which is also close to the front spring eye. That controls my driveline angles throughout the stroke.
I'm running my driveshaft angles "broke back". Maintaining those angles is very crucial. The traction bar keeps the u-joint angles equal at both yokes.

[Antichrysler [Veteran Member]]

The frame being so flexible on these model trucks I need all the suspension travel I can get. I haven't tried to flex it at all yet



Do you have a thread here I could read into?


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[Reserector [Veteran Member]]

Found it in the Suspension Tech section: http://mississippi-mud.com/Thread-Traction-bar?page=2

[Antichrysler [Veteran Member]]

I like the way that is done kind of cross between a traction bar and a ladder bar. I have a few more things to finish before I get to those. I built my front drive shaft Friday at work. I have a little trimming to do on the trans cross member the drive shaft clears but I will have an interference if the frontend down travels at all.

I also added a new set of shocks and a dual steering stabilizer on the front and some extra heavy duty rear shocks. Forgot the pics. Those oversized front shocks really helped with these balloon tires.


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[kbwjeep [Veteran Member]]

I'm running a single side traction bar also on my jeep. I'm running 39's now and have had 42's and never had a problem with axle wrap and still have good flex. I bought the ruffStuff kit

[Easemaster3000 [Veteran Member]]

I went with this trac bar mount because it looked to be the strongest design. I was kind of disappointed after mounting it to the truck. It's strong and rigid but limits my axle up travel on the driver side. So I might swap to a longer trac bar and move the mount over to the frame. Any advice is greatly appreciated.


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This is how I did the mount on the swap I helped with. It probably should have covered a little more area but it has done the trick. I'll see if I can find some more pictures.