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    Quote Originally Posted by 567234ta View Post
    ive been contemplating if i should go to a full solid axel on my truck or not.

    96 ext cab z71

    would it make it a rough ride on the highway?

    i just cant decide, i will have a ton of power and i dont want to be snapping front half shafts, i plan on 35 to 36 inch tires. i wont be going thru extreme off road stuff, rock climbing or anything but i do want it to be a tough truck.

    i would probably go with a moderate grip tire so its somewhat smooth on the road, nothing like a bogger or anything, i dont want to make it a strictly off road vehicle. whats your advice?

    Well the thing to consider is, do you break alot of IFS parts now? If you said yes to that, then hell yeah go with SFA. Just be sure to do alot of research on what its going to involve.

    I just finished my SAS on my 92, so far i love it! It rides like a SFA truck. But all in all it rides better than it did when it was Rancho lift and fully cranked Tbars. From start to finish the swap cost me ~ 8500 bucks. But I did go all out. I rebulit everything myself, I built/ fabed/ Assembled everything. I have A 78 Ford HP Kingpin Axle up front and a 87 D70 in the rear. Both geared with 4.56 and locked with Detroit lockers. I ran alcan spring all the way around, along with blisten 7100. All thats left is a new motor, the TBI 350 has HAD it!


    Here is a poser shot of the truck

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    Quote Originally Posted by RnuovZ71 View Post
    Well the thing to consider is, do you break alot of IFS parts now? If you said yes to that, then hell yeah go with SFA. Just be sure to do alot of research on what its going to involve.

    I just finished my SAS on my 92, so far i love it! It rides like a SFA truck. But all in all it rides better than it did when it was Rancho lift and fully cranked Tbars. From start to finish the swap cost me ~ 8500 bucks. But I did go all out. I rebulit everything myself, I built/ fabed/ Assembled everything. I have A 78 Ford HP Kingpin Axle up front and a 87 D70 in the rear. Both geared with 4.56 and locked with Detroit lockers. I ran alcan spring all the way around, along with blisten 7100. All thats left is a new motor, the TBI 350 has HAD it!


    Here is a poser shot of the truck
    man thats awesome, what size tires are those?
    i havent really broken anything on my truck, but it is all factory suspension and tires right now.
    1996 gmc ext cab short bed
    6.6L 4l80e
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    Quote Originally Posted by 567234ta View Post
    man thats awesome, what size tires are those?
    i havent really broken anything on my truck, but it is all factory suspension and tires right now.
    that's good you haven't broken anything yet. I had to SAS my rig. But the tires are 37x13.5.
    1992 ECSB SFA K1500: D60 Front, D70 Rear, Hydro assist. 9"s of lift sittin' on 37"s
    1997 RCSB K1500: CAI, Exhaust, Tune. Headed to the trans shop!
    1999 2dr Tahoe: 4" Rancho Lift, 4.56s W/ True-trac.

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