89 SFA buildup for rocks

[95BlazerLT4wd]

your blazer is my blazer's idol.

[bodydroppeds10]

I have a 95 4 door Blazer that I am getting ready to do a solid axle swap on and puttin 38's under it. I will try and get pics when I am done. Your blazer looks good though. Great work!

[Baggey22]

Hey Donahue can you get me some closer pictures of your front bumper? I want to do SOMETHING like that with mine but with square stock. Like how/where you mounted it. THANKS!

[Shawn-GMC]

thats pretty sick, but one thing, do your neighbors think your native? haha scattered car parts all over the front yard :P

[Donahue]

Quote: Originally Posted by Baggey22

Hey Donahue can you get me some closer pictures of your front bumper? I want to do SOMETHING like that with mine but with square stock. Like how/where you mounted it. THANKS!

yeah, i can try and get some. its just welded right to the stock mounts. we did that in about 30 mins at midnight the night before we left for the rubicon.

[Tim99Zr2]

so howd it do at rubicon?

[Donahue]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tim99Zr2

so howd it do at rubicon?

well, i will be starting a thread on it later, but i will say that it walked over everything that i did. i was unable to do the little sluice though, my rear suspension tweaked and i didnt want to push it.

[Tim99Zr2]

puss!! ill be waiting! at least the front did good!

[DieselS10]

Quote: Originally Posted by Donahue

well, i will be starting a thread on it later

Can't wait to see it in action!

[Donahue]

Quote: Originally Posted by Baggey22

Hey Donahue can you get me some closer pictures of your front bumper? I want to do SOMETHING like that with mine but with square stock. Like how/where you mounted it. THANKS!

does this work?

[local12hand]

looks like the winch tweaked the front cross member a little?

[Donahue]

Quote: Originally Posted by local12hand

looks like the winch tweaked the front cross member a little?

yep

getting pulled by the winch line for a few miles of jerky, bouncy trail when i had to pull the rear driveline. we will be adding material back to the rear of the crossmember (thats where it tweaked) for the next ones we make.

[local12hand]

sweet...Well im in the market for one of those whenever you get one done...And a tranny x-member too if you get one worked out...

[Donahue]

Quote: Originally Posted by local12hand

sweet...Well im in the market for one of those whenever you get one done...And a tranny x-member too if you get one worked out...

yeah, there will probably be an option for a trans crossmember. it might go under the driveshaft like mine does though, we will see. it will likely be made from round tube.

[local12hand]

git r done and i'll buy one cause yours looks cooler than one i'd build

[93Vortecon30s]

awesome build, ill be going in that direction with mine shortly.. a few questions for u... i know u have 57" ford leafs, but out of what?? and your steering behind the axle, did u do that because of moving your axle forward?? or to keep it away from rocks?? ill be moving my front forwad about 5-6" Thx Mike

[DieselS10]

Quote: Originally Posted by Donahue

does this work?

Now I may be wrong, but those pics kinda look like a "3 LEAF FAB" plug .

[Donahue]

Quote: Originally Posted by 93Vortecon30s

awesome build, ill be going in that direction with mine shortly.. a few questions for u... i know u have 57" ford leafs, but out of what?? and your steering behind the axle, did u do that because of moving your axle forward?? or to keep it away from rocks?? ill be moving my front forwad about 5-6" Thx Mike

mine came out of an 88 F150 rear, 4wd. the 4wd ones are 3" wide and the 2wd ones are 2.5" wide. i did the steering that way to keep the linkage protected and because it was cheaper because i didnt use a conventional "flat top" knuckle. i am still runnning an astro box however, so the forward thing is probably a must if you wanted to run it similar. i think mine is somewhere about 4-5" forward and my rear is about 1-2" rearward from stock.

Quote: Originally Posted by DieselS10

Now I may be wrong, but those pics kinda look like a "3 LEAF FAB" plug .

whether it is or isnt, it still is right?

[pvfjr]

I'd like to add that the S10 did freaking awesome on this trip, and the SAS kit available to you guys will be bullet proof. The only weakness was brought on by getting yanked by a big K5 over some rough stuff. It was very jerky, and not a good practice. A person should always tow someone with a strap, instead of cables or chains. Anyway, this weakness was recognized, addressed, and will not be an issue on the kits available to you guys.

[Outlawz24]

Def gonna be keeping tabs on this to see how development of the kit progresses from it.

[Donahue]

sounds good

[Outlawz24]

Just wondering but have you considered offering a kit to replicate your 4 link setup in the rear? I realise there would need to be welding done on the axle but possably having the frame mounts for the link bolt on? I could be taking a completely wild swing on this one..

[Donahue]

Quote: Originally Posted by Outlawz24

Just wondering but have you considered offering a kit to replicate your 4 link setup in the rear? I realise there would need to be welding done on the axle but possably having the frame mounts for the link bolt on? I could be taking a completely wild swing on this one..

i ripped my frame where mine is welded on. so my setup needs to be re-inforced quite a bit, and it is still a ways away from being producible as a kit. this was also my first 4 link, and i still havent worked out all the bugs yet.

[98-LS-lifted]

but it looks cool, thats all that matters. who cares about bugs as long as it looks good.

coming along good, by the time youre done I will be thru 3 more trucks and then have a blazer

[project87sdime]

lookin good sold my blazer so no more shackles...but after my other truck and jeep get further along i would like to get a 4x4 s10 pick up and i will def. order the kit.

can i get some 3 leaf fab lift shackles for my jeep now? lol

and did stickers ever get made?

[Donahue]

Quote: Originally Posted by project87sdime

lookin good sold my blazer so no more shackles...but after my other truck and jeep get further along i would like to get a 4x4 s10 pick up and i will def. order the kit.

can i get some 3 leaf fab lift shackles for my jeep now? lol

and did stickers ever get made?

no stickers, and our shackles should fit jeeps too. just find out how wide the bushings are at the spring eyes, our shackles are designed for 3" wide bushings with a 9/16" bolt. they come in 7", 8", and 10" long so you could figure out how much lift you wanted.

[project87sdime]

my leaf springs are 1.75 wide..

[Donahue]

Quote: Originally Posted by project87sdime

my leaf springs are 1.75 wide..

i take it not an XJ? what kind of heep?

[project87sdime]

61 cj5

[Donahue]

Quote: Originally Posted by project87sdime

61 cj5

well there's your problem...

[project87sdime]

ha ha grandpa had 3 jeeps and i wanted one vs watchin it go..had a 350 vs the other one he wanted to sell with ford 5.0 motor..

im just really tossed on if i wanna spring over or get actual lift springs...and found a d44 for the front to get rid of the drum front brakes..and thought id keep the d44 in the rear..

also have d44 and d60 hd out of a 70's something ford truck that came with my jeep when we go it but i dont know if i want it that wide...what you think

[AVdime]

Not normally a 4x4 guy but i just wanna say
Tha fab work is top notch and outta this world!

[Donahue]

thanks AVdime

project87sdime: your CJ should have passenger drop axles, its likely that the ford axles are not worth the work.

[Golana]

WICKED blaze dude!

is the kit almost ready for production? will it work on a 4x4 s10? i want one!

[Donahue]

we are working on getting the kit ready, we still need to get some quotes back from the laser place. this will likely do a lot to determine when, how much, and what comes in this kit. so, all i can say is its long over due and i have not forgotten about it.

[sockjock]

Donahue love the truck, awesome work. I am totally jealous of your fabbin skills. What software are you using for you drawings? Rhino?

[Tim99Zr2]

i believe its solid works

[Donahue]

solidworks FTW

[93Vortecon30s]

hey how far forward did you move teh front axle.. also how many inches of clearance do you have between tire and fender well?? thx mike

[Donahue]

Quote: Originally Posted by 93Vortecon30s

hey how far forward did you move teh front axle.. also how many inches of clearance do you have between tire and fender well?? thx mike

i would guess about 4"-6" forward. i've got about 8" from the tire to the corner of the fender, but almost the entire width of my 16" wide tire is outside my fenders.

[93Vortecon30s]

awesoem thx.. i think im only going to go 3" forward with mine, ill be running 38" tsl's. i just dont wanna have to cut the whole thing up lol.

[sockjock]

Hey Donahue have you got that thing caged yet? We're waiting on the updates.
Also have you come up with a price for your sas kits yet?

[Chevtech]

Hey Devin, let me know if you want stickers made for your company. I can only make cut out type stickers (not ink printed) but I can give you a killer price. Kick me over a design that you want and I will work on it if you would like.

Josh

[Tim99Zr2]

Quote: Originally Posted by Chevtech

Hey Devin, let me know if you want stickers made for your company. I can only make cut out type stickers (not ink printed) but I can give you a killer price. Kick me over a design that you want and I will work on it if you would like.

Josh

cut outs are cooler IMO

[Donahue]

cage is a negative, i have not touched that blazer since this summer, i have been super busy. i am almost thinking now i want to put an extended pickup cab on in and tube the rest.

[DieselS10]

That would be cool!

[jonb8]

I like the idea of the xcab and tube bed, but like the blazer better. I quess because it's different, I would have used a blazer if I could have found a solid one.

[sockjock]

Aww man... I really like the looks of that chopped Blazer. It's just way to cool. Make it work man.

[blackLS1]

Thats an awesome blazer

[Donahue]

yeah, the pickup cab makes sense for getting an environment back. the wife likes heat and doors. it would also solve a lot of problems the truck currently has with the rear suspension and exhaust.