lifted TTB or SAS

[motoloco]

Im new to the ranger scene, but not new to sas as Ive done one on a yoda. Im wondering which would be best for articulation and driving to work every day. some incovenieces will not matter

 

[colindo94]

There are many problems with wheeling and lifting TTB IMO. If you wheel hard the alignment will never be right. MAny things ware out fast. And it doesn't even ride very good once lifted unless you spend thousands on it. A SAS also doesn't ride like a bmw, but if you wheel then you must sacrafice some ride comfort. I'm all for the sas, its cheaper, it wheels much better, and you build it yourself so its always better.

 

[motoloco]

Ive also got a 77 f150 with a 44 front and a 9 inch rear would those axles work and what else would I need?

 

[lifeguard379]

i vote sas as well. i think it rides allot better than it did with the ttb. and if you have a donor you basically have everything you need. ther is alot of good info on this site. good luck and welcome to the site.

 

[4x4junkie]

I think the problem with lifted TTBs isn't the TTB itself, it's the simple fact nearly every liftkit out there made for them leaves a lot to be desired (most screw the steering all to hell, and ALL have way too stiff coils, which is the cause for nearly all the issues already mentioned above).
If you're willing to do a bit of figuring for some different (non-TTB) coils (to get the correct lift height) and possibly some fabrication for the steering linkage, I'd just keep the TTB and run with it (that is, provided you have the D35 axle, and not the D28 under your Ranger).

I wheel the pee out of mine, and it seems to hold up just fine. I've got maybe $600 tied up into the suspension on my BII (which completely goes against the popular belief that you have to dump tons and tons of $$$ into it to get anything from it).

Of course, those F-150 axles would be sweet if you want to go full-width. I don't see that being real practical on something you'll be driving to work everyday.

 

[motoloco]

got permission from the mrs. bought a new daily driver and got the OK for an sas are there any sites that would help me figure out the rest of the parts that I need and any tips and tricks that would make it less confusing.

 

[lifeguard379]

this shuld help
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&f=70

 

[sn0border88]

Ive also got a 77 f150 with a 44 front and a 9 inch rear would those axles work and what else would I need?

If you have a 77 thats about as good as you can get. 77's had welded on wedges that the radius arms attatchd to so if you waqnt to go leaves you can remove them or you can move them inboard if you want while keeping coils. 78-79 had cast on wedges that you can remove easily.

Those are the same axles I used and lots of other people as well.

Search in the SAS registry, and follow the link in my signature for more info and part lists.