2005 SAS project

[boondox]

Modified by boondox at 9:17 PM 2/12/2008

[Dano]

Awesome! Welcome to NICO! Sick project you've got there, but give us more DETAILS!

-Dan

[boondox]

The front dif is a dana 44 HP & rear is a 9 with posi, 4.11 gearing.I'm looking at 14 inches of lift with 39's under the X. I'll need to upgrade the gears but just don't have the $$$ right now.I'm more or less taking a 79 bronco suspension and throwing it under the X. The factory diffs suck and the lifts are cashy for IFS. The project is going to cost around 3 grand. I will always be upgrading till i'm happy, but i just need to get it road worthy for right now with SAS.

[houdini]

looks like you have a nice project ahead of you! can't wait to see finished pics.

what shocks are you going with? leaf springs in front?

in the pic of the painted front axle, are the arms bolt on with bushings? no weld on brackets?

[Big-Bird]

Can't wait to see the completed SAS......I think you might be among some of the first people to do up a Gen 2 Xterra.

[boondox]

The front is coils rear is leaf. I'm welding up braces this weekendto bolt the backets too, which hold the radius arms.. Also i will have the rear axle underneath it to. Before some me i'm just using blocks for the rear axle for mock up! I need to get the demensions for thespring pack i need customized...

Now i just need to figure out the brake lines....Going with 9 in lift bronco coils, 400 spring rate.I alreagy have the steering box, yota, will also be installed this weekend.

[houdini]

very cool!

brake lines shouldn't be too big of a deal. i look forward to seeing it all done.

are you designing the front coilover set up?

i have wheeled with 1 06 SAS'd Xterra. 8thman is his sig name. you know his rig. its very nicely done!

keep us posted on the progressX.

later.

[boondox]

yep i chat with 8thman & ponyboy(1st SAS) on thenewx.org

[Dano]

That's Awesome! I can't wait for more updates!!!

-Dan

[houdini]

yep i chat with 8thman & ponyboy(1st SAS) on thenewx.org

cool. yea, i have seen pics of the build up and finished product on ponyboy's X. that's probably my favorite newer X.

[Desert Rat]

Since the 2005+ are Rack and pinion, what are you doing for a steering box?

Oh, if only the TX10A crawler gears would go into a 2005+ electonic case.

Kudos on dumping the junk stock axles. I'll take my H233B's any day over that POS Dana 44 variant on the 2005+. Dozens of those things have failed, and the aluminum R180's have been cracking like eggs too. Nissan really screwed up not keeping the old H233B/R200A combo on the 2nd gens.

[boondox]

I'm using a steering box out of a early 4 Runner.I'll have the box mount this weekend. Plus have the axlesunder the X. Just no tires, coils (back order), and drive shafts.So little time and so much work still!

[Dano]

That is awesome, your project rocks!

-Dan

[boondox]

Getting a little more done.









My gf helping

[Dano]

Very Nice!! It's looking great!

-Dan

[boondox]

Showing the progress.

[NM50]

Eff in cool.

[Dano]

That is just beautiful!!!!!!! Your project kicks *** Brian! What's left to do on the swap?

-Dan

[boondox]

Well i have driveshafts, brake lines, power streering line.Have to get new upper coil buckets due to 78 ford bucketsdidn't work. They springs angled out like this on the axle \___/So i'm going with adjustable coil buckets.

[Dano]

very cool! Can't wait for the next update!

-Dan

[boondox]

[Dano]

Awesome! Congratulations, your buildup is going to be featured on the new homepage which will be released very, very soon. Mind giving us a rundown on how the whole swap went down, your thoughts and give us some road/trail test results

Take more pics

-Dan

[cmeasley]

dude thats BEAST!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DJButton]

I love it, I want an X now!

[NSR_s30]

Thats the sweetest XTERROR ever.

[Encryptshun]

I gotta agree -- I'm not normally a fan of the highboys but that is awesome.

[Jdubsx]

That's pretty wicked...

[TRBOMOFO]

thats out of control dude

[jrb92se]

that is really really cool you wanna trade for a beautiful rb swapped 240; i need a work truck!!!

[boondox]

I'm changing the front setup to a 3 Link.I was going to run ford radius arms but just didn'ttrust it. So i scraped the front f-150 D44, for a f-250 D44.Ordered all the parts and start rebuild in a week or 2 weeks.