97 sas one ton

[Red97]

Here is a short build thread of my 97 sas.

started life with a 6" fabtech i got tired of it so i swaped ome one tons under it



52" chevy springs for the front. i added 2 leafs to the pack total of 7. home made shackles for the front. a little long for mock up purposes



rear shackle hangers are off the front of the f350 donor truck


boxed a small part of the frame to help hold the shackle


rear spring perches and a dropped pitman arm for the crossover steering.


home made hi steer arm for cross over steering


disk brake parts for the rear axle


pic of the donor truck


dropping the old lift out.


tacked the shackle hanger in place for mock up


pic of how it sits on some bald 33's


custom front crossmember and spring mounts.


added some gussets


pic of the spring hanger all welded


boxed the frame to make it easier to weld the shock towers


the shock tower welded on.


pic of the crossover. 1.75 od .5 wall. tube


pic of the rear shackle flip all home made


pics of it all done with 33's



made some hd side steps 2x2 1/4" wall


welded some gussets to the frame



bent a hoop up and welded it to the step. painted it with wrinkle paint


pic of the bumper i made with a 2" stinger. it is 6" c channel with 1/4" dimond plate on the top


pic of the truck with 35/15.50/ 16.5 tsl.


let me know what you think.

also added 35spline outers and warn hubs.
home made hydrulic assist.

[TOMAC]

hell ya good work! how she handle on the road?

[bigblue]

any pics of the hydraulic assist

[justin kopac]

dam, nice fab work

[JcKinney]

dam, nice fab work

x2, sweet work!

[Red97]

thanks. it handles great on the road. I will get some pics of the assist soon. as with the curent wheels and tires

[JcKinney]

If I do this to my yukon, I'll be callin you 

[betterbeaters]

looks good! should be fun!

[D60KING]

  Nice !