sas swap ?

[pimprider]

ok so my buddy is junking out a k30 what would it take to do a sas i already plan on buying oru's kit but will they be anything else i need to know about and i know im going to have to change the hubs to 6 lug (any advance about that to) any info welcome

[bggrnchvy]

Well if it's a K30 you could just take the front and rear axle, have matching 8 lug front and back along with matching factory gears and all you need other than solid axle swap parts is a passenger drop t-case and means of putting it in.

[maxxis85]

Originally Posted by bggrnchvy

Well if it's a K30 you could just take the front and rear axle, have matching 8 lug front and back along with matching factory gears and all you need other than solid axle swap parts is a passenger drop t-case and means of putting it in.

Yup K30 is a 1 ton truck and should have a 60/14 combo. I vote to utilize these axles.

[pimprider]

where can i find a passenger t-case

[TanTahoe]

Best Tcase to use in your truck is a (I believe) 89-91 SUV 241 Tcase. This way it will bolt right up with wiring, just make sure it has a VSS on the tail.

[pimprider]

how would i make the linkage work to shift in and out of hi low range

[bggrnchvy]

Cut a hole and put in a Blazer or Burban shift assembly on the other side of the hump or build a cable shifter.

[pimprider]

so really it would be better if i found a ford dana 60 driver side so i don't have to do all this work

[chevy7398]

price a 60 lately, plus the cost to rebuild and regear it, a couple hours work swaping a t-case vs 1500 to 2000 bucks. if swaping your t-case is to much work then i dont think you should do a sas, look at my post ( lifting truck where does all this go) im doing a sas right now and it is a hell of a lot of work

[floridaflash]

Originally Posted by pimprider

so really it would be better if i found a ford dana 60 driver side so i don't have to do all this work

Yes you are correct, a fo@# Dana 60 will have the differential on the driver's side which is the same as the drop side on you t-case setup. Easy, Easy, Easy. The problem is that the rest of the world knows this and all want the fo@# Dana 60 as well. The more the demand the higher the price.

[pimprider]

its not the work that im really concerned with but im kind of in the dark when it comes to tranfer cases i don't know anything about them and would the t-case from the k30 work

[bggrnchvy]

Nope.

[pimprider]

ive got to find out what it has he said it was fuel injected so that it would be 4l60e? im going to check tonight

[bggrnchvy]

Fuel injection means it's a V30, not a K30. If it's a 91 the t-case may work if you swap the input gear out to a TH350 27 spline unit and use a TH350/208 adapter IIRC.

In any case it is definitely not a 4L60e, either a TH400, SM465 or 4L80e. All will be a 32 spline output unlike your 4l60e.

[PartsManBarr]

Maybe you and your buddy should fix the K30 instead of parting it out.

[pimprider]

that is all thats left and i found out that the truck is a v30 it has a fuel injected 454bb th400 and i think its a 208 i couldn't find the tag but i pretty sure, it also had a pto block off plate

[b454rat]

Then is a 205....

[maxxis85]

208 and 241s are Aluminum cases and chain driven. 203 and 205s are gear driven cast iron cases. 205 has a block off plate for PTO output.

[TAWL_BOY]

I'd throw the entire K30 drivetrain in if the motor runs well.

Or at least the tranny back.

[pimprider]

would this work with that style t-case and the motor and trans are wore out they got about 450,000 miles on it so the means these axle are getting rebuilt