I have been doing mucho research on the WIRE and off the wire about doing an SAS. What I have come up with is that there are several axle options available for me to choose from. It seems that most people are running D44 axles from the Waggy's. I am not sure exactly how many people are running Toyota's though. As well I believe I recall seeing one person running a D60 as well.

I believe that I am going to run Toyota axles, the reasoning behind this will follow. Please tell me if I am wrong about my information I have found. As far as strength it seems that Toyota Axles are pretty strong, especially the 84-85 models because they have a full length gusset weld that didn't exist in prior axles.

Toyota designed beefier differentials in the mid 1980s when it came out with a turbo 22RE and later V-6. These diffs were limited to the rear axle, but Toyota was kind enough to use the same bolt patterns for the front and rear axle housings, so these stronger diffs are a direct bolt on modification for the front end. Even better, when Toyota came up with a brand new high pinion front diff for it's Land Cruiser 80 series in 1990, it decided to forgo the old 9" Land Cruiser diff for an 8" diff that also just so happens to fit in the front mini-truck axles, but is much stronger.

When combined with the latest offerings from Longfield with 30 spline birfields, the Toyota mini-truck axle can almost approach the strength of a Dana 60, in a much smaller and lighter package.