Those guys did an interesting budget build, but it would not fit the needs of a lot of people. The cutting and rewelding of the frame is pretty sketchy and makes it a trail only vehicle. Then they used a custom $600 axle housing, and some custom kit to adapt Toyota cvs. I suspect the cost of their buildup was not much less, or equal to a mild SAS.

So whats the point of keeping IFS, when it costs the same as SAS, you don't have a better ride, the axles are weaker, and doesn't perform as well on the trail? (they admitted it doesn't do well on the rti ramp)

If you want 33s or 35s on Isuzu ifs, you can do that without any custom engineering. I fit 35s on mine with 2" tbar crank and 3" body lift. And with a 1.5" diff drop, the cvs are almost as strong as stock. Btw, you have bigger fenders than mine, first gen amigos can fit 32x11.50 stock.

If you want to do all the body work, bobbing the front and rear, etc. Thats not so difficult, but an amigo is pretty small already. I don't see those body parts really being in the way, so it seems like there are more disadvantages than advantages.

I think Rob said it best:

"only pursue a monster IFS if you get your enjoyment from the fabrication process (and have money to spare). If you want the most bang for the buck, best offroad performance, and most versitale setup, you need to be looking at a SAS."