Hello, i have a 92 w/ a severly damaged frame (rust), but all I can find affordable is 2wd trucks is it possible to put my axles under a 2wd frame, will everything bolt up ? do i have to do a lot of custom work? i might consider doing a SAS if that makes the conversion easier ?? plz let me know all you can!!!

Probably easier to do a SAS than swap over the IFS front end. I think there was a thread here in the last year or over on pirate4x4.com on SAS-ing a 2WD frame.

4RnrRick's Project Quasimodo began it's life as a 2wd truck...

Take a look at my website for some pictures of my truck.
It's an 86 xtracab longbed (2wd) that was SASed.
Nice thing about the 2wd frame is that you can lift it less and still be able to do crossover steering.
I believe it's about the same amount of work for the SAS part. The people that did mine reinforced the front arch to be safe.
We did also use an IFS power steering box for the SAS.
I run 33's on mine, frame to ground is right about 21".
Let me know if you have any questions.

Well here are pics of my 92 4x4's frame, I was thinking I could switch parts w/ a 2wd because thats all i can seem to afford but I was going to ask if anyone thinks this is repairable and if so please explain in detail what to do!
[img]http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=179777755&albumID=923556&imageID=8974875[/img] this is the pass. side frame rail (side view) [img]http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm? fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=179777755&albumID=923556&imageID=8975024[/img] Driver side (side view) looks like some ones welded here before! [img]http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=179777755&albumID=923556&imageID=8974667[/img] this is the bottom of the frame on pass side [img]http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=179777755&albumID=923556&imageID=8975593[/img] Driver side frame bottom view!
Please if you think it can be fixed or think something is worth trying please say it. I have access to and ARC welder thats AC i believe but i've only MIG welded so I would have to practice ARC but I'm willing to try anything to get my truck back on the road!!!
If those dont work follow this link
Frame Pic

I?m probably the only person on earth without a MySpace account, so I can?t see the pics. Maybe try imageshack or photobucket.

In my opinion, an arc welder is best for repairing chassis rails and such. You get way deeper penetration (mind out of the gutters guys) with an arc than you do with a MIG. Not that much harder to use an arc welder than a mig either.

sorry about that here is a photo bucket url so you can view them I got my fingers crossed that I can fix my frame so I can drive my truck if only until I find a different frame!

Photo Bucket

Holly hell... iv?e never seen rust that bad in a frame rail. You guys have in pretty bad in the US hey. I?m no expert but I doubt theres any way of safely repairing that frame. Unless you cut a huge section out and replace it with box tube.

we'll Im going to college for auto and diesel mechanics and I plan on taking their fabrication course in which I hope to completely build a whole new frame from scratch but I need to get this truck from upper Illinois to Nashville,TN some 500+ miles. The only way to tow it is my Grandpa's truck which only gets 12 mpg. But if it can't be done I think I should just part out the truck and use the $$ towards paying for school and get a Tacoma later on! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/ignore.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/angry.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/angry.gif" alt="" />

when you get to NADC I might have a carcass for you .that sure is a nice looking truck to be parting out.