front axle

[bradsvitzy]

hi guys .
just a little qeustion . would it b possible to put a solid axle on the front of my vitara and if so what types of axle fit?
THANKS

[ScottieJ]

It's known as SAS Solid Axle Swap, it is a common mod over in the USA, however you need to be a competent fabricator and welder to do it properly and also you should legally have a £450 IVA test done by VOSA

[Tramp]

It has been done over here a couple of times though hasn't it? generally a sammy front axle is used, and then a sammy rear diff is used in the vit back axle to keep the ratios the same although you could put a vit rear diff into the sammy front. But sammy diffs are stronger as they have 4 pin construction rather than the 2 pin of the vit.. even though the vit has a lower ring & pinion ratio, if your competant you can use the 4 pin constructed diff with the vit ring and pin, Thats right isn't it scott?

[bradsvitzy]

Ill think ill have to pass on that idea i think. Thanks guys

[ScottieJ]

Yeah it has been done a few times using a samurai axle.

You got the diffs a bit mixed up though, the vit rear axle has a large diff that will not fit a sammy axle and vice versa.

But the front vit diff does fit in samurai axles so would need to swap that into the front to get the ratios to match.

[Tramp]

Something like that! I was trying to remember it off the top of my head!

[vitara_mad]

i have plans to do the sas on my vit sometime in the near future i have the sammy axel & some jimny rear arms ready the only part of this conversion i don't like is having to fit big wheel spacers

[bradsvitzy]

Hey mate i ave seen the pictures of u r vit conversion on the back end.
Just wondering was it very difficult because been thinking of doin a conversion but make it like a pick up.
CHEERS

[vitara_mad]

you meen something like this one that i did a few years ago





its not a 5 min job but as long as you can weld its not realy that difficult

i was going to do the 1 im doing now something like this again but i did not see the point of the extra work making the back part just to fill it with the fuel tank & rear winch

[bradsvitzy]

That is smart. I like that alot.
Think im gonna do that now i have seen picture of one now.
Thanks mate