solid axle for isuzu rodeo?

quickdraw87

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I'm currently researching off road parts for my 96 rodeo. Im new to the forum and need insight on a few issues. What's a good solid front axle build for my isuzu? Its a 3.2 v6, 5 speed manual, with four wheel drive.
 
What kind of wheeling are you wanting to do with it and what is your ideal tire size? Those questions are where you should start. Knowing those questions will help you decide what axles you should swap in or if you should even do a SAS and just upgrade your current setup.
 
used the 96 rodeo as a DD :driver: & buy a jeep to wheel they are much more fun :jeep: LOL
 
I don't want to go overboard with it.The basic improved ground clearance and improved flexibility without sacrificing the highway abilities. I was thinking 15 inch wheels and maybe 33 inch tires. I work with a bunch of mechanic and allot of them have suggested doing a solid front axle to avoid snapping the stock cv's.
 
why would he use yota axles when he could use a waggy 44 and have 44s fr&rr? ring and pinion would be the same and easily matched, bolt pattern would stay the same, it would be really close on width and a 44 is plenty strong for up to a 35.
 
And all the same you mentioned would apply to the toyota axle. Except cost, availability, better locking hubs, aftermarket support and the ability to be made stronger than a Dana 44.
 
WeRideNTruX said:
why would he use yota axles when he could use a waggy 44 and have 44s fr&rr? ring and pinion would be the same and easily matched, bolt pattern would stay the same, it would be really close on width and a 44 is plenty strong for up to a 35.
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x2, and i think the transfer case is driver drop, but i could be wrong.
 
the rear should be a 44 already so waggy 44 same bolt pattern cheap to build, i pounded mine w/ 36iroks 5.13s no worries
 
If your really set on a solid axle the easiest option would be the 44 but you have to find a passenger drop. Now if your only wanting to run 33s then i would just do add a leaves and shackles out back and crank the front torsion bars and do a diff drop. All easy simple and cheap. Will have 33s on it for less then 300 bucks. If your wanting to see what these trucks can do come to URE next weekend the 21rst through the 23rd with us planetisuzoo guys. There will be lots of isuzu's there in all configurations.

A few sites to visit are :
www.planetisuzoo.com
www.independent4x.com


Just look around and you will find all the info you need on those trucks and trust me when you come up daniel in an Isuzu the looks on those "more fun to wheel" jeeps guys is just awesome! Pm me if you have any questions about your truck man.
 
Definitely recomend going to Zoowarie next weekend. i will be there with the mitsus hopefully. Dana44 is the easiet of what I have been told and seen. I am looking at something similar for my montero with a something a little special :driver:
 
Toyota axle no doubt. Birfields in my opinion are far superior to u-joints, plus if you go chromoly you'll get to crawl right past all the broken d44 guys on the trail.

Toyota axle
- axle 200
- chromo outers 200
- knuckle rebuils and wheel bearings 150
- brakes 50
- hi-steer 350
- 4.88 gears 400-450 installed
- Total 1400.00 for basically a completely new ready to install axle

Dana 44
- waggy d44 atleast 200
- full set of chromos with decent 300m joints to even get close to yota axle 830.00
- bearings and ball joints 125
- brakes 50
- hi-steer if you buy used flat tops, have them machined, buy arms & studs and tie-rod and draglink. 750ish.
- 4.88 gears installed 450 - 500
- decent hubs 100
- total 2,555. For a pretty much new axle thats barely as strong as a yota.
 
MarsFab said:
Toyota axle no doubt. Birfields in my opinion are far superior to u-joints, plus if you go chromoly you'll get to crawl right past all the broken d44 guys on the trail.
Toyota axle
- axle 200
- chromo outers 200
- knuckle rebuils and wheel bearings 150
- brakes 50
- hi-steer 350
- 4.88 gears 400-450 installed
- Total 1400.00 for basically a completely new ready to install axle
Dana 44
- waggy d44 atleast 200
- full set of chromos with decent 300m joints to even get close to yota axle 830.00
- bearings and ball joints 125
- brakes 50
- hi-steer if you buy used flat tops, have them machined, buy arms & studs and tie-rod and draglink. 750ish.
- 4.88 gears installed 450 - 500
- decent hubs 100
- total 2,555. For a pretty much new axle thats barely as strong as a yota.
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he shouldnt need chromos for 33s and you can get 44 gears for less than 450 a set. either way he still needs to do rear gears and if he got lockers theyre about the same price. not tryin to be a douche or anything just goin off what i know about SAS stuff for nissans and other less common 4x4s.

also this just occured to me i think some one said he would need a DSD axle and yotas are PSD which is why the waggy 44s are used so much for SAS on non-yotas.
 
The 450.00 is an installed price. And realistically should be more like 500.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm 99% sure that body rodeo is PSD.
I agree with you 44's are super common in these and nissan swaps. The biggest reason being gearing. Once you get lower than 4.88, you can't match the rear 44 to a Yota ie. 5.29 - 5.13 or 5.38. I'm also not trying to argue, but from experience with tons of axles. I'd still go Yota in this situation.
 
Yes there PSD and you only use the early waggys. that rodeo would have had 4.30s factory and trooper would have been 4.56 but they would have been an Isuzu corporate 12 bolt. With 33's theres no need for a SAS that is a stout front end. And that 3.2 is a stout engine.
 
There is no isuue with running 5.29s and 5.38s offroad, if you run them on road possibly but I've never had anyone or seen anyone have a problem with that.
 
After pricing all the parts out and comparing quality, i believe i'm going to go with a 90's model Jeep Cherokee. Time to sell the isuzu and find a cherokee in the 2000 dolla range.
 
thats good cheap solution, but it want be as original as a sas rodeo, but youll have just as much fun in a cherokee and plus A LOT more aftermarket for it. :beer:
 
i agree with everything nissanwheeler said. XJs are cheap and fun but for me they just werent cool and unique enough but either way enjoy your future rig.
 
xj is a good rig. but I like to be different. I have been stock piling parts to build a solid axle amigo powered by a 4.3
 
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