I'd personaly go with Marlin (or All-pro if you like their designs better)... This has been discussed to DEATH on alot of other sites, but TG has some questionable business practices not to mention allot of there stuff is a near direct copy of Marlin's stuff. I've personaly had a bad experience with TG regarding a front bumper that I thought I could get for alot cheaper but never materialized(didn't lose any money over it so I can't complain about that, I just really want to get a front bumper on my rig
) . I like to support someone like Marlin and his crew who has been giving BACK to the 4wd (Toyota and others in general) and trail comunity. Chris Geiger has been accused of alot of shady things over the years and while I don't think he's as bad a guy as they make him out to be, in fact he seems to be a smart nice guy but... I'd rather spend my money elsewhere. YES TG is the cheapest way to go, but sometimes (most of the time) you get what you pay for in my exp. I will say though I've never heard of TG's SAS's being badly built either so I'm certainly not calling their stuff junk.
HAHAAH yeah I was thining the SAME thing... My 1st gen 4Runner is 5500 wet with NO camping gear. The older trucks ARE heavier duty though and I still belive that the old style IFS is and can be further built alot stronger. Doesn't RIDE as nice, but it does have it's qualities... Kind of like a middle ground between a FUL SFA set-up and the modern IFS units in terms of strength and ride quality... Although TangoBlue's linked SFA will ride just as nicely if not better then my IFS... If/when I go to an SFA I'll be doing leaves for ease of service and robustness, but I've ridden in a fair few Linked C/O'd sas trucks and they ARE VERY nice when done properly.
I'm really looking forward to getting my Diff's and locker in so I can get back the power I lost with the 33's and I'm not worried in the LEAST bit about the pinion size of the tAller gears. This has been discussed adnauseam on ALOT of boards and the outcome is that the taller gears while smaller have very good strength despite the visual clues that they wouldn't eh. The tooth engagent when set-up right is every bit as strong (although I'm sure it could be a bit touchy in a Desert Racing application ) as the 4.10's. I think of it this way. I can use ALOT less skinny pedal with the taller gears and keep the clutch alive longer wich in turn means the diffs have less sterss on them. AS it is right now I bounce alot more and I KNOW that's not good on Diff's and Drivetrains in general eh. I like to crawl and pick good lines. were I running a buggy or something, I may be inclined to run a bigger motor with the 4.10's but as it stands the lower gears will suit MY needs VERY well (for now untill I cut the front end up eh .
I'd personaly go with Marlin (or All-pro if you like their designs better)... This has been discussed to DEATH on alot of other sites, but TG has some questionable business practices not to mention allot of there stuff is a near direct copy of Marlin's stuff. I've personaly had a bad experience with TG regarding a front bumper that I thought I could get for alot cheaper but never materialized(didn't lose any money over it so I can't complain about that, I just really want to get a front bumper on my rig
