Originally posted by Kaiser:
That has happened to a lot of people. The ONLY way to do a SAS is to do it yourself...
Buy a welder and get practicing 
The real problem is there are people who think they can buy a grinder and a welder and fab just about anything they want....so they open a 4x4 shop. Make sure you ask for previous customers contacts and talk with them and see the work that was done. With the Calmini kit available and at a reasonable cost I would recommend anyone considering a SAS to go this route unless they want to use a leaf spring setup or Early Bronco Dana 44 up front instead.
For those of you that have some mechanical ability if you can afford the tools than by all means buy them and start practicing. One suggestion FIRST would be to contact your local County college/tech school and take a basic welding course. You will gain the basic knowledge and most importantly practice welding while having your welds inspected by a professional. This is very important, your life or someone else might be riding on the quality of those beads.
I have talked about it in the past but never had the time but I hope to sometime in the future hold a clinic at my new shop for those who want to learn the basics.
Superide post on the Paragon message board that you are looking for a shop, Dan from East Coast 4x4 can probably salvage your project. He is located in Wilkes Barre, Pa. Here is a link to a discussion on his shop,
http://paragonap.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6964 Good luck and I hope your truck is on the trails again soon.
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