sasdranger's SAS thread

[sasdranger]

I've had a few people asking me what i did, and instead of typing it over and over i'll make a thread on here.

the front axle is from a '78 F-150 still FW
- Yukon 5.13s
- Full spool
- stock shafts for now, chromos when i get the money.

the rear axle is from an '85 F-150 still FW as well
- Stock gearing ~3.55s for now, lacking money there too.. i split the carrier on the 8.8 so the 9" had to be put in ahead of schedule.
- Plans include 5.13s and maybe an ARB so i don't eat up the tires on the street, or just a spool since its cheap and effective. I may just ditch the 9" and go with a 14BFF though.

I had some nice shiny MT Classic IIs but i had to change the bolt pattern on a budget so i have some cragars now
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/SAS/DSC04890.jpg

-The front leaves are out of a wagoneer. not sure what year.
Rear leaves are stock ~4" block, RCD shackles. temp, need money for 63s with 3.5" lift

-The steering box is out of a '95 4Runner
-I plated both sides of the frame with 1/4" flat stock(over all the ripples for the crush zone)
-then drilled three 3/4" holes for 3/4"x.120" DOM to sleeve the frame
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/SAS/DSC05330.jpg


here's the hose fittings and stuff
the easy way to distinguish between them is, the return side just has clamps on the hoses due to the lower pressure, the pressure side has crimped on fittings and a much stronger hose.
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/SAS/pumpsidelabeled.jpg

i took a stock ranger pressure hose to Napa and had them cut it just behind the old fitting on the rack and pinion end, then i had them crimp on a #6 fitting, which then screws onto this adapter

http://www.pscmotorsports.com/pscsf0...0mut32glsu9n92
and that adapter screws into the pressure side of the steering box.

then just cut the return line to the right length, push this adapter on,
http://www.pscmotorsports.com/fra209...0mut32glsu9n92

then screw this adapter onto the previous one.
http://www.pscmotorsports.com/pscsf07-6jic-x-17mm15-if-return-adapter-for-toyota-p-743.html?zenid=12r5r0b3p4dp0mut32glsu9n92
-and screw all that onto the return side

finished look.
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/SAS/fittingslabeled.jpg


**They may try and give you a hard time for the fittings and junk not being DOT approved so don't tell them what its on, or tell them its an offroad toy only**


i got a 3/4" DD x 3/4" DD u-joint, one end fits the steering column and ground a chunk of 3/4" solid stock out to make it fit.

http://www.pscmotorsports.com/bor014949-34-dd-x-34-dd-ujoint-p-711.html?zenid=013bva0717d17qlb4da072hn36
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/SAS/DSC04926.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/SAS/DSC04924.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/SAS/DSC04925.jpg


then the other end, i cut the yoda shaft, and knocked/drilled it out of the rag joint part, then welded the solid stock into it

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/SAS/DSC04928.jpg


and i have a 3/4" heim in the middle for support, but i would use a pillow block since you can grease them, i was just lazy/broke and it needed to get redone. i'm also going to get a 3/4" DD u-joint, one side being DD and one side having the spline count that the yoda box has to take out the possibility of something failing.

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/SAS/DSC04946.jpg

here's the general idea.. but idk what size or what the spline count is
http://www.pscmotorsports.com/bor014931-3430-x-34-dd-ujoint-p-703.html?zenid=013bva0717d17qlb4da072hn36




Ok, onto the actual build thread.
The first like 4 days were spent taking crap apart and prepping the frame, and this is how it looked after that.

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/SAS/DSC04880.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/SAS/DSC04882.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/SAS/DSC04876.jpg

Being that the origional plan was to put the shackles in the back, i made some really beefy spring mounts.. they're 1/4" plate and took me a few days, redesigning them a few times. Welded inside and out..
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/SAS/DSC04900.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/SAS/DSC04899.jpg

Pile of major parts needed
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/SAS/DSC04877.jpg


Then the last week was just a mad scramble finding the parts and pieces i needed to get it pushed out the door. we didn't get everything done so i had to move it to a friends shop in town. (class mate who decided, instead of living in a apartment him and some friends went in on an old shop) :icon_thumby:
Jump in progress from the last pics.

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/SAS/DSC04917.jpg

the head on the center pins are like 7/8", by the sounds of it my partner has those on his 3/4 ton shebby :thefinger:
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/SAS/DSC04908.jpg

Hi-lift flex, rough estimates on shocks/bump stops
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/SAS/DSC04913.jpg

yay old arc welders:icon_twisted: and my inspiration for the build.
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/SAS/DSC04943.jpg


now onto the rest of the steering. All the tubing is 1.5"x.250" DOM

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/SAS/DSC04932.jpg

I drilled out the knuckles to accept a 3/4" heim(the big side of the tapered hole was 3/4")
so the tie rod has 2, 3/4"x7/8" shank heims with weld in bungs. and i moved the whole thing above the mounting area(dunno technical term)
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/SAS/DSC04949.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/SAS/DSC04947.jpg




The TRE's i had weren't fitting right and i didn't want to play the guessing game and try to bend the tubing w/o a bender, PLUS i REALLY didn't want to bend the drag link, i would rather have a short one.

I saw the bracket PSC made, but didn't like that it was single shear setup, so I made my own double shear bracket out of 3/8" plate. This setup will be gone pretty soon, I'm gonna do cross over steering with a reid racing knuckle and a Ballistic arm. The bracket will probably make for a nice place to mount hydro assist so its staying.
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/SAS/DSC04952.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/SAS/DSC04953.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/SAS/DSC04954.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/SAS/DSC04955.jpg

The drag link consists of a 5/8"x3/4" shank heim with regular spacers on the tie rod end. the pitman arm has a 3/4"x3/4" shank heim with high misalignment spacers that bring it down to a 5/8" bolt holding it on.


here's how it looked the first night i drove it. I had some issues with the brakes not bleeding and the PS pump not bleeding either but they got figured out.
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/SAS/DSC04959.jpg

First flex
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/SAS/DSC04969.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/SAS/DSC04967.jpg

as for the shocks, i have 12" 5125 Bilsteins, and TG shock hoops.
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/SAS/DSC04985.jpg



More playing around posing.
before.

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/SAS/done/DSC04272.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/SAS/done/DSC04278.jpg


after. oh yea, we cut the frame off and welded on a piece of 2x4.250 as a new cross member that the winch and bumper will be attached to. I'll make a new rear cross member outa the same junk.

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/SAS/done/DSC05011.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/SAS/done/DSC05010.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/SAS/done/DSC05012.jpg




To Do list.. is endless, but sooner than later
-Cross over steering
-Tires
-Hydro assist
-Gear and lock the 9" + traction bar
-Front shaft
-63s with lift and longer than stock shackles
-2" lift waggy springs
-pull the body lift, after i remount the radiator that will hit the shakcles
-bumpers
-sliders
-chromos
-link the front
:icon_confused:


Let me know if something is hard to read, i was trying to proofread it but i know there's still some mistakes in there. Enjoy.

[Big Red Ranger]

looks good man cant wait to see more pics of that thing off road

[Chance]

This thread is going to be the bible for my build. Thanks man!

[JohnnyU]

So, how do you adjust the toe with that huge tab welded onto the tie rod?

[sasdranger]

measuered the old tie rod and got it close. I need to take it to see how far out it is, they or i will have to take a bolt out and turn the heim(s) individually.

looking back at the sitution i should have measured the back and front of the tires and adjusted it, but i was working in my buddies shop, where some people were trying to sleep, on a tight time line so i tacked it all togehter and brought it somewhere else the next day so i could use a mig welder.


it doesn't pull at all, and ever since i put shocks and bump stops on there i haven't had an issue with death wobble.

[ZMan]

what leaf springs did you use?

[Kylan]

What instructors did you have in there? i'm in that class right now

[sasdranger]

what leaf springs did you use?

they're off a wagoneer, idk what year or engine though. the tag on the door was scraped off

What instructors did you have in there? i'm in that class right now

2 of them are over in automotive, i also had Korey neumeyer :icon_confused: dunno how to spell it. but he should still be over there, he knows his junk but is kinda the "its my way or there's no good way" type.

all of the instructors saw my truck though


how do you like it? what are you gonna do for a project?

[Downey]

haha didnt know you were on here too first time i saw your build didnt see it on ranger forums

[sasdranger]

What instructors did you have in there? i'm in that class right now

i never saw you're truck around town, i just left Laramie in the middle of october.

haha didnt know you were on here too first time i saw your build didnt see it on ranger forums

i just made an account over here. I'm gonna slowly move over here and pirate. RF is fun but there's not as much information about the junk i need to know.

[Downey]

i just made an account over here. I'm gonna slowly move over here and pirate. RF is fun but there's not as much information about the junk i need to know.[/QUOTE]

agree i made a new account when the sight was down and i was pissed off and im liking it here already

[sasdranger]

yea, especially the main page, the wealth of knowledge they have!

and someone gave me some rep power! woot

[LittleBigFoot]

Holy hell we did the exact same thing. Straight down to mounting the leaves under the chassis and having run the u bolt around a knotch in the diff housing. I gotta get me a set of waggy leaves! Those flex pretty damn nice!

[ZMan]

they're off a wagoneer, idk what year or engine though. the tag on the door was scraped off



2 of them are over in automotive, i also had Korey neumeyer :icon_confused: dunno how to spell it. but he should still be over there, he knows his junk but is kinda the "its my way or there's no good way" type.

all of the instructors saw my truck though


how do you like it? what are you gonna do for a project?

ahh Combs_Customs and I were discussing that that looked like a wyotech shop. I went to Blairsville, graduated in march '06.

[sasdranger]

Holy hell we did the exact same thing. Straight down to mounting the leaves under the chassis and having run the u bolt around a knotch in the diff housing. I gotta get me a set of waggy leaves! Those flex pretty damn nice!

haha. we were discussing putting them outside the frame rails but that would have just lead to more isses with the steering.. like no up travel and more arc :icon_twisted:

i'm gonna get some 2" lift springs sooner or later, i'm hoping they are this soft and flex as nice as these.

ahh Combs_Customs and I were discussing that that looked like a wyotech shop. I went to Blairsville, graduated in march '06.

gotcha

[Combs Customs]

Graduated March '07. Auto and Chassis Fab. Blairsville.

[parkrangerjeremy]

i am attenting Wyotech Blairsville right now

[sasdranger]

Hows blairsville? i was hearing mixed things.

we had people from PN, the Carolinas, Florida, NY, Maine..

[ZMan]

Hows blairsville? i was hearing mixed things.

we had people from PN, the Carolinas, Florida, NY, Maine..

what do you mean how is it? Theres the same amount of bitchers and whiners there as there are at laramie from what I've seen lol. You get out of it what you put into it is the way I see it.

We had about the same mix of locations too, had a few from Cali even when I was there, and one from Alaska in a couple of my classes.

[sasdranger]

idk, like how was the town? we had to either go 45 miles one way or 60 the other way to really do anything.

[parkrangerjeremy]

yea blairsville is still boring as H*** the school and classes are good you get what you want to get out of the classes as long as you put forth the effort... they are starting to crack down real hard bout the drinking and working on your vehicles at Indy Park now which sucks... how was it when you were here?

[parkrangerjeremy]

and i am originally from Florida so its a big change lol

[sasdranger]

shit, i went from Central Texas to one of the windiest places i've ever been!

Yea, they were pretty strict about drinking and working in the parking lots when i was there.. that's why i only lived in Tech housing for the first 3 months..




Back on topic!
I'm gonna have someone machine some radius arms for me and extend them, then get a 77HP axle and throw it in and run coils.. i'm already sick of leaves.

[ZMan]

shit, i went from Central Texas to one of the windiest places i've ever been!

Yea, they were pretty strict about drinking and working in the parking lots when i was there.. that's why i only lived in Tech housing for the first 3 months..




Back on topic!
I'm gonna have someone machine some radius arms for me and extend them, then get a 77HP axle and throw it in and run coils.. i'm already sick of leaves.

What are the problems you're having with the leaves?

As for the town of Blairsville, dunno I was used to being bored out of my mind so I didn't think it was too bad. I lived in a private dorm type place, so we didn't have to worry about them cracking down on us for drinking. Greensburg and Monroeville were about a 30 minute drive, and Pittsburgh was only about an hour, so its not like we were that much in the boonies. We were surrounded by strip clubs too, though I never went to any, and most of them I didn't WANT to go to. I just spent my free time going to the gym, and posting on here lol.

[sasdranger]

i have to severly limit my up travel to clear the drag link and pitman arm and that makes for a miserable ride because damn near every bump sends the axle into the bump stop jarring the truck pretty violently at times... i was going to get some lift springs.. butttt

i want to take the body lift off but i can't because the shackles will hit the radiator... i could put the shackles in the back but that would requite too much work to be worth it. Getting some extended radius arms, welding on a few brackets and tossing some coils in there shouldn't be too hard.

[ZMan]

well, how much would want to sell your springs, shackles, and hangers for when you switch em out? :icon_hornsup:

[scubasteve]

you should consider putting an engine crossmember in. i would be worried that there is not enough support for the motor mounts. i was looking at my 98 and i think i am just going to make something that bolts or weld it to where the diff was bolted up directly under the motor mounts.

[sasdranger]

well, how much would want to sell your springs, shackles, and hangers for when you switch em out? :icon_hornsup:

we can discuss that when the time comes.

you should consider putting an engine crossmember in. i would be worried that there is not enough support for the motor mounts. i was looking at my 98 and i think i am just going to make something that bolts or weld it to where the diff was bolted up directly under the motor mounts.

just bolt a piece of 2x4 or something between the motor mounts?

there never was anything there, was there?:icon_confused: its not like the diff added too much structural support.. but i'm no engineer.

[scubasteve]

that diff and the original engine crossmember where the rac and pinion steering junk was bolted added much more support than you would believe. im not an engineer either i just know that a crossmember there is very important to control the torque of the motor. some square stock of a good thickness 3/16" or so would be fine i would like to think. you could tuck it close enough to the oil pan to where it does not limit up travel for when you go to coils. plus it helps protect the oil pan from rocks or whatever.

[ZMan]

we can discuss that when the time comes

fine by me, I'm in no hurry by any means.

that diff and the original engine crossmember where the rac and pinion steering junk was bolted added much more support than you would believe. im not an engineer either i just know that a crossmember there is very important to control the torque of the motor. some square stock of a good thickness 3/16" or so would be fine i would like to think. you could tuck it close enough to the oil pan to where it does not limit up travel for when you go to coils. plus it helps protect the oil pan from rocks or whatever.

well he did add that square tube at the front where the bumper should be. Is that not enough?

[sasdranger]

that diff and the original engine crossmember where the rac and pinion steering junk was bolted added much more support than you would believe. im not an engineer either i just know that a crossmember there is very important to control the torque of the motor. some square stock of a good thickness 3/16" or so would be fine i would like to think. you could tuck it close enough to the oil pan to where it does not limit up travel for when you go to coils. plus it helps protect the oil pan from rocks or whatever.

fine by me, I'm in no hurry by any means.


I'm kinda in a hurry, but the sever lack of $$ is really holding me back lol.

I'm tempted to just say screw it, put a front shaft in and get matching gears in the 9" and go wheelin... but somethings gonna break and i don't have a tow rig yet.


What exactly do you want? the back hangers, leaves and my shackles?

what we did for the front was a little c-notch in the frame, welded in some 2"x.250 DOM and pressed the bearing into that.


well he did add that square tube at the front where the bumper should be. Is that not enough?

it is 2x4x.250.. i'm pretty sure i know what he's talking about, once i get a welder i can make something that goes in there :icon_welder:

[ZMan]

What exactly do you want? the back hangers, leaves and my shackles?

what we did for the front was a little c-notch in the frame, welded in some 2"x.250 DOM and pressed the bearing into that.

Yep exactly those parts. Thats a good idea just pressing the bushing into the frame like you did. This will all be going under this Bronco II I have with a D60. If its too much a pain to cut your rear hangers off the frame its no big deal I'm perfectly capable of making my own...I'm just looking for some waggy springs and since you don't want to use yours anymore I figured I'd throw the offer out there.

[sasdranger]

they do flex out nice..

the hangers are coming off one way or another, its just gonna be one more thing to get hung up on.

[metalmacguyver]

Nice build. I like the work. It seems to go that way inevitably. Build, drive, hate, take apart, rebuild, repeat.

[sasdranger]

Nice build. I like the work. It seems to go that way inevitably. Build, drive, hate, take apart, rebuild, repeat.

Thanks man.

the scary part is.. I'm just getting started :icon_surprised: now that i'm starting a job finally after graduation things should come together pretty quickly.

[scubasteve]

well he did add that square tube at the front where the bumper should be. Is that not enough?

i dont think the section of channel is enough but thats just me. because if you look at how beefy the original engine crossmember is compared to what is on there now. plus that channel is too far from where the torqe stress points are from the motor. on every truck ive ever seen the cross member is directly under the motor mounts to control that torqe. im not trying to be a dick but i just think it would be important to have a crossmember there to prevent any future problems. frame twist is not a good thing.

[sasdranger]

i'm still listening, and i think its a good idea, i was going to do some tube type of skid from about the radiator back to the t-case at some point as well.

once i get a welder, and modify mid-cross member i'll see what i can do about the cross member under the engine.

on the origional setup there was only a cross member/drop bracket crap where the rack and pinion was, and that was just behind the radiator. the back mounts for the LCAs were just things welded on to each frame rail with nothing in between like the pre 97 trucks have..

[scubasteve]

yep. i just cut all that junk off my frame. im using the brackets that the diff bolted to that are under the motor mounts for my new engine crossmember. im just going to make it out of square stock and weld it in between those tabs.

[sasdranger]

i think the motor mounts are even on the frame, so i'm just gonna weld something in there directly inline with the mounts.

[Kylan]

2 of them are over in automotive, i also had Korey neumeyer :icon_confused: dunno how to spell it. but he should still be over there, he knows his junk but is kinda the "its my way or there's no good way" type.

all of the instructors saw my truck though


how do you like it? what are you gonna do for a project?

i have cory and rick i forget his last name. i completely agree with you on how cory is. he's constantly criticizing me. i wish i could've had eric paul as an instructor, he's a bad ass

your truck is looking freakin sweet i've seen it around town a little bit but not since the sas

i wanted to do a project like your doing but ran out of funds cuz my engine blew up on the way here. as far as my project i'm building a tubular chassis for rick. it'll be a 68 chevy pickup with a corvette suspension

[sasdranger]

yea EP Ca-ching was over there the phase before i got there, and i guess he came back the phase after i was there.

I'm back in texas now, i left in the middle of october.


I hear ya on the money.. college living. I still had money laying around from my wreck, about 90% of 2 monthly checks went into it, and every pay check i got went into parts along with a little borrowed from the parents.. lots of little things here and there really add up quick.


I got good at living on a small amount of money. ramen, dollar menu from mc donalds.. lol

Hitching rides from anyone and everyone to get to school and work really started sucking though.

[sasdranger]

well i won a winch a few weeks ago, now its on the truck :thefinger:

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/winch/DSC05493.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/winch/DSC05495.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/winch/DSC05498.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/winch/DSC05497.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/winch/DSC05500.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/winch/DSC05501.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/winch/DSC05502.jpg


and some posing shots. my buddy did this one :icon_thumby: I've seen better, but for a $2500 sas its not bad.

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/Wayne/canyourtacodothis.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/Wayne/DSC05468.jpg

I still have some major rubbage when i stuff the driver rear tire. the gas tank skid and drive shaft rub pretty bad

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/Wayne/DSC05463.jpg

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/Wayne/DSC05471.jpg

and a longhorn decided to come say hey.
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/Wayne/DSC05477.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/Wayne/DSC05478.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/Wayne/ramplfrightside.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/Wayne/DSC05457.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/Wayne/DSC05459.jpg

[sasdranger]

i figured i would put a little update in here for anyone reading over it and hasn't seen my other thread.

I got a Ruff Stuff Diff cover for my D44.. I would recommend one to everyone.. its the cheapest after market cover out there and its already paid for it self a few times..

I welded up a winch plate with some bracing, as well as hacked apart the header panel and core support to squeeze the winch in.. but it fits :biggthump

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/winch/DSC05493.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/winch/DSC05500.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/winch/DSC05501.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/winch/DSC05502.jpg

and i put a rollerless fair lead on.. seems to work really good, and it doesn't stick out any farther than the grill which is very nice..

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/Spring%20creek%201/n842449640_1289976_6948.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/Spring%20creek%201/IMG_1566.jpg

I had Kevan (badkarma) make me a square front drive shaft, i gave him a drive shaft off an old chevy/jimmy, he cut the ends off and welded some 3/16" wall square tubing in.. braced both ends, has solid stock on the inside thats been drilled into from the outside and welded up.. its not going anywhere..

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/1235102411.jpg

Somewhere in there we half-ass dove tailed it.. I'm going to fill in the area up with a spare tire, hi-lift mount, re arrange the cooler situation so i can have 2 at the back easier to get to..

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/dove%20tail/DSC05805.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/dove%20tail/DSC05819.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/dove%20tail/DSC05818.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/Spring%20creek%201/SpringCreek2-21-09035.jpg


And since i ripped out the front output shaft on my t-case, i found out the axle went down too far for the driveshaft and made the t-case the slip joint :dead: so i got some 25" Beard/Red Art limit straps, they seem to have served their purpose, i didn't break the t-case on my last trip.

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/yellowblurrx81/tacse/DSC06211.jpg
http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt104/yellowblurrx82/limitstrap2.jpg
http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt104/yellowblurrx82/limit%20straps/DSC06258.jpg

I still need to redo the rear spring perches cause their all caddy wompus, springs are doin funny **** and the pinion angle is all jacked. Then I need a traction bar. I may just do like 4" lift springs and do spring under, which will allow me to get more up travel w/o the pitman arm hitting the springs.

and heres what it looks like as of the last run out.
http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt104/yellowblurrx82/boulder/DSC01176.jpg
http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt104/yellowblurrx82/boulder/DSC01193.jpg
http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt104/yellowblurrx82/boulder/DSC01206.jpg



And I just put this order in.. Only coils/7º caster bushings and extended radius arms then a few days of work and I'll be sitting on 4" lift super flex bronco coils.

http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt104/yellowblurrx82/ballistic2.jpg

[wohlf 16]

I know you have'nt posted anything on this for a while but I always look this up for reference on my sas. I've decided the best route for me now on my steering is to do the same setup you did with your draglink. I ordered my heim joints and spacers but what did you use to make it thread into the dom tubing? I can see that there is some kinda thing that you welded to the ends but I havent run across it yet while looking for parts. And man you need to get back on here sometime and give us an update! Love the truck and the thread. Its been my how to guide on a lot of stuff. Thanks!

[JohnnyU]

http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/Tube-Adapters_c_7.html

[Downey]

matt do you still have the truck?

[wohlf 16]

Thanks Johnny. I just ordered my heims and spacers off there. Must have missed it.

[sasdranger]

Yea i still have the truck, i wasn't gonna sell it to the low baller for a grand when i can get a grand for the axles alone.

I haven't touched it in a while.. When i get home the air bags are coming out to get sold, the carpet and all the interior trim is coming out.. I found a decent deal on some Beard seats so maybe I'll get those when the air bags sell.


Currently I'm trying to find the perfect superduty for a tow rig then I'll start working on the Ranger again.. First order of business of reconstruction will be a cage and fuel cell, the gas tank is holding me back from shortening the wheel base and building a flatbed.

The truck survived Katemcy which really surprised me considering what i put it through, i think it surprised a lot of people. I ripped the TRE out of the pitman arm and broke the intermediate shaft twice (factory part).


gotta skip like half way through. my truck didn't have the balls to do the "optimal" line lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4I5Z9098nuw

[adam114]

i love your build one of my inspirations for mine. just wondering if you have more info on what you did with the 9" as far as the abs and speedo? only reason i ask is because i see from your pics its still plated and on the road and i will still need mine for the road as well as off.