Lifting my 97 - Page 32

**compleckz** · 03-23-2009, 10:04 PM

i can still see you smashing those lights, lol..

**metalmacguyver** · 03-23-2009, 10:19 PM

Yeah..... me too.

No big deal though. They are $20 shipped per pair.

KELLY88 · 03-24-2009, 02:53 PM

Those axle brackets are pretty badass. They fit right on there perfectly, nice work.

**Iron Ranger** · 03-24-2009, 08:44 PM

I'm sorry, but a ranger is simply not built to tow a CAT D-11 Bulldozer.

I'm just judging that by how well beefed up that hitch/bumper combo is.

Can't buy that from JC Whitney!!!

**metalmacguyver** · 03-24-2009, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iron Ranger

I'm sorry, but a ranger is simply not built to tow a CAT D-11 Bulldozer.

I'm just judging that by how well beefed up that hitch/bumper combo is.

Can't buy that from JC Whitney!!!

Thanks man.

**metalmacguyver** · 03-25-2009, 11:32 PM

Bray D · 03-26-2009, 12:12 AM

Progress whoo hooo! Slip and twist style traction bar?

**metalmacguyver** · 03-26-2009, 06:24 AM

Shackle type.

CopyKat · 03-26-2009, 09:14 AM

Weld looks good but welding that clip nut in there was a bad move.

Should have just welded a regular nut to the back side. I see that clip nut breaking the first time you have to pull the bolt out. I can't begin to count how many i have stripped out or broken. I try to replace as many as I can when they come around.

Bray D · 03-26-2009, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by metalmacguyver

Shackle type.

With a hanging shackle?

I'm sure it'll be fine, but most guys run em with an inverted shackle so the shackle is in tension while driving forward. That way the shackle can't go past horizontal and damage stuff. I'm having a hard time explaining the situation, but I know you understand

BlackBII · 03-26-2009, 10:42 AM

I concur with CopyKat.

Them little clip nuts aint the toughest things around..

Otherwise, looks good!

**metalmacguyver** · 03-27-2009, 03:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bray D

With a hanging shackle?

I'm sure it'll be fine, but most guys run em with an inverted shackle so the shackle is in tension while driving forward. That way the shackle can't go past horizontal and damage stuff. I'm having a hard time explaining the situation, but I know you understand

Hmm. I didnt do enough research. I get what your saying.... I didnt even think about that aspect of how it would work. It would basically be an unstable situation.

Thanks for pointing that out.... I may revise my plan to be a slip/twist......

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlackBII

I concur with CopyKat.

Them little clip nuts aint the toughest things around..

Otherwise, looks good!

Thanks for the input. I didnt realize that I would be welding where the clip nut was untill access to puta nut on the back side had already been lost. I have had good luck with clip nuts aslong as they were not rusted. I only plan on taking the tank down once in the forseeable future.

And here are some pics from tonight.

Gas tank straps fabbed,

fresh steel primed and painted, gas tank installed, bleeded the brakes, started fabbing the exhaust, reinstalled front bumper, bolted up winch, connected winch power cables,

Sleeepy....

03-23-2009, 10:04 PM	#373
compleckz Hi Haters! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Western Mass Year: 97 Model: Ranger Engine: 4.0 Class: 4x4 Bolt-On eXtreme, trust me. Used For: Parking Lot Pimping Posts: 1,329 Rep Power: 14 iTrader: (2)	i can still see you smashing those lights, lol.. __________________ Andrew 97 Ext. Cab, front: sj brackets/8"coils/ext. rad arms, rear: 6" sj leaves + belltechs, 33's, 4.56 gears, D35/lock-right/tacked 760x's/c-clip elim, 31-spl 8.8/ptrx no-slip/discs/cowl snorkel..
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03-23-2009, 10:19 PM	#374
metalmacguyver Yeah, I built that. Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Plymouth MA home, Buzzards Bay MA Year: 1997, 1994 Make: Ford Model: Ranger, F350 Engine: 4.0, 7.3 Class: 4x4 Extreme Used For: Working and Wheeling Posts: 3,822 Rep Power: 10 iTrader: (28)	Yeah..... me too. No big deal though. They are $20 shipped per pair. __________________ Horsepower is how fast you hit a wall. Torque is how far you move a wall. http://www.therangerstation.com/foru...ad.php?t=21890 1994 F350 7.3L PSD, 5spd, DD/tow rig, 2wd for now... 1997 Excab/4.0/5spd/Manual1354/4.88/locked F/R /35"BFG MTs/WarnXD9000i/6"lift/HYDROBOOST!!/Extended radius arms/Wheeling only.
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03-24-2009, 02:53 PM	#375
KELLY88 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lake Mary/Daytona Beach, FL Year: 1997, 2005 Make: Ford Model: Ranger STX, Ranger Edge Engine: 4.0, 4.0 Class: 4x4, 2WD Street Used For: Offroader, Daily Driver Posts: 2,383 Rep Power: 15 iTrader: (0)	Those axle brackets are pretty badass. They fit right on there perfectly, nice work. __________________ 1997 Ranger STX 4.0L 4X4....... 200,000 miles and counting 4" Superlift w/ Pro Comp shocks, 33" Mud Terrains, 4.56 Gears, Iridium plugs, Warn manual hubs, Flowmaster 40 "I can predict the motions of the cosmos but I can not calculate the madness of the people." - Isaac Newton, 1727
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03-25-2009, 11:32 PM	#378
metalmacguyver Yeah, I built that. Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Plymouth MA home, Buzzards Bay MA Year: 1997, 1994 Make: Ford Model: Ranger, F350 Engine: 4.0, 7.3 Class: 4x4 Extreme Used For: Working and Wheeling Posts: 3,822 Rep Power: 10 iTrader: (28)	__________________ Horsepower is how fast you hit a wall. Torque is how far you move a wall. http://www.therangerstation.com/foru...ad.php?t=21890 1994 F350 7.3L PSD, 5spd, DD/tow rig, 2wd for now... 1997 Excab/4.0/5spd/Manual1354/4.88/locked F/R /35"BFG MTs/WarnXD9000i/6"lift/HYDROBOOST!!/Extended radius arms/Wheeling only.
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03-26-2009, 12:12 AM	#379
Bray D 2012 UA Ranger Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Manito, IL Year: 1996 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Engine: 4.0 Class: 4x4 Extreme Used For: DD/Weekend Warrior Posts: 2,041 Rep Power: 17 iTrader: (2)	Progress whoo hooo! Slip and twist style traction bar? __________________ '96 ranger - narrowed HP D44, ChroMo shafts, geared/locked, hi-steer - 31 spline 8.8, dutchman shafts -1350/1354 doubler - 37's on TR beadlocks. Driven daily.
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03-26-2009, 06:24 AM	#380
metalmacguyver Yeah, I built that. Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Plymouth MA home, Buzzards Bay MA Year: 1997, 1994 Make: Ford Model: Ranger, F350 Engine: 4.0, 7.3 Class: 4x4 Extreme Used For: Working and Wheeling Posts: 3,822 Rep Power: 10 iTrader: (28)	Shackle type. __________________ Horsepower is how fast you hit a wall. Torque is how far you move a wall. http://www.therangerstation.com/foru...ad.php?t=21890 1994 F350 7.3L PSD, 5spd, DD/tow rig, 2wd for now... 1997 Excab/4.0/5spd/Manual1354/4.88/locked F/R /35"BFG MTs/WarnXD9000i/6"lift/HYDROBOOST!!/Extended radius arms/Wheeling only.
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03-26-2009, 09:14 AM	#381
CopyKat Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Manitoba, Coldest place in Canada Year: 1987 Make: Ford Model: BroncoIV Engine: 4.0L Class: 4x4 Extreme Used For: DD/Wheeler Posts: 2,274 Rep Power: 0 iTrader: (1)	Weld looks good but welding that clip nut in there was a bad move. Should have just welded a regular nut to the back side. I see that clip nut breaking the first time you have to pull the bolt out. I can't begin to count how many i have stripped out or broken. I try to replace as many as I can when they come around.
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03-26-2009, 10:42 AM	#383
BlackBII Cheaf of Grammor Poleace Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Orem UT Year: 1989 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Engine: 2.3 Class: 4x4 Used For: Getting irritated Posts: 6,403 Rep Power: 33 iTrader: (0)	I concur with CopyKat. Them little clip nuts aint the toughest things around.. Otherwise, looks good! __________________ I hate all RBV's, especially the ones I own.
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