best budget offroad option for my 2wd

sluginxlt · 01-13-2008, 08:42 PM

my daily driver is a 91 2.3 manual 2wheel drive, it was supposed to stay stock but i had a body lift and coil spacers from a previous truck laying around so ofcoarse i got bored and there it went on the truck, i just bought a set of used 31" mtrs today. so the question is this isnt gonna be a hardcoare offroader but i wanna take it on the dunes...... so on a budget whats the best way to get me up on the dunes. i considered throw'n some welds to the spider gears but i have to drive this every day and dont know how well that will work out

. also thinken of gettin a 8.8 out of the junkyard with atleast 3:73s and a l/s. will a limited slip be enough for me to make it through the sand? what do you guys suggest i do to run decent on the dunes

**metalmacguyver** · 01-13-2008, 09:02 PM

L/S would work well if you repack it like it suggests in the tech library. also, balder tires work better on loose sand because they wont dig in as much.

**4x4junkie** · 01-13-2008, 09:04 PM

You'll want 4.56 gears if you have 31s on it with your 4cyl engine.

Gears & adding a locker would be the best things you can do for improving the offroad ability of a 2WD truck. Limited slips help, but will leave you still spinning if you get a back tire in the air (happened all the time when I had a 2WD).

Hope that helps

01-13-2008, 08:42 PM	#1
sluginxlt Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 156 Rep Power: 11 iTrader: (0)	best budget offroad option for my 2wd my daily driver is a 91 2.3 manual 2wheel drive, it was supposed to stay stock but i had a body lift and coil spacers from a previous truck laying around so ofcoarse i got bored and there it went on the truck, i just bought a set of used 31" mtrs today. so the question is this isnt gonna be a hardcoare offroader but i wanna take it on the dunes...... so on a budget whats the best way to get me up on the dunes. i considered throw'n some welds to the spider gears but i have to drive this every day and dont know how well that will work out. also thinken of gettin a 8.8 out of the junkyard with atleast 3:73s and a l/s. will a limited slip be enough for me to make it through the sand? what do you guys suggest i do to run decent on the dunes
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01-13-2008, 09:02 PM	#2
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)	L/S would work well if you repack it like it suggests in the tech library. also, balder tires work better on loose sand because they wont dig in as much. __________________ 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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01-13-2008, 09:04 PM	#3
4x4junkie Mall-Rated Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: So. Calif (SFV) Year: 1990,1994 Make: Ford Model: Bronco II, Ranger Engine: 2.9L, 4.0L Used For: Crawling over things Posts: 8,031 Rep Power: 10 iTrader: (0)	You'll want 4.56 gears if you have 31s on it with your 4cyl engine. Gears & adding a locker would be the best things you can do for improving the offroad ability of a 2WD truck. Limited slips help, but will leave you still spinning if you get a back tire in the air (happened all the time when I had a 2WD). Hope that helps __________________ '90 Bronco II XLT 5" lift (Skyjacker Jeep coils), D35 & 8.8" w/5.13s (locked), 1354 dual T-case, 35x12.50s '94 Ranger XLT 6" Skyjacker, ARB D44 front, Detroit 8.8" rear, Atlas 4.3, 33s
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