Kyle M's Ranger Rebuild

[Kyle M.]

Got a new 13.5" led light bar

Then I modded my door hinges so I don't need to pull pins any more. I cut the top of the hinge off the cab, then welded a bolt into the door so it just drops in like a jeep door.

I did that because I got a set of tube doors I'm gonna put on and need a quick way of swapping them... Works pretty well!

 

[UrbanRedneckKid]

Holy crap, I love that color!
It really makes the Calypso look bad...

 

[Gilbee01]

Read the thread. Awesome. Completely awesome. When I get the funds ill get my build done and head up to Dom comps. Thanks for the inspiration .



-gil-

 

[Kyle M.]

Truck is still going!!

Swapping full hydro, Ill update later

 

[Kyle M.]

Hydro on, few things to adjust and make better, but I'm happy.

Cleaned the mud off finally from Canada.... That trip was hard on the truck....

 

[railman]

looks really good...

only comment, not really a criticism, is that I would route the hoses in a little less exposed manner...

l8r, John

 

[UrbanRedneckKid]

Awesome! What valve did you use? And specs on that cylinder?

I got a good perverted laugh out of the last pic... Nice bumpstop!

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[dhkonrad]

Awesome! What valve did you use? And specs on that cylinder?

I got a good perverted laugh out of the last pic... Nice bumpstop!

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If I'm not mistaken, there were more than a few comments along the same lines when he built the bumpstops...

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[Kyle M.]

looks really good...

only comment, not really a criticism, is that I would route the hoses in a little less exposed manner...

l8r, John

Not really sure what else to do with them. They are out of the way but not muck room to put them. Maybe a bungee cord to hold them up to the frame?

Awesome! What valve did you use? And specs on that cylinder?

I got a good perverted laugh out of the last pic... Nice bumpstop!

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I used a 115cc orbital, and a 2"x8" single ended ram. About 3 turns lock to lock.

The bumps, lol, limp black penors... Yup, heard it many times lol

If I'm not mistaken, there were more than a few comments along the same lines when he built the bumpstops...

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You are right!

 

[kris97ranger]

Not afraid of bending the tie rod with it pusing on the centre of the link?

 

[Kyle M.]

No, not really. Plenty of people do it like this. If I bend it I will change it up.

In the next month or 2 it's gonna go thru some changes anyway, this might be like this for only one run.... Time will tell

 

[Bray D]

The hydro looks good to me. I don't think you'll have issues. I'd like to package my assist cylinder on top as well if I have the room.

 

[CheapThrillB2]

Been running mine identical for over a year. Only issue I had was when I slammed a rock head on and bent the bar up into the axle mount for the ram breaking the ram itself.

 

[Josh40601]

keeping it now?

 

[Kyle M.]

Yup, I am. It's getting 4 linked rear, 3 or 4 link front, truss's, new body panels, tranny work, motor work, tube work....gonna be fun!

Scrapped the buggy plan and sold it all off....