byrons "ranger#1" 4x4 long travel build up

[WNY964x4]

check out PlumCrazy's "Finally Got a 2nd Ranger" in the RBV's Under Construction Forum , he built a pretty awesome set of Ext. RA's , and his own RA/Trans Crossmember , check page 2

 

[Ranger#1]

they look good just not what im looking for i guess

 

[MAranger]

seems to me its ambitious building caster into your arms without getting your ride height sorted. Of course you can always make your ride height that 4inches your going after. Use your lift height and the pivot length of your RA in a sinusoid to get an idea of how far positive your caster will be. You can always say f** it and make the mounts to the proper location after this beast is bolted in the pivots and at ride height. I"ve read placing the flat surface on the front of the beam vertical produces the desired 4-5 pos degrees of caster you want, can anybody validate this?

The math for this isn't as straight forward as for camber, i'll do some thinking. I say this because a stock RA and a lengthened one will produce more and less caster change respectively. Anybody else have input here on the math side of this junk?

But its lookin like time to throw those beams under your dez jumper there.

 

[Ranger#1]

seems to me its ambitious building caster into your arms without getting your ride height sorted. Of course you can always make your ride height that 4inches your going after. Use your lift height and the pivot length of your RA in a sinusoid to get an idea of how far positive your caster will be. You can always say f** it and make the mounts to the proper location after this beast is bolted in the pivots and at ride height. I"ve read placing the flat surface on the front of the beam vertical produces the desired 4-5 pos degrees of caster you want, can anybody validate this?

The math for this isn't as straight forward as for camber, i'll do some thinking. I say this because a stock RA and a lengthened one will produce more and less caster change respectively. Anybody else have input here on the math side of this junk?

But its lookin like time to throw those beams under your dez jumper there.

i agree and i have thought about this form somewhat of a mathematical standpoint right now with a 1.2-2 inch lift i am obtaining the same amount of caster with my r/a's on [remember also the frame moves down about 2 inches from where they are factory mounted] so assuming the formula i devised from jhonnu comment i will have add the following degrees of caster into my ra arms [o degrees of caster for 2 inch lifts] [2 degrees for 4 inch kits] [3.5 degrees for 5.5 inch kits] and [4 degrees for 6 inch kits] given that you achully gain that much lift I.E. a 4 inch lift on a single cab 2.3 will differ from a 4 inch lift on a super cab 4.0

 

[MAranger]

your throwin co's on you can make sure it is 4". I'll try to take some usuable measurements and figure out some stuff, as i'll be lookin to build some soon, and would like to build it all on paper or cad first. anybody else on the math?

If you can relate the top of the beam and radius arm (c.o. mounting point) and the postion of the pivot end of the RA with square coordinate measurements (vertical displacement from pivot height) and (length of ra/length from pivot horizontal to c.o. postion) you could throw a sine at it and get where you need to be, to build those degrees your figuring into your arms. Hell if you had a length and the drop you could just build it to those specs. Look at some right triangle trig and radian measurement, and the action of both the beams and the RA's can de equated. Wouldn't it be nice to have half a frame to build these things on?

not tryin to steal a thread, hopefully this will help you out.

 

[99RangerKrazy]

Have you finished these?

 

[Ranger#1]

beams are getting reddy for the install

 

[Ranger#1]

1st set of sold radius arms are going to on there way to the buyer in the next few short days there 99% done
i think they turned out great what do u guys think

 

[Ranger#1]

for the record i atempted to trigger weld some spots and i think it turned out gay so ill be back to my old ways of real welding =]
here is my personal set of r/a

funny how other peolpes shit gets done first lol
here is my key to my longtravle kit see if u can figure it out lol

 

[Bray D]

Cap off the box on the RA so it doesn't fill up with mud.

 

[Ranger#1]

there 99% done

 

[Downey]

i forget what you told me it would cost for a set of those arms. and how much over stock are they?

 

[Ranger#1]

i forget what you told me it would cost for a set of those arms. and how much over stock are they?

i can make them any length u want those particular ones are 13.5 over price is 350 plus actual shipping if u want heims add $120

 

[Ranger#1]

i changed my mind if u can show me a set of new radius arms for cheaper than that ill match it

 

[Downey]

damn dude thats not bad.