ranger refit/build thread

[gwaii]

actually you multiply,not add.consider a stock setup.5 gears in the trans,2 in the t-case.so you have 5 in high,5 in low.that's 10 gears.plus 2 reverses.
if you put in a doubler you now have 5 in high,5 in low,and 5 in low-low.and if the lows are different ratios from each other,then theres another 5.

so i've got 5x2x4x4x2=320.but if two reverses are chosen at the same time,thats another forward gear.there are two different ways to do this,giving two more forward ranges-each works on that 320,so now we're up to 960 forward gears...and we haven't gotten into reverse gears yet.

 

[bobbywalter]

thats nice and stuff...but i need more overdrive and about 8 feet less drivetrain then that

 

[gwaii]

I might use an EB 3 speed manual as my doubler...hmmm.....
SVT

in this case with it behind a 5 speed,you get

5x3x2=30 gears,but if you put both the 5speed and the 3 speed in reverse that's another forward range-for a total of 60 forward gears,and 16 reverses.

 

[gwaii]

.but i need more overdrive

.76 overdrive gear with 4.10s in the diff is about all the overdrive you'd need-that's the equivelant of 3.11 gears with 44" tires.

 

[COPPERHEAD85]

What kind of bushing set up did you use on the top joints at the frame?

 

[gwaii]

regular poly leaf spring bushings-and the stock leaf hangers to pivot them off,in the stock position.you can see these in this photo.

 

[metalmacguyver]

in this case with it behind a 5 speed,you get

5x3x2=30 gears,but if you put both the 5speed and the 3 speed in reverse that's another forward range-for a total of 60 forward gears,and 16 reverses.

I am pretty sure you only get 32 gears out of that possible setup. and no more reverse options.

Once you put both trannies in reverse, you cant multiply by the number of possible gears you have in them because they are already in reverse. all you have is reverse/reverse x 2 which is your tcase range so it would be 30+2. You follow?


Very cool project. I love how this thing has evolved.

 

[MountainMike]

Wow gwaii, I seriously would never believe the beast started out as a 2wd 4cyl. Good gravy that's intense.

 

[gwaii]

I am pretty sure you only get 32 gears out of that possible setup. and no more reverse options.

Once you put both trannies in reverse, you cant multiply by the number of possible gears you have in them because they are already in reverse. all you have is reverse/reverse x 2 which is your tcase range so it would be 30+2. You follow?


Very cool project. I love how this thing has evolved.

good point...i oopsed on that,but there would still be 16 reverse options.with the 5 speed in reverse,you have three ranges on the second trans,and two on the transfer case,for six.
with the three speed in reverse you have 5 ranges from the first trans,times two on the case,for 10.so this gives a total of 16.

boy,theres a lot of math in truck building

 

[sweetsride]

Very cool riglove how it involved from the beginning, i might have to make a trip over to come look at it in person next summer!!!

Kris

 

[gwaii]

Very cool riglove how it involved from the beginning, i might have to make a trip over to come look at it in person next summer!!!

Kris

you're pretty close...it's a good trip.

 

[metalmacguyver]

good point...i oopsed on that,but there would still be 16 reverse options.with the 5 speed in reverse,you have three ranges on the second trans,and two on the transfer case,for six.
with the three speed in reverse you have 5 ranges from the first trans,times two on the case,for 10.so this gives a total of 16.

boy,theres a lot of math in truck building

Riiiiigggghhhhtttt, forgot about the 3rd tranny. easy to do though, you got so many....

 

[cammeddrz]

i was thinking about it, you should have what i have, a switch going to a fast-idle solenoid so that you can flip the switch and raise your idle for when you have to hop out and let it roll on its own

 

[gwaii]

Wow gwaii, I seriously would never believe the beast started out as a 2wd 4cyl. Good gravy that's intense.

been through a few changes over the years,eh.


for those interested in such things,i have one of the aux transmissions out-figured i'd show how it's set up.

this is the input side.a tailshaft housing from a 205 was turned down to index in the input bearing bore in the 435.this supports the shaft in the picture a few pages back and allows a driveshaft to be used as the input.

on the output side,there is not much changed.you can see where the shift tower has been removed and capped.the shift rods were extended through the housing to be linked with individual shifters.

 

[Boggin]

960 forward gears