Project El Taco...1990 BII

[Boggin]

im in love with that stance. the 34x10.50s on stock black rims and what 6" of lift? that looks bad ass! love it

 

[RacinNdrummin]

Thanks for the comments guys.

The roof is painted, thats just frozen snow up there, was kinda cold around here for about a week or so. All I used for paint was the Krylon Fusion Satin black and it came out real good. Shows scratches pretty good but it is freakin durable, I show my paint no mercy. As for the rubbing, thats at full lock on the front wheels and the Rancho Arms, I didnt think they were rubbing til I took it out on the trail, oh well, its fine for now.

And Id say the lift is closer to 4" than 6". Either way I was going to have to cut shit, so the lower the better, IMO...

 

[Josh40601]

Hater

 

[Andres629]

Hater

Go drive your Camaro.

 

[Josh40601]

Or the abundance of 47-72 Chevy trucks that are at the hot rod shop.

Racin- The build has been awesome. I went through all 14 pages. Great job on the swap. Still haven't figured out if i like the nava ho grille, but its definitely unique. Great job so far. Any more plans for it?

 

[RacinNdrummin]

Thanks...

I love the 89-92 grille too, but I wanted too be a little different, and Id never seen a navajo grill on a ranger or B2, so i thought Id give it a shot. Not too sure if it goes with the boxyness of the B2 rear, but i think it looks good, some bumpers will tie it together.

As far as plans go. I wanna get a locker at least in the back, hopefully very soon, A winch and some plate bumpers, gears or a doubler, a custom roof rack and maybe some lights, Custom drop pitman (no $200 FA600 for me thanks) Stonecrusher type steering with TRE's instead of H-joints,. Im debating on whether or not to D44 SAS it or build the D35 and make it work, 44 outers, beefed, etc. I have my spare D35 laying next to my garage I was going to do some modding to. D44 parts are just so plentiful though, and I think a D44 up front would look killer on this rig. Basically I want to be able to take it wherever I can with 33-35" tires, I really dont wanna go beyond that.

 

[Josh40601]

sounds very much like i wanted for my ranger. I say go with the locker, definitely a doubler, and the D44 up front. An EB front would work VERY nice up there. That is what i would do if i built a B2 Bomber

 

[RacinNdrummin]

Yeah, I was thinking doubler as well... that way I can have my stock gears which are great on the road, and also have some LOW out on the trail, best of all, I can do most of the work right in my garage for cheap. As far as the EB axle goes... im not too keen on that, I really am not a fan of LP front axles, and its easy to shorten a 78/79 axle, all you need is one new shaft, which is cheap, Id do that a million times before Id spend anything on an EB axle. I figure for now, Ill get the jeep springs, and later on, I can still use them for an SAS If I choose to go that route.

 

[Andres629]

D44 TTB, gogogo!

 

[RacinNdrummin]

Hahaha, I dont know about that... Ill take a D35 TTB with 44ends before I put the PIG in her... Hell that'd be stronger anyway...

 

[4.0B2]

I'm thinking about a doubler as well. Run 4.10's in the axles but still have off road gears for 33's or 35's. Seems like a good plan..

 

[Josh40601]

just like 4.0 said, you should still regear the axles down. With the 34's, freeway gears should be no less than 4.11's. I have 35's and am running 4.56's and i drive mine on the freeway everyday around 70-75 and get around 15 mpg.

I agree with the HP 44. The fact the pinion yoke is way out of the way is great. Plus, a stock exploder or Ranger front shaft will bolt right up.

 

[4.0B2]

just like 4.0 said, you should still regear the axles down. With the 34's, freeway gears should be no less than 4.11's. I have 35's and am running 4.56's and i drive mine on the freeway everyday around 70-75 and get around 15 mpg.

I agree with the HP 44. The fact the pinion yoke is way out of the way is great. Plus, a stock exploder or Ranger front shaft will bolt right up.

Wait... Theres a d44 you can use an explorer shaft on? Keep the bolt pattern???

Edit.. Oh the ttb. Nevermind

 

[Andres629]

No, the high pinion D44. Keep the Explorer DRIVESHAFT, not axle shaft. Still changes lug pattern.

 

[Boggin]

a d44 outter shaft will also mate to a d35 shaft to, they use the same u joint
fwiw